Keiichiro Matsui

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Keiichiro Matsui
Personal information
Country Japan
Born (1994-06-05) 5 June 1994 (age 27)
Ishikawa, Japan
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking38 (MD 22 October 2019)
214 (XD 5 April 2018)
Current ranking38 (MD 22 October 2019)
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Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Chiba Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Gimcheon Mixed team
BWF profile

Keiichiro Matsui (松居 圭一郎, Matsui Kei'ichirō, born 5 June 1994) is a Japanese badminton player who affiliated with the Hitachi team.[1] Born in Ishikawa, he graduated from the Tomioka senior high school, and later educated at the Nippon Sport Science University.[2] He was part of the national junior team that won the gold medal at the 2012 Asian Junior Championships,[3][4] and the silver medal at the 2012 World Junior Championships.[5][6]

Achievements[]

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)[]

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[7] 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.[8]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Russian Open Super 100 Japan Yoshinori Takeuchi Denmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Mads Conrad-Petersen 		18–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

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.

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Russian Open Japan Akane Araki Malaysia Chan Peng Soon
Malaysia Cheah Yee See 		8–11, 13–11, 3–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 1 runner-up)[]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Dubai International Japan Yoshinori Takeuchi Malaysia
Malaysia Tan Boon Heong 		21–14, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Maldives International Japan Yoshinori Takeuchi India
India Sanyam Shukla 		21–9, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Spanish International Japan Yoshinori Takeuchi Netherlands Jacco Arends
Netherlands Ruben Jille 		17–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References[]

  1. ^ "松居　圭一郎 Keiichiro Matsui" (in Japanese). Hitachi. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  2. ^ "松居 圭一郎/ Keiichiro Matsui". www.smash-net.tv (in Japanese). TMONY Japan Corporation. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Asia Junior Championships kicks off in Korea" (in Japanese). BadPal. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Asian Juniors 2012 Team Final – Japan wins first team title". Badzine.net. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  5. ^ "松居組で勢い、日本初戦快勝／バドミントン" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Gritty China Lifts Suhandinata Cup". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  7. ^ "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.

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