Shōji Satō
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 Shizuka Matsuo and Shoji Sato | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | 佐藤翔冶 | |||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 19, 1982 Higashimurayama, Tokyo[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||
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| Current ranking | 12 (July 5, 2007) | |||||||||||||||||
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Shōji Satō (佐藤 翔冶, Satō Shōji, born September 19, 1982) is a male badminton player from Japan.
Career
Shoji has all school titles from junior school to university. Also doubles team of Shoji and Sho Sasaki held first place of high school tournament. He won four Japanese National Championships in a row between 2003 and 2006.
Shoji played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, losing in the round of 32 to Bao Chunlai of China. He also represented Japan as the third singles in the 2010 edition of the Thomas Cup held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He played as the third singles and against Malaysia in the group stage, he shocked the hosts after defeating Muhammad Hafiz Hashim, after the team staged a huge comeback from 0-2 down to win 3-2 over the hosts.
Shoji played also at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and won the men's singles round of 32 and lost in the round of 16.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed with Naoki Kawamae in the men's doubles.
Achievements
Men's Singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent in final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Canadian International |  Andrew Smith
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| 2004 | Swedish International Stockholm |  Bjorn Joppien
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15-9, 15-4 |
| 2004 | Ten Days of Dawn |  Chien Yu-hsiu
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| 2003 | Slovenian International |  Przemyslaw Wacha
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| 2003 | Brazil International | Toru Matsumoto
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| 2003 | Bulgarian International | Conrad Huckstadt
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| 2003 | Australian Open | Yuichi Ikeda
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| 2003 | New Zealand Open | Hidetaka Yamada
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| 2003 | Wellington International | Sho Sasaki
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| 2003 | South Africa International | Hidetaka Yamada
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11-15, 15-12, 15-7 |
| 2003 | Ten Days of Dawn | Yousuke Nakanishi
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15-4, 17-14 |
| 2001 | Giraldilla International | Sho Sasaki
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15-10, 15-5 |
| 2001 | Ten Days of Dawn |  Afshin Bozorgzadeh
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17-14, 15-2 |
External links
- Japanese-language page for Shoji Sato, including photograph.
- sports-reference.com