Kyohei Yamashita
Japanese badminton player (born 1998) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kyohei Yamashita (山下 恭平, Yamashita Kyōhei; born 12 October 1998) is a Japanese badminton player who specializes in doubles.[2] He is a member of the Japanese national team and is affiliated with the NTT East team.[3] Competing in mixed doubles with partner Naru Shinoya, he achieved a career-high world ranking of No. 13 in the discipline. Yamashita won a bronze medal in the mixed doubles at the 2021 BWF World Championships in Huelva with Shinoya. He has also earned team bronze medals representing Japan at the 2023 Sudirman Cup and the 2022 Asian Games.
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Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Okayama Prefecture, Japan | October 12, 1998|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 69 kg (152 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Lee Wan Wah Hiroyuki Endo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 27 (MD with Hiroki Midorikawa, 22 July 2025) 13 (XD with Naru Shinoya, 27 December 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 27 (MD with Hiroki Midorikawa, 22 July 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Following Shinoya's retirement in 2024, Yamashita shifted his focus to men's doubles, reuniting with partner Hiroki Midorikawa. The pair has secured multiple International Challenge titles and reached a career-high men's doubles world ranking of No. 27.
Career
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2021
Kyohei Yamashita won the mixed doubles bronze medal at the 2021 BWF World Championships after losing in the semifinals to compatriots Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino, 13–21, 8–21.[4]
2024
In the first half of 2024, Yamashita partnered with Naru Shinoya in mixed doubles, pursuing qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympics. On the BWF World Tour, their highest finish was a quarterfinal at the Thailand Masters. Despite competing in several high-level tournaments, including the All England Open, the pair did not qualify for the Olympics.[5][6] Their partnership concluded on April 2024, following Shinoya's retirement from the national team.[7]
Yamashita then shifted his focus to men's doubles with Hiroki Midorikawa. As their world ranking had fallen due to the earlier focus on mixed doubles, they returned to the international circuit in August. The pair won two consecutive titles at the International Challenge level, the Sydney International and the North Harbour International.[8][9] These results led to a climb in their ranking, reaching a career high of No. 104 as of 28 October 2024. In domestic competitions, Yamashita and Midorikawa swept Japan's three major men's doubles titles in 2024: the Japan Ranking Circuit, the All Japan Members Badminton Championships, and the All Japan Badminton Championships.[10][11][12]
2025
Yamashita continued his men's doubles partnership with Midorikawa into 2025 season. In March, they reached the semifinals of the Swiss Open. In the first round, they upset the world No. 2 ranked Malaysian pair, Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin, before losing to the eventual champions, Kittinupong Kedren and Dechapol Puavaranukroh of Thailand.[13][14] In May, they also reached the semifinals of the Taipei Open. Yamashita was part of the Japanese team that won a bronze medal at the Sudirman Cup held in Xiamen.[15] On 22 July 2025, Yamashita and Midorikawa reached a career-high men's doubles world ranking of No. 27.
Achievements
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BWF World Championships
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2021 | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain |
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13–21, 8–21 | ![]() |
[4] |
BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[16] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[17]
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2019 | Akita Masters | Super 100 | ![]() |
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10–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
[18] |
BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles)
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2019 | Malaysia International | ![]() |
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18–21, 21–10, 21–16 | ![]() |
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2023 | Osaka International | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–14 | ![]() |
[20] |
2024 | Sydney International | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–16 | ![]() |
[8] |
2024 | North Harbour International | ![]() |
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16–21, 21–14, 21–14 | ![]() |
[9] |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
BWF Junior International (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Boys' doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Dutch Junior International | ![]() |
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21–17, 11–21, 20–22 | ![]() |
2016 | German Junior International | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–19 | ![]() |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
Performance timeline
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W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
National team
- Junior level
Team events | 2016 | Ref |
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Asian Junior Championships | B | [21] |
- Senior level
Team events | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Ref |
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Asian Games | B | NH | |||
Sudirman Cup | NH | B | NH | B | [22] |
Individual competitions
Senior level
Men's doubles
Tournament | BWF World Tour | Best | Ref | ||||
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2018 | 2019 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |||
Indonesia Masters | A | QF | QF ('25) | ||||
Orléans Masters | A | 2R | 2R ('25) | ||||
Swiss Open | A | SF | SF ('25) | [13] | |||
Taipei Open | A | SF | SF ('25) | ||||
Thailand Open | A | 2R | 2R ('25) | [23] | |||
Malaysia Masters | A | 2R | 2R ('25) | [24] | |||
Singapore Open | A | 1R | 1R ('25) | ||||
Indonesia Open | A | 1R | 1R ('25) | ||||
Japan Open | A | 2R | 2R ('25) | ||||
Baoji China Masters | N/A | QF | A | QF ('24) | |||
Hong Kong Open | A | Q | ('25) | ||||
China Masters | A | Q | ('25) | ||||
Korea Open | A | Q | ('25) | ||||
Arctic Open | N/A | A | Q | ('25) | |||
Syed Modi International | A | 1R | A | 1R ('23) | |||
Indonesia Masters Super 100 | A | 1R | A | 1R ('19) | |||
Akita Masters | QF | A | N/A | QF ('18) | |||
Year-end ranking | 265 | 214 | 211 | 131 | 27 | ||
Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Best | Ref |
Mixed doubles
Event | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Ref |
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Asian Championships | NH | QF | 1R | 1R | |
Asian Games | NH | 1R | NH | ||
World Championships | B | 3R | 2R | NH | [4] |
Tournament | BWF World Tour | Best | Ref | |||||
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2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |||
Malaysia Open | A | NH | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R ('24) | ||
India Open | A | NH | A | QF | 1R | QF ('23) | ||
Indonesia Masters | A | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 2R ('23,'24) | ||
Thailand Masters | A | 2R | NH | A | QF | QF ('24) | [5] | |
German Open | A | NH | 1R | SF | A | SF ('23) | ||
French Open | A | NH | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R ('22,'23) | |
All England Open | A | 1R | QF | 1R | QF ('23) | [6][25] | ||
Swiss Open | A | NH | A | 1R | 2R | A | 2R ('23) | |
Thailand Open | A | NH | QF | A | QF ('22) | |||
Malaysia Masters | A | NH | 1R | QF | A | QF ('23) | ||
Singapore Open | A | NH | A | 1R | A | 1R ('23) | ||
Indonesia Open | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R ('21) | ||
Australian Open | A | NH | QF | QF | A | QF ('22,'23) | ||
Canada Open | A | NH | A | SF | A | SF ('23) | ||
Japan Open | A | NH | 1R | 1R | A | 1R ('22,'23) | ||
Korea Open | A | NH | A | 1R | A | 1R ('23) | ||
Hong Kong Open | A | NH | 1R | A | 1R ('23) | |||
Vietnam Open | 2R | NH | A | 2R ('19) | ||||
China Open | A | NH | 2R | A | 2R ('23) | |||
Denmark Open | A | QF | 1R | A | QF ('22) | |||
Kumamoto Masters | N/A | QF | A | QF ('23) | ||||
China Masters | A | NH | 2R | A | 2R ('23) | |||
Syed Modi International | A | NH | A | QF | A | QF ('23) | ||
Indonesia Masters Super 100 | 1R | NH | A | 1R ('19) | ||||
Akita Masters | F | NH | N/A | F ('19) | [18] | |||
Year-end ranking | 73 | 73 | 42 | 13 | 17 | 60 | 13 | |
Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Best | Ref |
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