Naoki Kawamae (川前 直樹, Kawamae Naoki, born 6 November 1982) is a Japanese badminton player from the NTT East team.[1] In 2012, he competed at the London Olympics, but did not advance to the knock-out stage after placing third in the group stage.[2]
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 November 1982 Nara Prefecture, Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 9 (5 April 2012) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
editBWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
editThe 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
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Australian Open |  Shoji Sato
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Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa
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17–21, 18–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2011 | Russian Open | Shoji Sato
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Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa
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21–18, 21–17 |  Winner
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| 2011 | India Grand Prix Gold | Shoji Sato
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 Andrei Adistia Christopher Rusdianto
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21–17, 12–21, 23–21 | Winner
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| 2012 | Swiss Open | Shoji Sato
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 Fang Chieh-min Lee Sheng-mu
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21–13, 21–14 | Winner
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 3 runners-up)
editMen's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2005 | Southern PanAm International | Keishi Kawaguchi
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9–15, 15–9, 9–15 | Runner-up
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Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2004 | Canterbury International | Yusuke Shinkai
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Keishi Kawaguchi Toru Matsumoto
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15–11, 15–4 | Winner
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| 2004 | Western Australia International | Yusuke Shinkai
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Keishi Kawaguchi Toru Matsumoto
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15–8, 15–12 | Winner
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| 2008 | Osaka International | Keishi Kawaguchi
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 Ko Sung-hyun Kwon Yi-goo
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11–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2008 | Canadian International | Keishi Kawaguchi
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 Howard Bach Khankham Malaythong
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21–15, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2009 | Estonian International | Shoji Sato
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 Andrey Ashmarin Anton Ivanov
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21–13, 21–9 | Winner
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| 2009 | Swedish International | Shoji Sato
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 Chris Langridge David Lindley
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15–21, 21–14, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2009 | Austrian International | Shoji Sato
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Yoshiteru Hirobe Hajime Komiyama
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21–19, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2009 | Croatian International | Shoji Sato
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 Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding
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15–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2009 | Canadian International | Shoji Sato
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 Alvin Lau Li Chi-Lin
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21–15, 21–12 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "選手 川前 直樹" (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "佐藤翔・川前組、最終戦で五輪初勝利" (in Japanese). Sankei Sports. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
External links
edit- Naoki Kawamae at BWFBadminton.com
- Naoki Kawamae at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
- Naoki Kawamae at Olympedia
- Naoki Kawamae at Olympics.com
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