Kazushi Yamada

Kazushi Yamada
Personal information
Born (1987-02-21) 21 February 1987
Niihama, Ehime, Japan
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
Country Japan
SportBadminton
Retired28 February 2017[1]
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking14 (MS) 2 December 2010
14 (MD) 23 July 2015
BWF profile
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
Thomas Cup
Bronze medal – third place2010 Kuala LumpurMen's team
East Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2009 Hong KongMen's team

Kazushi Yamada (山田和司, Yamada Kazushi; born 21 February 1987) is a Japanese badminton player from the Unisys team.[2][3] In 2010, he competed at the Guangzhou Asian Games.[4]

Early life and career

Yamada was born in Niihama, Ehime Prefecture, into a family of badminton coaches. He began playing the sport in the third grade and later attended Komatsubara High School and Nippon Sport Science University. In 2008, during his senior year of university, he won the men's singles title at the All Japan Intercollegiate championships. After graduating in 2009, Yamada joined the Nihon Unisys corporate team.[5]

Coaching career

In March 2017, Yamada joined the Saishunkan badminton team as a singles coach. During his three years in the role, the team won several domestic tournaments, including the 2018 title in Japan's League and the 2019 All Japan Corporate Badminton Championships. Yamada departed from his position at Saishunkan in March 2020.[6] Following his departure, he joined the Yonex badminton team as a coach on 1 April 2020.[7]

Achievements

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2014 Russian Open Japan Kenta Kazuno Japan Takuto Inoue
Japan Yuki Kaneko		 19-21, 22–20, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [8]
2014 Vietnam Open Japan Kenta Kazuno Indonesia Andrei Adistia
Indonesia Hendra Aprida Gunawan		 21-15, 21–23, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [9]
2015 Malaysia Masters Japan Kenta Kazuno Chinese Taipei Chen Hung-ling
Chinese Taipei Wang Chi-lin		 21-19, 14–21, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [10]
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge or Series

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2010 Osaka International Japan Sho Sasaki 14-21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [11]
2012 Osaka International Japan Kazumasa Sakai Walkover 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [12]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2013 Osaka International Japan Kenta Kazuno Japan Takatoshi Kurose
Japan Sho Zeniya		 21-14, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [13]
2014 Osaka International Japan Kenta Kazuno South Korea Jun Bong-chan
South Korea Kim Duck-yong		 21-19, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [14]
2015 Polish Open Japan Kenta Kazuno Poland Adam Cwalina
Poland Przemysław Wacha		 21-19, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [15]
2015 Osaka International Japan Kenta Kazuno Japan Takuto Inoue
Japan Yuki Kaneko		 21-9, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [16]
  BWF International Challenge tournament

References

  1. ↑ "Announcement of Kazushi Yamada's departure from the company". BIPROGY (in Japanese). 1 March 2017. Archived from the original on 10 July 2026. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "選手・スタッフ紹介 山田 和司 ヤマダ・カズシ" (in Japanese). Saishunkan Co.Ltd. Archived from the original on 18 February 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "日本ユニシス実業団バドミントン部" (in Japanese). Unisys. Archived from the original on 12 December 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "日本選手団名簿 -バドミントン" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Kazushi Yamada (Nippon Unisys Badminton Team / From Niihama City, Ehime Prefecture) Part 1: "Born into a Badminton Family"". Sports Communications (in Japanese). 3 October 2011. Archived from the original on 13 October 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Announcement of Coach Kazushi Yamada's Departure from the Team". Saishunkan Badminton (in Japanese). 1 April 2020. Archived from the original on 10 August 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "Yonex Badminton Team - Announcement Regarding Joining and Leaving the Team". Yonex Badminton (in Japanese). 1 April 2020. Archived from the original on 22 February 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "Ivanov is the 2014 Russian Open singles champion". National Badminton Federation of Russia (in Russian). 27 July 2014. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Japanese badminton teen wins Yonex- Sunrise Vietnam GP Open". VietnamPlus. 8 September 2014. Archived from the original on 10 July 2025. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  10. ↑ Sukumar, Dev; Leung, Edwin (18 January 2015). "Yonex Sunrise Malaysia Masters 2015 – Review: Glory for Okuhara". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 16 December 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  11. ↑ Komiya, Miyuki (12 April 2010). "OSAKA INT'L – Change brings Chances". Badzine. Archived from the original on 14 August 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  12. ↑ Sato, Junro (8 April 2012). "Match Reports: Osaka International Challenge 2012". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "Osaka International Challenge 2013 | Reports". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). 8 April 2013. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  14. ↑ Komiya, Miyuki (6 April 2014). "OSAKA INT'L 2014 – Home team takes 3". Badzine. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  15. ↑ Liew, Vincent (21 March 2015). "Daren Liew, Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying win Polish Open". BadmintonPlanet.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  16. ↑ Komiya, Miyuki (5 April 2015). "OSAKA INT'L 2015 – Japan shares titles with China, Korea". Badzine. Archived from the original on 15 May 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
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