Daiki Kajiwara

Daiki Kajiwara
梶原 大暉
Personal information
Country Japan
Born (2001-11-13) 13 November 2001 (age 22)
Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan[1]
Men's singles WH2
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking1 (MS 4 July 2022)
1 (MD with Keita Nishimura, 18 July 2022)
1 (MD with Hiroshi Murayama, 22 August 2023)
Current ranking1 (MS)
8 (MD with Hiroshi Murayama) (27 August 2024)
Medal record
Para-badminton
Representing  Japan
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Men's doubles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tokyo Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2024 Pattaya Men's singles
Asian Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Men's singles
Asian Youth Para Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Manama Boys' singles
BWF profile

Daiki Kajiwara (梶原 大暉, Kajiwara Daiki, born 13 November 2001) is a Japanese para badminton player.[2] He graduated from Nippon Sport Science University.[3] He won the gold medal in the men singles WH2 and bronze medal in the men doubles WH1–WH2 event of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[4]

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Result Ref.
BWF Awards 2020/2021 BWF Male Para Badminton Player of The Year Nominated [5]
2022 Won [6]
2023 Won [7]
Minoru Yoneyama Award 2022 2021 Minoru Yoneyama Award by Yonex Sports Foundation Won [8]
Shinji Hattori Award 2022 Shinji Hattori Sports Award Won [9]
Japan Para Sports Award 2023 Excellence Award Won [10]

Achievements

Paralympic Games

Men's singles WH2

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2020 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan South Korea Kim Jung-jun 21–18, 21–19 Gold
2024 Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France Hong Kong Chan Ho Yuen 21–10, 21–10 Gold

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2020 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Japan Hiroshi Murayama Thailand Jakarin Homhual
Thailand Dumnern Junthong 		21–18, 21–19 Bronze
2024 Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France Japan Hiroshi Murayama Japan Takumi Matsumoto
Japan Osamu Nagashima 		19–21, 21–12, 21–15 Bronze

World Championships

Men's singles WH2

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan South Korea Kim Jung-jun 21–12, 21–11 Gold Gold
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand South Korea Yu Soo-young 21–16, 21–10 Gold Gold

Asian Para Games

Men's singles WH2

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2022 Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China South Korea Yu Soo-young 21–15, 21–9 Gold Gold

Asian Youth Para Games

Boys' singles WH2

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2021 Alba Club, Riffa, Bahrain South Korea Yu Soo-young 21–15, 21–11 Gold Gold

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (26 titles, 4 runners-up)

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[11][12]

Men's singles WH2 (20 titles)

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para-Badminton International I Level 1 Germany Rick Hellmann 21–9, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Brazil Para-Badminton International Level 2 Chile Jaime Aranguiz 21–12, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Bahrain Para-Badminton International Level 2 South Korea Yu Soo-young 21–9, 21–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Dubai Para-Badminton International Level 2 Hong Kong Chan Ho Yuen 16–21, 21–5, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Canada Para-Badminton International Level 1 South Korea Kim Jung-jun 21–12, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 4 Nations Para-Badminton International Level 1 Hong Kong Chan Ho Yuen 21–9, 11–6 retired 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Thailand Para-Badminton International Level 1 South Korea Yu Soo-young 21–10, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Spanish Para-Badminton International Level 2 South Korea Kim Jung-jun 21–14, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Spanish Para-Badminton International I Level 1 South Korea Kim Jung-jun 21–13, 21–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Brazil Para-Badminton International Level 2 Hong Kong Chan Ho Yuen 21–17, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Thailand Para-Badminton International Level 2 South Korea Yu Soo-young 22–20, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Bahrain Para-Badminton International Level 2 Hong Kong Chan Ho Yuen 21–14, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Canada Para-Badminton International Level 1 Hong Kong Chan Ho Yuen 21–15, 21–1 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 4 Nations Para-Badminton International Level 1 South Korea Kim Jung-jun 21–17, 19–21, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Japan Para-Badminton International Level 2 Hong Kong Chan Ho Yuen 21–15, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Dubai Para-Badminton International Level 2 Hong Kong Chan Ho Yuen 21–14, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Spanish Para-Badminton International II Level 2 France Thomas Jakobs 21–6, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Spanish Para-Badminton International I Level 1 South Korea Kim Jung-jun 21–2, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 4 Nations Para-Badminton International Level 1 Hong Kong Chan Ho Yuen 21–16, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Japan Para-Badminton International Level 2 Japan Takumi Matsumoto 21–15, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Men's doubles WH1–WH2 (6 titles, 4 runners-up)

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para-Badminton International I Level 1 Japan Keita Nishimura Malaysia Noor Azwan Noorlan
Malaysia Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli 		20–22, 21–19, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Brazil Para-Badminton International Level 2 Japan Keita Nishimura France Thomas Jakobs
France David Toupé 		21–14, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Spanish Para-Badminton International Level 2 Japan Hiroshi Murayama Thailand Jakarin Homhual
Thailand Dumnern Junthong 		21–8, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Spanish Para-Badminton International I Level 1 Japan Hiroshi Murayama South Korea Choi Jung-man
South Korea Kim Jung-jun 		18–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Brazil Para-Badminton International Level 2 Japan Hiroshi Murayama India Prem Kumar Ale
India Abu Hubaida 		21–3, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Bahrain Para-Badminton International Level 2 Japan Hiroshi Murayama China Mai Jianpeng
China Qu Zimo 		7–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Canada Para-Badminton International Level 1 Japan Hiroshi Murayama South Korea Choi Jung-man
South Korea Kim Jung-jun 		21–11, 17–21, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 4 Nations Para-Badminton International Level 1 Japan Hiroshi Murayama South Korea Choi Jung-man
South Korea Kim Jung-jun 		18–21, 21–19, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 4 Nations Para-Badminton International Level 1 Japan Hiroshi Murayama South Korea Jeong Jae-gun
South Korea Yu Soo-young 		14–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 Japan Para-Badminton International Level 2 Japan Hiroshi Murayama Japan Takumi Matsumoto
Japan Keita Nishimura 		21–19, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

International tournaments (2011–2021) (2 titles, 4 runners-up)

Men's singles WH2

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2019 Denmark Para-Badminton International Germany Rick Hellmann 21–9, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2020 Peru Para-Badminton International South Korea Kim Jung-jun 13–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Dubai Para-Badminton International Japan Hiroshi Murayama South Korea Jeong Jae-gun
South Korea Kim Kyung-hoon 		17–21, 7–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Denmark Para-Badminton International Japan Hiroshi Murayama Germany Young-chin Mi
Germany Thomas Wandschneider 		21–12, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2020 Brazil Para-Badminton International Japan Hiroshi Murayama China Mai Jianpeng
China Qu Zimo 		12–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2020 Peru Para-Badminton International Japan Hiroshi Murayama South Korea Kim Jung-jun
South Korea Lee Sam-seop 		20–22, 21–15, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References

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  6. ^ "Axelsen, Zheng and Huang Rewarded for Stellar Seasons". bwfbadminton.com.
  7. ^ "Award a Great Boost, Says Kajiwara". bwfbadminton.com.
  8. ^ "Minoru Yoneyama Award 2021" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 8 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Winner Announcement "5th Shinji Hattori Award"" (in Japanese). 28 October 2022.
  10. ^ "7th Japan Para Sports Award" (in Japanese). 4 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
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