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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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 17–21, 18–21 | |||
| 2011 | Russian Open | 21–18, 21–17 | |||
| 2011 | India Grand Prix Gold | 21–17, 12–21, 23–21 | |||
| 2012 | Swiss Open | 21–13, 21–14 |
- 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 | 9–15, 15–9, 9–15 |
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2004 | Canterbury International | 15–11, 15–4 | |||
| 2004 | Western Australia International | 15–8, 15–12 | |||
| 2008 | Osaka International | 11–21, 16–21 | |||
| 2008 | Canadian International | 21–15, 21–15 | |||
| 2009 | Estonian International | 21–13, 21–9 | |||
| 2009 | Swedish International | 15–21, 21–14, 21–17 | |||
| 2009 | Austrian International | 21–19, 21–17 | |||
| 2009 | Croatian International | 15–21, 19–21 | |||
| 2009 | Canadian International | 21–15, 21–12 |
- 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 (archive)
- Naoki Kawamae at Olympics.com
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