Kenichi Hayakawa
Kenichi Hayakawa (早川 賢一, Hayakawa Ken'ichi, born 5 April 1986) is a retired male 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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Born | Shiga Prefecture, Japan | 5 April 1986|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 2 with Hiroyuki Endo (June 19, 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 Champion Tan Boon Heong and Hoon Thien How 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 |
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16–21, 23–21, 20–22 | ![]() |
Badminton Asia Championships
Men's Doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Taipei Arena, Taipei, Chinese Taipei |
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21–19, 13–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2012 | Qingdao Sports Centre Conson Stadium, Qingdao, China |
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12–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
Mixed Doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
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17–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
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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2016 | All England | ![]() |
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23–21, 18–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2014 | French Open | ![]() |
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21–18, 9–21, 7–21 | ![]() |
2014 | All England | ![]() |
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19–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2013 | China Masters | ![]() |
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23–25, 19–21 | ![]() |
2013 | All England | ![]() |
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11–21, 9–21 | ![]() |
2012 | Super Series Masters Finals | ![]() |
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17–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2012 | China Masters | ![]() |
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18–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Men's Doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | German Open | ![]() |
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19–21, 21–14, 14–21 | ![]() |
2012 | U.S. Open | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–10 | ![]() |
2011 | Indonesian Masters | ![]() |
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13–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2011 | Russian Open | ![]() |
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17–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2011 | Australian Open | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–18 | ![]() |
2010 | Australian Open | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–16 | ![]() |
2009 | German Open | ![]() |
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13–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
Mixed Doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | U.S. Open | ![]() |
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13–21, 10–21 | ![]() |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Mixed Doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Victorian International | ![]() |
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21–7, 21–15 | ![]() |
2007 | Banuinvest International | ![]() |
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21–10, 21–13 | ![]() |
Mixed Doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Osaka International | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–11 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- "Profile". 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
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- Kenichi Hayakawa at the International Olympic Committee
- Kenichi Hayakawa at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)