Kenta Nishimoto

Kenta Nishimoto (西本 拳太, Nishimoto Kenta, born 30 August 1994) is a Japanese badminton player.[1][2] In 2013, he reached the final of the Russia Open Grand Prix tournament, and became the runner-up after being defeated by Vladimir Ivanov of Russia.[3]

Kenta Nishimoto
Personal information
Born (1994-08-30) 30 August 1994
Mie Prefecture, Japan
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking9 (6 September 2018)
Current ranking16 (18 February 2020)
BWF profile

Achievements

Asian Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Jonatan Christie 15–21, 21–15, 19–21 Bronze

Summer Universiade

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan Wang Tzu-wei 16–21, 15–21 Silver

BWF World Tour (4 runners-up)

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 are 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
2020 Thailand Masters Super 300 Ng Ka Long 21–16, 13–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2019 German Open Super 300 Kento Momota 10–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2018 Hong Kong Open Super 500 Son Wan-ho 21–14, 17–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2018 Malaysia Masters Super 500 Viktor Axelsen 13–21, 23–21, 18–21 Runner-up

BWF Superseries (1 runner-up)

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 levels: 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 singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 French Open Srikanth Kidambi 14–21, 13–21 Runner-up
     BWF World Superseries Premier tournament
     BWF World Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)

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 singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2013 Russian Open Vladimir Ivanov 17–21, 21–15, 14–21 Runner-up
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF Grand Prix tournament
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References

  1. "Players: Kenta Nishimoto". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  2. "西本拳太". www.badspi.jp (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  3. "Russia Open 2013 – And Aya makes six!". Badzine.net. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  4. "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
  5. "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.


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