Kenta Nishimoto
Kenta Nishimoto (西本 拳太, Nishimoto Kenta, born 30 August 1994) is a Japanese badminton player.[1][2] In 2013, he reached the final of the Russia Open Grand Prix tournament, and became the runner-up after being defeated by Vladimir Ivanov of Russia.[3]
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 August 1994 Mie Prefecture, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 9 (6 September 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 16 (17 March 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
Asian Games
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia |  Jonatan Christie |
15–21, 21–15, 19–21 |  Bronze |
Summer Universiade
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan |  Wang Tzu-wei |
16–21, 15–21 |  Silver |
BWF World Tour (4 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[4] 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.[5]
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 |  Viktor Axelsen |
13–21, 23–21, 18–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2018 | Hong Kong Open | Super 500 |  Son Wan-ho |
21–14, 17–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | German Open | Super 300 |  Kento Momota |
10–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2020 | Thailand Masters | Super 300 |  Ng Ka Long |
21–16, 13–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
BWF Superseries (1 runner-up)
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | French Open |  Srikanth Kidambi |
14–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF World Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF World Superseries tournament
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.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Russian Open |  Vladimir Ivanov |
17–21, 21–15, 14–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
References
- "Players: Kenta Nishimoto". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- "西本拳太". www.badspi.jp (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- "Russia Open 2013 – And Aya makes six!". Badzine.net. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
- "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
External links
- Kenta Nishimoto at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
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