Kenichi Hayakawa
Kenichi Hayakawa (早川 賢一, Hayakawa Ken'ichi, born 5 April 1986) is a retired Japanese badminton player. He has been a runner-up of the All England three times (2013, 2014 and 2016) along with his partner, Hiroyuki Endo. He competed at the 2010 and 2014 Asian Games.[1]
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Kenichi Hayakawa at the 2013 French Super Series. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Shiga Prefecture, Japan | 5 April 1986|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 2 (with Hiroyuki Endo 19 June 2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Career
Hayakawa won the first point in the 2014 Thomas Cup finals with Hiroyuki Endo beating 2004 World Junior Champions Hoon Thien How and Tan Boon Heong and lead the momentum for the Japanese team to claim the Thomas Cup for the first time, being the fourth nation to win Thomas cup after Indonesia, China and Malaysia. He retired in November 2016[2] and currently is the coach for Japanese B national team.[3]
Achievements
BWF World Championships
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Hiroyuki Endo | Liu Xiaolong Qiu Zihan |
16–21, 23–21, 20–22 | Bronze |
Asian Championships
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Qingdao Sports Centre Conson Stadium, Qingdao, China |
Hiroyuki Endo | Kim Gi-jung Kim Sa-rang |
12–21, 16–21 | Silver |
2013 | Taipei Arena, Taipei, Chinese Taipei |
Hiroyuki Endo | Kim Gi-jung Kim Sa-rang |
21–19, 13–21, 14–21 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
Misaki Matsutomo | Lee Chun Hei Chau Hoi Wah |
17–21, 19–21 | Bronze |
BWF Superseries
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | China Masters | Hiroyuki Endo | Chai Biao Zhang Nan |
18–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
2012 | World Superseries Finals | Hiroyuki Endo | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen |
17–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2013 | All England Open | Hiroyuki Endo | Liu Xiaolong Qiu Zihan |
11–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
2013 | China Masters | Hiroyuki Endo | Ko Sung-hyun Lee Yong-dae |
23–25, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2014 | All England Open | Hiroyuki Endo | Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan |
19–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2014 | French Open | Hiroyuki Endo | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen |
21–18, 9–21, 7–21 | Runner-up |
2016 | All England Open | Hiroyuki Endo | Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov |
23–21, 18–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | German Open | Kenta Kazuno | Lee Yong-dae Shin Baek-cheol |
13–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2010 | Australian Open | Hiroyuki Endo | Kang Woo-kyum Park Tae-sang |
21–15, 21–16 | Winner |
2011 | Australian Open | Hiroyuki Endo | Naoki Kawamae Shoji Sato |
21–17, 21–18 | Winner |
2011 | Russian Open | Hiroyuki Endo | Naoki Kawamae Shoji Sato |
18–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
2011 | Indonesia Grand Prix Gold | Hiroyuki Endo | Mohammad Ahsan Bona Septano |
13–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2012 | U.S. Open | Hiroyuki Endo | Yoshiteru Hirobe Kenta Kazuno |
21–15, 21–10 | Winner |
2014 | German Open | Hiroyuki Endo | Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda |
19–21, 21–14, 14–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | U.S. Open | Misaki Matsutomo | Tony Gunawan Vita Marissa |
13–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Banuinvest International | Kenta Kazuno | Julian Hristov Konstantin Dobrev |
21–10, 21–13 | Winner |
2007 | Victorian International | Kenta Kazuno | Chad Whitehead Mark Prior |
21–7, 21–15 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Osaka International | Shizuka Matsuo | Hirokatsu Hashimoto Mizuki Fujii |
21–14, 21–11 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- "Profile: Hayakawa Kenichi". Incheon 2014 official website. Archived from the original on 3 October 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- Hearn, Don. "Post-Rio rash of retirements to cut top ten in half". Badzine. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- "2019年 代表選手". badminton.or.jp. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
External links
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- Kenichi Hayakawa at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Kenichi Hayakawa at BWFbadminton.com
- Kenichi Hayakawa at the International Olympic Committee
- Kenichi Hayakawa at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)