Masataka Morizono

Masataka Morizono (森薗 政崇, Morizono Masataka; born 5 April 1995) is a Japanese table tennis player. With doubles partner Yuya Oshima, he won the gold medal in the men's doubles event at both the 2015 and 2017 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals, as well as winning a silver medal in men's doubles at the 2017 World Championships.^[3][4]

Masataka Morizono
Morizono at the 2017 German Open
Personal information
Nationality	Japan
Born	(1995-04-05) 5 April 1995 (age 30) Tokyo, Japan[1]
Table tennis career
Playing style	Left-handed, shakehand grip
Highest ranking	21 (August 2015)[2]
Current ranking	50 (April 2018)
Medal record World Championships 2017 Düsseldorf Doubles ITTF World Tour Grand Finals 2015 Lisbon Doubles 2017 Astana Doubles 2016 Doha Doubles Asian Championships 2015 Pattaya Team 2017 Wuxi Mixed doubles 2015 Pattaya Doubles Summer Universiade 2015 Gwangju Singles 2017 New Taipei City Singles 2017 New Taipei City Doubles 2015 Gwangju Doubles 2015 Gwangju Team 2017 New Taipei City Team World Junior Championships 2013 Rabat Team 2013 Rabat Singles Asian Junior Championships 2013 Doha Singles 2013 Doha Team

Career records

The following senior career records stand as of April 2018:^[5]

Singles

• ITTF World Tour
  • Runner-up: 2014 Spanish Open
• Asian Championships: Last 32 (2015)
• Summer Universiade: Winner (2015, 2017)

Men's doubles

• World Championships: Runner-up (2017); QF (2015)
• ITTF World Tour Grand Finals: Winner (2015, 2017); Runner-up (2016)
• ITTF World Tour
  • Winner: 2014 Czech Open, 2015 Croatia Open, 2016 German Open, 2016 Polish Open, 2017 India Open, 2017 Qatar Open
  • Runner-up: 2013 Polish Open
• Asian Championships: SF (2015); QF (2017)
• Summer Universiade: Winner (2017); Runner-up (2015)

Mixed doubles

• Asian Championships: Runner-up (2017); QF (2015)
• Summer Universiade: QF (2015)

Team

• World Team Cup: QF (2015)
• Asian Championships: Runner-up (2015)
• Summer Universiade: Runner-up (2015, 2017)