Hiroyuki Endo

Hiroyuki Endo
Hiroyuki Endo
Personal information
Country	Japan
Born	16 December 1986 (age 34); Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Retired	9 September 2021
Handedness	Right
Men's doubles
Highest ranking	2 (with Kenichi Hayakawa 19 June 2014)
Current ranking	5
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Men's badminton
Representing Japan
World Championships
Sudirman Cup
Thomas Cup
Asian Championships
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Asia Team Championships
	BWF profile

Hiroyuki Endo (遠藤大由, Endō Hiroyuki, born 16 December 1986) is a retired Japanese badminton player. He competed at the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics.^[2]^[3] In 2009, he joined the Unisys badminton team.^[4]

Career[]

Endo won the 1st point in the Thomas Cup finals with Kenichi Hayakawa beating 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 the Thomas cup after Indonesia, China and Malaysia. Known for his incredible defensive skills along side his extensive knowledge of the game, Endo has reached the finals of the All England Open tournament a total of 5 times, being the runner up three times with his then partner, Kenichi Hayakawa and winning back to back titles, defending his 2020 All England Open title in 2021 with his current partner, Yuta Watanabe.

In July 2021, Endo competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles partnering Yuta Watanabe. He and Watanabe pace was stopped in the quarter-finals to Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin.^[5]

Achievements[]

BWF World Championships[]

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Kenichi Hayakawa	Liu Xiaolong Qiu Zihan	16–21, 23–21, 20–22	Bronze

Asian Championships[]

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Qingdao Sports Centre Conson Stadium, Qingdao, China	Kenichi Hayakawa	Kim Gi-jung Kim Sa-rang	12–21, 16–21	Silver
2013	Taipei Arena, Taipei, Chinese Taipei	Kenichi Hayakawa	Kim Gi-jung Kim Sa-rang	21–19, 13–21, 14–21	Bronze
2019	Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China	Yuta Watanabe	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	21–18, 21–3	Gold

BWF World Tour (4 titles, 5 runners-up)[]

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are 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.^[7]

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Malaysia Open	Super 750	Yuta Watanabe	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda	8–21, 10–21	Runner-up
2018	Thailand Open	Super 500	Yuta Watanabe	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda	17–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2018	Korea Open	Super 500	Yuta Watanabe	Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi	9–21, 21–15, 21–10	Winner
2018	BWF World Tour Finals	World Tour Finals	Yuta Watanabe	Li Junhui Liu Yuchen	15–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2019	German Open	Super 300	Yuta Watanabe	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda	15–21, 21–11, 21–12	Winner
2019	New Zealand Open	Super 300	Yuta Watanabe	Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan	22–20, 15–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2019	BWF World Tour Finals	World Tour Finals	Yuta Watanabe	Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan	22–24, 19–21	Runner-up
2020	All England Open	Super 1000	Yuta Watanabe	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	21–18, 12–21, 21–19	Winner
2021	All England Open	Super 1000	Yuta Watanabe	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda	21–15, 17–21, 21–11	Winner

BWF Superseries (7 runners-up)[]

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[8] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consistde of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.^[9] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	China Masters	Kenichi Hayakawa	Chai Biao Zhang Nan	18–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2012	World Superseries Finals	Kenichi Hayakawa	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	17–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2013	All England Open	Kenichi Hayakawa	Liu Xiaolong Qiu Zihan	11–21, 9–21	Runner-up
2013	China Masters	Kenichi Hayakawa	Ko Sung-hyun Lee Yong-dae	23–25, 19–21	Runner-up
2014	All England Open	Kenichi Hayakawa	Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan	19–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2014	French Open	Kenichi Hayakawa	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	21–18, 9–21, 7–21	Runner-up
2016	All England Open	Kenichi Hayakawa	Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov	23–21, 18–21, 16–21	Runner-up

BWF Superseries Finals tournament

BWF Superseries Premier tournament

BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 3 runners-up)[]

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Australian Open	Kenichi Hayakawa	Park Tae-sang	21–15, 21–16	Winner
2011	Australian Open	Kenichi Hayakawa	Naoki Kawamae Shoji Sato	21–17, 21–18	Winner
2011	Russian Open	Kenichi Hayakawa	Naoki Kawamae Shoji Sato	18–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2011	Indonesia Grand Prix Gold	Kenichi Hayakawa	Mohammad Ahsan Bona Septano	13–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2012	U.S. Open	Kenichi Hayakawa	Yoshiteru Hirobe Kenta Kazuno	21–15, 21–10	Winner
2014	German Open	Kenichi Hayakawa	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda	19–21, 21–14, 14–21	Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 runner-up)[]

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Osaka International	Yoshiteru Hirobe	Hirokatsu Hashimoto Noriyasu Hirata	21–16, 21–23, 17–21	Runner-up

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

References[]

^ "Kamura, Sonoda and Endo retire from the Japanese national team". 360 badminton. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
^ "Players: Hiroyuki Endo". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
^ "Endo/Hayakawa Clinch Thriller: Day 1 Session 1 – Rio 2016". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
^ "選手・スタッフ紹介: 遠藤大由 Hiroyuki Endo". Unisys (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 March 2017.
^ "Endo Hiroyuki". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

External links[]

Hiroyuki Endo at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
Hiroyuki Endo at BWFbadminton.com
Hiroyuki Endo at the International Olympic Committee
Hiroyuki Endo at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

[1] "Kamura, Sonoda and Endo retire from the Japanese national team". 360 badminton. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.

[2] "Players: Hiroyuki Endo". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 16 March 2017.

[3] "Endo/Hayakawa Clinch Thriller: Day 1 Session 1 – Rio 2016". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.

[4] "選手・スタッフ紹介: 遠藤大由 Hiroyuki Endo". Unisys (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 March 2017.

[5] "Endo Hiroyuki". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[6] Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.

[7] Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

[8] "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.

[9] "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

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