Shōji Satō (anime Producer)
is a retired Japanese badminton player from NTT East team. He now works as a NTT East singles coach. Career Sato started to playing badminton when he was a kid, influenced by his parents who used to playing badminton as a hobby. He then joined Kodaira club when he was in the third grade of elementary school. He won four Japanese National Championships in a row between 2003 and 2006. Sato made his first appearance at the Olympic Games in 2004 Athens, competed in the men's singles, losing in the round of 32 to Bao Chunlai of China. He also played at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and won the men's singles round of 32 and lost in the round of 16. Sato also represented Japan as the third singles in the 2010 Thomas Cup held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He played as the third singles and against Malaysia in the group stage, he shocked the hosts after defeating Muhammad Hafiz Hashim, after the team staged a huge comeback from 0–2 down to win 3–2 over the hosts. At the 2012 London O ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Higashimurayama, Tokyo
is a city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 148,275, and a population density of 8700 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Higashimurayama is located on the eastern edge of the Sayama Hills, almost in the center of the Musashino Terrace. Most of the city area is flat, except for the northwestern hills. Surrounding municipalities Tokyo Metropolis *Higashikurume * Kiyose * Higashiyamato *Kodaira Saitama Prefecture *Tokorozawa Climate Higashimurayama has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Higashimurayama is 14.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1647 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.3 °C. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2011 Australian Open Grand Prix Gold
The 2011 Australian Open Grand Prix Gold was a badminton tournament which took place at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre in Melbourne, Australia on 5–10 April 2011 and had a total purse of $120,000. This is for the first time Australian Open was rated as a Grand Prix Gold event, where before in 2009–2010 were a Grand Prix events. Men's singles Seeds # Boonsak Ponsana ''(quarterfinals)'' # Nguyễn Tiến Minh ''(quarterfinals)'' # Hu Yun ''(third round)'' # Alamsyah Yunus ''(withdrew)'' # Kazushi Yamada ''(third round)'' # Sho Sasaki (champion) # Brice Leverdez ''(third round)'' # Wong Choong Hann ''(final)'' # Tommy Sugiarto ''(semifinals)'' # Muhammad Hafiz Hashim ''(third round)'' # Wong Wing Ki ''(third round)'' # Sony Dwi Kuncoro ''(withdrew)'' # Arvind Bhat ''(third round)'' # Mathieu Lo Ying Ping ''(third round)'' # Chan Yan Kit ''(semifinals)'' # R. M. V. Gurusaidutt ''(first round)'' Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom ha ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lee Sheng-mu
Lee Sheng-mu (; born 3 October 1986) is a Taiwanese badminton player from the Taiwan Cooperative Bank club. He competed at the 2010 and 2014 Asian Games, and the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. Career Lee Sheng-mu's elite career began in the 2009 badminton season when he reached the semifinals of the 2009 Korea Open Super Series in the men's doubles with Fang Chieh-min. The pair continued their success in 2010 with victories at the 2010 Singapore Super Series and the 2010 Indonesia Super Series. He and Fang reached the quarterfinals of the 2012 London Olympics losing to Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen of Denmark. After the 2012 Olympics, Lee stopped playing with Fang Chieh-min, partnering with Tsai Chia-hsin instead. Together they reached a top ranking of 3rd, after reaching the finals of the 2014 Australian Open and 2014 Singapore Open. They were consistent semi-finalists and quarter-finalists at various Super Series Events. Together they represented Chinese Taipei in the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fang Chieh-min
Fang Chieh-min (; born 31 January 1986) is a Taiwanese badminton player. He paired with Lee Sheng-mu in men's doubles. The pair won 3 BWF Super Series titles including 2010 Singapore Super Series, 2010 Indonesia Super Series and 2012 Malaysia Super Series. Achievements Asian Championships ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' Summer Universiade ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' BWF Superseries The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, 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. Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year. ''Men's doubles'' : BWF Superseries Finals tournament : BWF Superseries Premier tournament : BWF Superseries tourn ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Swiss Open (badminton)
The Swiss Open (french: Open de Suisse), is an annual badminton tournament held in Switzerland since 1955 and become one of the BWF Super Series tournament began 2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr .... In 2011 the tournament was dropped down to a Grand Prix Gold event. Previous winners Performances by nation Note References External links Official website {{Badminton competitions Badminton tournaments in Switzerland Recurring sporting events established in 1955 1955 establishments in Switzerland ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2012 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold
The 2012 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold in badminton was the second grand prix gold and grand prix tournament of the 2012 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. The tournament was held in St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland from March 13 until March 18, 2012 and had a total purse of $125,000. Men's singles Seeds # Lee Chong Wei ''(withdrew)'' # Chen Long ''(semi-final)'' # Peter Gade ''(second round)'' # Chen Jin (champion) # Lee Hyun-Il ''(final)'' # Kenichi Tago ''(withdrew)'' # Nguyen Tien Minh ''(third round)'' # Du Pengyu ''(third round)'' # Simon Santoso ''(withdrew)'' # Taufik Hidayat ''(semi-final)'' # Jan Ø. Jørgensen ''(third round)'' # Marc Zwiebler ''(withdrew)'' # Shon Wan-Ho ''(quarter-final)'' # Hans-Kristian Vittinghus ''(quarter-final)'' # Tommy Sugiarto ''(second round)'' # Boonsak Ponsana ''(second round)'' Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Bottom half Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8 Women's single ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Christopher Rusdianto
