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Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1986-12-16)16 December 1986 (age 38) Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 9 September 2021[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 2 (withKenichi Hayakawa 19 June 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Hiroyuki Endo (遠藤 大由,Endō Hiroyuki, born 16 December 1986) is a retired Japanesebadminton player. He competed at the2016 Rio and2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics.[2][3] In 2009, he joined theUnisys badminton team.[4]
Endo won the 1st point in the Thomas Cup finals withKenichi Hayakawa beatingTan Boon Heong andHoon Thien How and led the momentum for the Japanese team to claim theThomas Cup for the first time, being the fourth nation to win the Thomas cup after Indonesia, China and Malaysia. Known for his defensive skills alongside his 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 his2020 All England Open title in 2021 with his current partner,Yuta Watanabe.
In July 2021, Endo competed at the2020 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles partneringYuta Watanabe. They were stopped in the quarter-finals, losing toLee Yang andWang Chi-lin, the eventual champions, in straight games.[5]
At the beginning of September 2021 Hiroyuki Endo, at that time World No. 5 together with Yuta Watanabe, decided to resign from the Japanese National badminton team. This announcement just after the 2020 Tokyo Olympics was made together with the announcement of retirements of men's doubles compatriotsKeigo Sonoda andTakeshi Kamura.[6] Endo, already 34 at the time of his retirement, wanted his partner Yuta Watanabe to fully concentrate on playing men's doubles with him and stop playing mixed doubles for some time. When he could not come to an agreement with Watanabe, he chose to retire. Meanwhile, Yuta, because he won the mixed doubles bronze medal in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, still wanted to play both disciplines.[7]"Thank you for your hard work as a National representative! You stayed as an A team member for 13 years. You piled up the endurance day by day. I guess you could do it because you hate to lose. I know you have been going through a lot of things, but you are amazing!" wrote Endo's wife on twitter. Endo became coach of his badminton club Nihon Unisys in Japan after his retirement.
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Istora Senayan,Jakarta, Indonesia | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 16–21, 23–21, 20–22 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Qingdao Sports Centre Conson Stadium, Qingdao, China | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 12–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Taipei Arena, Taipei, Taiwan | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–19, 13–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–18, 21–3 | ![]() |
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[8] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton 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.[9]
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Malaysia Open | Super 750 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 8–21, 10–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 17–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Korea Open | Super 500 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 9–21, 21–15, 21–10 | ![]() |
2018 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
2019 | German Open | Super 300 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–21, 21–11, 21–12 | ![]() |
2019 | New Zealand Open | Super 300 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 22–20, 15–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
2019 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 22–24, 19–21 | ![]() |
2020 | All England Open | Super 1000 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–18, 12–21, 21–19 | ![]() |
2021 | All England Open | Super 1000 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–15, 17–21, 21–11 | ![]() |
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[10] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by theBadminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels wereSuperseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[11] 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 |
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2012 | China Masters | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 18–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
2012 | World Superseries Finals | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 17–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2013 | All England Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 11–21, 9–21 | ![]() |
2013 | China Masters | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 23–25, 19–21 | ![]() |
2014 | All England Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 19–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2014 | French Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–18, 9–21, 7–21 | ![]() |
2016 | All England Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 23–21, 18–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, theGrand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Australian Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–15, 21–16 | ![]() |
2011 | Australian Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–17, 21–18 | ![]() |
2011 | Russian Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 18–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
2011 | Indonesia Grand Prix Gold | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 13–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2012 | U.S. Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–15, 21–10 | ![]() |
2014 | German Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 19–21, 21–14, 14–21 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Osaka International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–16, 21–23, 17–21 | ![]() |