Kazumasa Sakai
Japanese badminton player (born 1990)
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Kazumasa Sakai (坂井一将, Sakai Kazumasa; born 13 February 1990) is a Japanese badminton player who is single specialist. He represented Japan and won a silver medal at the 2017 Indonesia Open.[1][2]
Sakai won a silver medal at the 2017 Indonesia Open | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Kazumasa Sakai 13 February 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 15 (8 March 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Achievements
East Asian Games
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Binhai New Area Dagang Gymnasium, Tianjin, China |  Wang Zhengming |
11–21, 17–21 |  Bronze |
[3] |
BWF World Tour
The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[5]
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 |  Anthony Sinisuka Ginting |
13–21, 12–21 |  Runner-up |
BWF Superseries
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[6] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[7] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Indonesia Open |  Srikanth Kidambi |
11–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Russian Open |  Vladimir Malkov |
21–17, 21–17 |  Winner |
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2012 | Osaka International |  Kazushi Yamada |
Walkover | Winner |
[8] |
| 2012 | Scottish International | Anand Pawar |
21–10, 11–21, 17–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2015 | China International | Qiao Bin |
14–21, 12–21 | Runner-up | |
| 2015 | Portugal International |  Marius Myhre |
21–13, 21–13 | Winner |
[9] |
| 2015 | Osaka International |  Jeon Hyeok-jin |
21–15, 17–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
[10] |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament