Kyohei Yamashita 山下 恭平 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Okayama Prefecture, Japan | October 12, 1998||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 69 kg (152 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's & mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 206 (MD with Hiroki Midorikawa, 19 November 2019) 13 (XD with Naru Shinoya, 27 December 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 23 (XD with Naru Shinoya, 16 April 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Kyohei Yamashita (山下 恭平, Yamashita Kyohei, born 12 October 1998) is a Japanese badminton player who specializes in doubles.[2]
Yamashita, together with his partner Naru Shinoya, won the mixed doubles bronze medal at the 2021 World Championships after losing in the semifinals to compatriots Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino, 13–21, 8–21.[3]
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2021 | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain |
Naru Shinoya | Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino |
13–21, 8–21 | Bronze |
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[5]
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Akita Masters | Super 100 | Naru Shinoya | Ko Sung-hyun Eom Hye-won |
10–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Malaysia International | Hiroki Midorikawa | Liang Weikeng Shang Yichen |
18–21, 21–10, 21–16 | Winner |
2023 | Osaka International | Hiroki Midorikawa | Wei Chun-wei Wu Guan-xun |
21–14, 21–14 | Winner |
Boys' doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Dutch Junior International | Naoki Yamazawa | Hiroki Okamura Masayuki Onodera |
21–17, 11–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
2016 | German Junior International | Naoki Yamazawa | Hiroki Okamura Masayuki Onodera |
21–14, 21–19 | Winner |