Christopher Rusdianto (born 22 September 1990) is an Indonesian badminton player. Career Rusdianto comes from Suryanaga Surabaya badminton club, then in 2009 he joined the Indonesia national badminton team. In 2011, he became the runner-up at the India Grand Prix Gold tournament in the men's doubles event with Andrei Adistia. At the Giraldilla International tournament in Cuba, he became the champion in the men's and mixed doubles events. He also won the 2011 Bahrain International tournament with Adistia, after defeating top-ranked Indian pair and defending champions Rupesh Kumar and Sanave Thomas. In 2013, he became the champion at the Croatian International tournament in the men's doubles event partnered with Trikusuma Wardhana. Achievements 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 doubl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Andrei Adistia
Andrei Adistia (born 15 December 1990) is an Indonesian badminton player who specializes in doubles. With his partner Hendra Aprida Gunawan, they have won some international tournaments such as 2014 Vietnam Open Grand Prix and 2014 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold. Personal life Adistia married a former national badminton player from PB Djarum Maria Febe Kusumastuti on 27 October 2017. Achievements BWF Grand Prix (2 titles, 2 runners-up) 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 doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' : Grand Prix Gold Tournament : Grand Prix Tournament BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 2 runners-up) ''Men's doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series The BWF International Series is a grade 3 and level 2 tournament part of Continental Circu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Syed Modi International Badminton Championships
The Syed Modi International Badminton Championships is an international badminton tournament, which is held annually in India. This tournament was introduced to the badminton circuit as a BWF Grand Prix event in 2009. Since then the tournament is being annually held in Lucknow at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium, although it was temporarily shifted to Hyderabad in 2010. In 2011, it was upgraded to the Grand Prix Gold event. Badminton World Federation launched a new event structure in 2017. This tournament was later included as a BWF World Tour Super 300 event which began to be competed in 2018. History The tournament was inaugurated by Uttar Pradesh Badminton Association (UPBA) in 1991 as the 'Syed Modi Memorial Badminton Tournament' in memory of the Commonwealth Games champion Syed Modi. From its inauguration till 2003, it remained a national-level tournament. In 2004, it was organized as an International event for the first time, which saw some low-key foreign participat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2011 India Open Grand Prix Gold
The 2011 India Open Grand Prix also known as Yonex–Sunrise Syed Modi Memorial India Open Grand Prix Gold was a badminton tournament which took place at Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium in Lucknow, India from 20 to 25 December 2011 and had a total purse of $120,000. This is for the first time this tournament was graded as a Grand Prix Gold event, where before rate as Grand Prix event. This tournament was part of the qualification stage of 2012 Summer Olympics. Men's singles Seeds # Simon Santoso ''(third round)'' # Taufik Hidayat (champion) # Hans-Kristian Vittinghus ''(second round)'' # Tommy Sugiarto ''(third round)'' # Wong Wing Ki ''(semi-finals)'' # Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka ''(third round)'' # Hu Yun ''(quarter-finals)'' # Alamsyah Yunus ''(quarter-finals)'' # Ajay Jayaram ''(first round)'' # Parupalli Kashyap ''(second round)'' # Hsu Jen-hao ''(third round)'' # Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk ''(second round)'' # Derek Wong ''(second round)'' # R. M. V. Gurusaidutt ''(third ro ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Russian Open (badminton)
The Russian Open in badminton was an international open held in Russia since 1993. This tournament is the continuation of the USSR International. In 2007 it became a BWF Grand Prix Gold. After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. ..., the Badminton World Federation (BWF) cancelled all BWF tournaments in Russia. Previous winners Performances by nation Note References External links2007 {{Badminton competitions Badminton tournaments in Russia Recurring sporting events established in 1993 1993 establishments in Russia ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2011 Russian Open Grand Prix
The 2011 Russian Open Grand Prix was a badminton tournament which took place at the Sport Hall Olympic in Vladivostok, Russia on 28 June to 3 July 2011 and had a total purse of $50,000. Men's singles Seeds # Ville Lång ''(second round)'' # Kestutis Navickas ''(semifinals)'' # Hsu Jen-hao ''(third round)'' # Derek Wong ''(semifinals)'' # Dmytro Zavadsky ''(third round)'' # Ashton Chen ''(second round)'' # Stanislav Pukhov ''(quarterfinals)'' # Michael Lahnsteiner ''(withdrew)'' Finals Women's singles Seeds # Sayaka Sato ''(semifinals)'' # Ai Goto ''(semifinals)'' # Lu Lan (champion) # Ayane Kurihara ''(quarterfinals)'' # Anastasia Prokopenko ''(second round)'' # Susan Egelstaff ''(withdrew)'' # Jeanine Cicognini ''(quarterfinals)'' # Tatjana Bibik ''(first round)'' Finals Men's doubles Seeds # Naoki Kawamae / Shoji Sato (champion) # Hiroyuki Endo / Kenichi Hayakawa ''(final)'' # Vladimir Ivanov / Ivan Sozonov ''(semifinals)'' # Vitalij Durkin / Alexandr Nikolaenk ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |