Noriyasu Hirata

Noriyasu Hirata
Personal information
Born (1983-11-17) 17 November 1983
Fuchu, Toyama, Japan
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking7 (MD 26 April 2012)
28 (XD 25 March 2010)
BWF profile
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place2015 DongguanMixed team
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place2014 New DelhiMen's team
Bronze medal – third place2010 Kuala LumpurMen's team
Bronze medal – third place2012 WuhanMen's team
Asia Championships
Silver medal – second place2011 ChengduMen's doubles
Bronze medal – third place2009 SuwonMixed doubles
East Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2009 Hong KongMen's team

Noriyasu Hirata (平田 典靖, Hirata Noriyasu; born 17 November 1983) is a Japanese badminton player from Tonami Transportation badminton team.[1] In 2013, he and his men's doubles partner Hirokatsu Hashimoto, received the Badminton Nippon League's Valuable Player Award. He competed at the 2010 and 2014 Asian Games.[2]

Career

In 2011, Hirata and his men's doubles partner Hirokatsu Hashimoto won the India Open, making history as the first Japanese male players to capture a BWF Super Series title.[3]

Hirata appointed as mixed doubles coach of the Japan national team for 2025.[4]

Achievements

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2011 Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China Japan Hirokatsu Hashimoto China Cai Yun
China Fu Haifeng		 12–21, 15–21 Silver Silver [5][6]

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2009 Suwon Indoor Stadium, Suwon, South Korea Japan Miyuki Maeda South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong
South Korea Kim Min-jung		 15–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze [7]

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[8] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[9] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2011 India Open Japan Hirokatsu Hashimoto Indonesia Angga Pratama
Indonesia Rian Agung Saputro		 21–17, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [3][10]
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2009 New Zealand Open Japan Hirokatsu Hashimoto India Rupesh Kumar K. T.
India Sanave Thomas		 16–21, 21–15, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [11]
2010 Dutch Open Japan Hirokatsu Hashimoto Japan Yoshiteru Hirobe
Japan Kenta Kazuno		 21–17, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [12]
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2009 Osaka International Japan Hirokatsu Hashimoto Japan Yoshiteru Hirobe
Japan Hajime Komiyama		 19–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [13]
2010 Osaka International Japan Hirokatsu Hashimoto Japan Hiroyuki Endo
Japan Yoshiteru Hirobe		 16–21, 23–21, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [14]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2008 Osaka International Japan Shizuka Matsuo South Korea Kwon Yi-goo
South Korea Ha Jung-eun		 22–24, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [15]
2008 Australian International Japan Shizuka Matsuo Chinese Taipei Chen Hung-ling
Chinese Taipei Chou Chia-chi		 16–21, 4–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [16]
2009 Osaka International Japan Shizuka Matsuo Chinese Taipei Hsieh Yu-hsing
Chinese Taipei Chien Yu-chin		 18–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [13]
  BWF International Challenge tournament

Record against selected opponents

Men's doubles results with Hirokatsu Hashimoto against Super Series finalists, Worlds Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "選手 平田 典靖 （ひらた のりやす）" (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Hirata Noriyasu". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  3. 1 2 "The men's pair of Hirata and Hashimoto also won the Super Series in badminton". The Nikkei (in Japanese). 1 May 2011. Archived from the original on 3 April 2026. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "[Japan National Team Information] Noriyasu Hirata selected as mixed doubles coach!" (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. 1 April 2025. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  5. ↑ Kwang, Pearlyn (24 April 2011). "ASIAN CHAMPS 2011 Finals – 5 Pandas for China". Badzine. Archived from the original on 8 February 2026. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "China win five titles at BAC for first time ever". Badminton World Federation. 24 April 2011. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  7. ↑ Matsuda, Keita (13 April 2009). "2009 Asian Badminton Championships | Reports". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  9. ↑ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  10. ↑ "Hashimoto-Noriyasu end giant killers' run". Badminton World Federation. 1 May 2011. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "Rupesh-Thomas clinch men's doubles title in NZ Open". The Times of India. 1 August 2009. Archived from the original on 9 April 2026. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  12. ↑ Masuda, Keita (25 October 2010). "Dutch Open 2010 | Reports". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 14 December 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  13. 1 2 "Osaka International Challenge 2009 | Reports". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). 6 April 2009. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  14. ↑ Komiya, Miyuki (12 April 2010). "OSAKA INT'L – Change brings Chances". Badzine. Archived from the original on 14 August 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  15. ↑ Sato, Junro (6 April 2008). "Osaka International Challenge 2008 | Reports". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  16. ↑ Yanagiya, Tatsuya (25 July 2008). "Australian International 2008 | Reports". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 14 December 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  17. ↑ "Hirata Noriyasu Head to Head". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
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