Sho Sasaki

This article is about the Japanese former badminton player. For the Japanese footballer, see Sho Sasaki (footballer).

Sho Sasaki (佐々木 翔, Sasaki Shō; born 30 June 1982) is a retired Japanese badminton player from the Tonami Transportation team. He competed in the 2012 London Olympics and the 2016 Rio Olympics.^[1] He also participated in four Asian Games from 2002 to 2014.^[2]

Shō Sasaki
Personal information
Country	Japan
Born	(1982-06-30) 30 June 1982 (age 43) Hokkaido, Japan
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Handedness	Left
Coach	Keita Masuda
Men's singles
Highest ranking	6 (3 November 2011)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Japan Sudirman Cup 2015 Dongguan Mixed team Thomas Cup 2014 New Delhi Men's team 2012 Wuhan Men's team 2010 Kuala Lumpur Men's team Asia Championships 2014 Gimcheon Men's singles 2009 Suwon Men's singles Asia Team Championships 2016 Hyderabad Men's team East Asian Games 2009 Hong Kong Men's team
BWF profile

Career

In 2007, he won the All Japan Badminton Championships in men's singles and 7 international tournaments: the Bahrain Satellite, the Banuinvest International, the Osaka International, the Israel International, the Mauritius International, the Victorian International, and the Italian International.^[3] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he reached the quarter-finals in the men's singles, losing to Lin Dan.^[4] In 2016, he did not advance to the knock-out stage after finishing second in the group stage. He beat Petr Koukal of the Czech Republic, but was defeated by Rajiv Ouseph of Great Britain.^[5][6]

In 2017, he announced his retirement from the international badminton. He was ranked as high as No.6 in his career.^[7]

Awards

In May 2012 he received the People's Honor Award from Hokuto City, and in 2013, he received a Sports Award at the Toyama Shinbun Culture, Performing Arts and Sports Awards Ceremony.^[2]

Sho Sasaki at 2010 Dutch Open

Achievements

Asia Championships

Men's Singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2009	Suwon Indoor Stadium, Suwon, South Korea	Bao Chunlai	20–22, 10–21	Bronze
2014	Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea	Lin Dan	21–14, 9–21, 15–21	Silver	[8]

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 Singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Vietnam Open	Nguyen Tien Minh	13–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2011	U.S. Open	Nguyen Tien Minh	21–17, 21–18	Winner
2011	Australian Open	Wong Choong Hann	21–11, 12–21. 21–19	Winner
2010	Dutch Open	Ajay Jayaram	21–16, 21–19	Winner
2008	German Open	Lee Hyun-il	20–22, 5–21	Runner-up

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	Cuba International	Shōji Satō	10–15, 5–15	Runner-up
2002	Nigeria International	Shōji Satō	15–7, 15–10	Winner
2003	Giraldilla International	Richard Vaughan	11–15, 15–6, 15–12	Winner
2003	Slovak International	Hidetaka Yamada	15–10, 15–13	Winner
2007	Bahrain Satellite	Pablo Abián	21–10, 21–11	Winner
2007	Banuinvest International	Andre Kurniawan Tedjono	21–8, 21–12	Winner
2007	Osaka International	Shōji Satō	19–21, 21–14, 21–19	Winner
2007	Hatzor International	Petr Koukal	21–15, 21–16	Winner
2007	Mauritius International	Niels Christian Kaldau	21–10, 21–13	Winner
2007	Victorian International	Yousuke Nakanishi	21–10, 21–9	Winner
2007	Italian International	Andrew Dabeka	21–6, 16–21, 21–17	Winner
2010	Osaka International	Kazushi Yamada	21–14, 21–17	Winner

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	Ten Days of Dawn	Shōji Satō	Afshin Bozorgzadeh Ali Shahhoseini	15–9, 15–12	Winner
2001	Cuba International	Shōji Satō	Reizel Acosta Lázaro Jerez		Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament