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Tōru Matsumoto
Tōru Matsumoto ( ja, 松本徹; Matsumoto Tōru) is a retired Japanese badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ... player from NTT East Badminton Club. He studied in Hieizan High School graduated from and Waseda University. After playing 8 years in club, he served as a manager for 3 years before finally retiring in 2015. Achievements IBF International ''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' References 1977 births Living people Sportspeople from Mie Prefecture Japanese male badminton players 21st-century Japanese people {{Japan-badminton-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mie Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Mie Prefecture has a population of 1,781,948 () and has a geographic area of . Mie Prefecture is bordered by Gifu Prefecture to the north, Shiga Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture to the northwest, Nara Prefecture to the west, Wakayama Prefecture to the southwest, and Aichi Prefecture to the east. Tsu is the capital and Yokkaichi is the largest city of Mie Prefecture, with other major cities including Suzuka, Matsusaka, Ise, and Kuwana. Mie Prefecture is located on the eastern coast of the Kii Peninsula, forming the western side of Ise Bay which features the mouths of the Kiso Three Rivers. Mie Prefecture is a popular tourism destination home to Nagashima Spa Land, Suzuka International Racing Course, and some of the oldest and holiest sites in Shinto, the traditional religion of Japan, including the Ise Grand Shrine and the Tsubaki Grand Shrine. History Until the Meiji Restoration, the area that is now Mie P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Antonio Crespo
José Antonio Crespo Ortiz (born 24 June 1977 in Madrid) is a badminton player from Spain. Crespo started playing badminton when he was eight in Benalmádena under coached Antonio Lopez, and when he was nine, he won the local tournament in San Juan. In 1991, he competed in the national tournament in Gandia, and won the U-15 boys' doubles title with his partner Jose Luis Ortiz. He was the champion in the boys' doubles event at the U-19 Spanish Junior National Championships in 1994 and 1995. Crespo also won the National senior title 11 times from 2001 to 2008, 3 in the singles event, 6 in the men's doubles, and 2 in the men's doubles event. Crespo competed at the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles event with partner Llopis. They were defeated in the round of 32 by Lee Dong-soo and Yoo Yong-sung of Korea. Throughout his career, he had been ranked 13 in the men's doubles event with Sergio Llopis in 2003, and ranked 15 in the mixed doubles with Dolores Marco in 2002. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Shirley
Daniel A. Shirley (born 13 April 1979) is a male badminton player from New Zealand. Career Shirley competed in in mixed doubles with partner Sara Petersen. They defeated Philippe Bourret and |
Christopher Blair (badminton)
''Wing Commander'' is a media franchise consisting of space combat simulation video games from Origin Systems, Inc., an animated television series, a feature film, a collectible card game, a series of novels, and action figures. The franchise originated in 1990 with the release of video game ''Wing Commander''. Setting and gameplay Set in the 27th century, the games tell the story of humanity's war against the Kilrathi, an alien species of large feline bipeds. The Kilrathi are native to the planet Kilrah with their society depicted as an empire. Physically they are bipeds who strongly resemble big cats: they have leonine manes, but also have markings which distinguish their clan of origin. The species is featured in every game, with later games revealing more complex characters than just a faceless enemy. Later games would move on from the Kilrathi war setting, with '' Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom'' being about a conspiracy within the ranks and '' Wing Commander: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takanori Aoki
Takanori (written: 貴教, 貴紀, 貴徳, 貴則, 孝敬, 孝紀, 孝徳, 孝典, 孝憲, 孝法, 孝則, 隆典, 隆則, 陽功, 聖典, 雅男, 崇典 or 鎬則) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese composer and arranger *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese neurosurgeon *, Japanese mixed martial artist *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese actor, film director and singer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese Nordic combined skier *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese singer and actor *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese electrical engineer and composer *, Japanese voice actor and actor *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese triple jumper *, Japanese sumo wrestler {{given name Japanese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland International
The Auckland International is a badminton open international championships held in Auckland, New Zealand. The tournament was classified as "International Series" by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and provided an opportunity for players to compete for BWF points. The 2011 tournament held in Manukau Manukau (), or Manukau Central, is a suburb of South Auckland, New Zealand, centred on the Manukau City Centre business district. It is located 23 kilometres south of the Auckland Central Business District, west of the Southern Motorway, so ..., and classified as "Future Series". Previous winners References {{reflist External linksBadminton World Federation Badminton tournaments in New Zealand [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingo Kindervater
Ingo Kindervater (born 1 January 1979) is a retired badminton player from Germany and now the Head of Performance for Badminton Scotland. Career Ingo was the men's doubles bronze medallist at the 2008 European Championships partnered with Kristof Hopp, and in 2010 with Michael Fuchs. In 2012, he qualified for the London Olympics with Johannes Schöttler after gaining 43529.339 points during the qualifying period and reaching 18th in the BWF World Ranking. On 23 July the draw was conducted and Kindervater and Schöttler were placed in Group A alongside Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng, Fang Chieh Min/Lee Sheng Mu, and Ross Smith/Glenn Warfe. He won the 2012 Bitburger Open in the men's doubles with his partner Johannes Schöttler after beating Chris Langridge and Peter Mills 21–15, 21–11. After retiring in 2013, Kindervater finished his diploma in Economics before becoming National Doubles Coach for the German Badminton Association. Kindervater supported the German Badminton Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Björn Siegemund
Björn Siegemund (born 30 September 1973) is a male badminton player from Germany. He has 2 sons and a daughter. Career Siegemund competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Nicol Pitro. They defeated Travis Denney and Kate Wilson-Smith of Australia in the first round but lost to Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms of Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It i ... in the round of 16. External links Profile at InternationalBadminton.org * * German male badminton players Olympic badminton players for Germany Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics 1973 births Living people Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics {{germany-badminton-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naoki Kawamae
is a Japanese badminton player from the NTT East team. In 2012, he competed at the London Olympics, but did not advance to the knock-out stage after placing third in the group stage. Achievements BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 1 runner-up) The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold BWF may refer to: Sports organisations Badminton * Badminton World Federation, an international governing body for badminton Professional wrestling * Brazilian Wrestling Federation, a Brazilian Professional wrestling promotion. * British Wrestling .... It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017. ''Men's doubles'' : BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament : BWF Grand Prix tournament BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 3 runners-up) ''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament References External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perth International (badminton)
The Perth International in badminton, is an international open held in Perth, Australia. The event is first held as Western Australia International in 2003. The tournament sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation, and part of the Badminton Oceania Badminton Oceania (BO) is the sports governing body, governing body of badminton in Oceania. It is one of the 5 continental bodies under the flag of the Badminton World Federation (BWF). As of 2017, the confederation has 15 member countries. Papu ... circuit. Previous winners Performances by nation References {{Reflist Badminton tournaments in Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Archer (badminton)
Simon David Archer MBE (born 27 June 1973) is an English former badminton player. Archer once held the world record for the fastest smash at 162 mph. Career Summer Olympics Archer competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in doubles, with Chris Hunt. They were knocked out in the quarterfinals. In 2000 he coupled with Nathan Robertson, but they too lost in the quarterfinals, this time to Tony Gunawan and Candra Wijaya of Indonesia. However, Archer also competed in mixed doubles with Joanne Goode and won a bronze medal. Commonwealth Games He represented England and won double silver in the mixed doubles and men's doubles event and was a member of the mixed team that won the gold medal, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada. Archer and Goode won gold medals twice at the Commonwealth Games in 1998 and 2002. Archer also won bronze medals in men's doubles in both these Games, together with Chris Hunt and James Anderson respectively. Retirement In A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
