Shuichi Sakamoto

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

Shuichi Sakamoto
Personal information
Country	Japan
Born	(1979-06-14) 14 June 1979 (age 46) Ishioka, Ibaraki, Japan
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Handedness	Right
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	11 (MD with Shintaro Ikeda, 21 August 2007) 92 (XD with Miyuki Maeda, 21 June 2005)
Medal record Men's Badminton Representing  Japan World Championships 2007 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles

Career

Sakamoto won the bronze medal in the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's doubles with Shintaro Ikeda. They were defeated in semifinals by Jung Jae-sung and Lee Yong-dae of South Korea, 16–21, 12–21.

Achievement

World Championships

Men's doubles

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

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
2007	Russian Open	Shintaro Ikeda	Kristof Hopp Ingo Kindervater	16–21, 20–22	Runner-up

  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	Shuichi Nakao	John Gordon Daniel Shirley	4–7, 4–7, 4–7	Runner-up
2002	Macau Satellite	Shuichi Nakao	Patapol Ngernsrisuk Khunakorn Sudhisodhi	15–5, 2–15, 6–15	Runner-up
2003	Iran Fajr International	Shuichi Nakao	Yuichi Ikeda Shōji Satō	15–4, 13–15, 5–15	Runner-up
2003	Sri Lanka International	Shuichi Nakao	Duminda Jayakody Chameera Kumarapperuma	15–5, 15–7	Winner
2003	Mauritius International	Shuichi Nakao	Ingo Kindervater Björn Siegemund	15–9, 17–15	Winner
2004	New Zealand International	Shuichi Nakao	Khan Malaythong Raju Rai	15–3, 10–15, 15–12	Winner
2007	Osaka International	Shintaro Ikeda	Cho Gun-woo Han Sang-hoon	18–21, 21–16, 11–21	Runner-up	[2]

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament