Shuichi Sakamoto

Shuichi Sakamoto
Personal information
Born (1979-06-14) 14 June 1979
Ishioka, Ibaraki, Japan
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking11 (MD with Shintaro Ikeda, 21 August 2007)
92 (XD with Miyuki Maeda, 21 June 2005)
Medal record
Men's Badminton
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2007 Kuala LumpurMen's doubles

Shuichi Sakamoto (坂本 修一, Sakamoto Shuichi; born June 14, 1979 in Ibaraki) is a male badminton player from Japan.[1]

Career

Sakamoto won the bronze medal at the 2007 World Championships in men's doubles with Shintaro Ikeda, marking the first-ever medal won by Japanese men since the tournament's inception in 1977. They were defeated in the semifinals by Jung Jae-sung and Lee Yong-dae of South Korea, 16–21, 12–21.[2]

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Result Ref.
Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) Awards 2007 Special Achievement Won [3][4]
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Awards 2007 International Competition Outstanding Achievement Won [5]

Achievement

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2007 Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Japan Shintaro Ikeda South Korea Jung Jae-sung
South Korea Lee Yong-dae		 16–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze [2]

BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2007 Russian Open Japan Shintaro Ikeda Germany Kristof Hopp
Germany Ingo Kindervater		 16–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [6]
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 4 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2002 Western Australia International Japan Shuichi Nakao New Zealand John Gordon
New Zealand Daniel Shirley		 7–5, 4–7, 4–7, 7–2, 4–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [7]
2002 Macau Satellite Japan Shuichi Nakao Thailand Patapol Ngernsrisuk
Thailand Khunakorn Sudhisodhi		 15–5, 2–15, 6–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 Iran Fajr International Japan Shuichi Nakao Japan Yuichi Ikeda
Japan Shōji Satō		 15–4, 13–15, 5–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [8]
2003 Sri Lanka International Japan Shuichi Nakao Sri Lanka Duminda Jayakody
Sri Lanka Chameera Kumarapperuma		 15–5, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [9]
2003 Mauritius International Japan Shuichi Nakao Germany Ingo Kindervater
Germany Björn Siegemund		 15–8, 17–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [10]
2004 New Zealand International Japan Shuichi Nakao United States Khan Malaythong
United States Raju Rai		 15–3, 10–15, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [11]
2007 Osaka International Japan Shintaro Ikeda South Korea Cho Gun-woo
South Korea Han Sang-hoon		 18–21, 21–16, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [12]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ↑ Badminton: Denmark Open 2005
  2. 1 2 "Feature Vol. 18: Shuichi Sakamoto and Shintaro Ikeda Win Historic Bronze at 2007 World Championships" (PDF). BIPROGY (in Japanese). 27 August 2007. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 April 2026. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "The winners of the 2007 JOC Sports Awards have been announced!". Japanese Olympic Committee (in Japanese). 16 May 2008. Archived from the original on 9 April 2026. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "Shuichi Sakamoto and Shintaro Ikeda receive the "2007 JOC Sports Award Special Achievement Award"". BIPROGY (in Japanese). 24 June 2008. Archived from the original on 9 April 2026. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "Shuichi Sakamoto and Shintaro Ikeda received awards from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology for outstanding performance in international competitions". Nihon Unisys (in Japanese). 5 November 2007. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Shuichi Sakamoto and Shintaro Ikeda take second place at the 2007 Russian Open!". BIPROGY (in Japanese). 13 December 2007. Archived from the original on 9 April 2026. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "Western Australian International 2002 | Results". BIPROGY (in Japanese). 25 July 2002. Archived from the original on 9 April 2026. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "Tournament Progression Sakamoto Shuichi Iran Fajr International 2003". 6 February 2003. Archived from the original on 6 September 2003. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "Tournament Progression Sakamoto Shuichi Sri Lanka Asian Int Satellite 2003". 6 February 2003. Archived from the original on 6 September 2003. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "Mauritius International 2003 | Results". BIPROGY (in Japanese). 11 June 2003. Archived from the original on 9 April 2026. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "New Zealand International 2004 | Results". BIPROGY (in Japanese). 8 September 2004. Archived from the original on 9 April 2026. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "Reports: Osaka International Challenge 2007". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). 8 April 2007. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2025.


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