Kyohei Yamashita

The native form of this personal name is Yamashita Kyohei. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Kyohei Yamashita
山下 恭平
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1998-10-12) October 12, 1998 (age 26)
Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight69 kg (152 lb)[1]
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking193 (MD with Hiroki Midorikawa, 15 October 2024)
13 (XD with Naru Shinoya, 27 December 2022)
Current ranking193 (MD with Hiroki Midorikawa, 15 October 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Huelva Mixed doubles
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Suzhou Mixed team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Men's team
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Bangkok Mixed team
BWF profile

Kyohei Yamashita (山下 恭平, Yamashita Kyohei, born 12 October 1998) is a Japanese badminton player who specializes in doubles.[2] He was the bronze medalist in the mixed doubles at the 2021 BWF World Championships in Huelva. Yamashita graduated from Nippon Sport Science University then joined the NTT East team.[3]

Career

2021

Kyohei Yamashita won the mixed doubles bronze medal at the 2021 BWF World Championships after losing in the semifinals to compatriots Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino, 13–21, 8–21.[4]

2024

His mixed doubles partner Naru Shinoya retired from the national team and international tournaments on 15 April 2024.[5] Kyohei Yamashita continues to play in the men's doubles with Hiroki Midorikawa in local and international tournaments.

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín,
Huelva, Spain 		Japan Naru Shinoya Japan Yuta Watanabe
Japan Arisa Higashino 		13–21, 8–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 runner-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 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.[7]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2019 Akita Masters Super 100 Japan Naru Shinoya South Korea Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea Eom Hye-won 		10–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [8]

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2019 Malaysia International Japan Hiroki Midorikawa China Liang Weikeng
China Shang Yichen 		18–21, 21–10, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [9]
2023 Osaka International Japan Hiroki Midorikawa Chinese Taipei Wei Chun-wei
Chinese Taipei Wu Guan-xun 		21–14, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [10]
2024 Sydney International Japan Hiroki Midorikawa Chinese Taipei Lai Po-yu
Chinese Taipei Tsai Fu-cheng 		21–14, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [11]
2024 North Harbour International Japan Hiroki Midorikawa Chinese Taipei Lai Po-yu
Chinese Taipei Tsai Fu-cheng 		16–21, 21–14, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [12]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Boys' doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Dutch Junior International Japan Naoki Yamazawa Japan Hiroki Okamura
Japan Masayuki Onodera 		21–17, 11–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 German Junior International Japan Naoki Yamazawa Japan Hiroki Okamura
Japan Masayuki Onodera 		21–14, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

Performance timeline

Key
W F SF QF #R RR Q# A G S B NH N/A DNQ
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

National team

  • Junior level
Team events 2016
Asian Junior Championships B
  • Senior level
Team events 2022 2023
Asian Games B NH
Sudirman Cup NH B

Individual competitions

Senior level

Men's doubles
Tournament BWF World Tour Best Ref
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Baoji China Masters N/A QF QF ('24)
Indonesia Masters Super 100 A 1R NH A 1R ('19)
Syed Modi International A NH A 1R A 1R ('23)
Akita Masters QF A NH N/A QF ('18)
Year-end ranking 265 214 214 273 – 211 202
Tournament 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Best Ref
Mixed doubles
Event 2021 2022 2023 2024 Ref
Asian Championships NH QF 1R 1R
Asian Games NH 1R NH
World Championships B 3R 2R NH
Tournament BWF World Tour Best Ref
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Malaysia Open A NH 1R 1R 2R 2R ('24)
India Open A NH A QF 1R QF ('23)
Indonesia Masters A 1R A 2R 2R 2R ('23,'24)
Thailand Masters A 2R NH A QF QF ('24)
German Open A NH 1R SF A SF ('23)
French Open A NH A 2R 2R 1R 2R ('22,'23)
All England Open A 1R QF 1R QF ('23) [13][14]
Swiss Open A NH A 1R 2R A 2R ('23)
Thailand Open A NH QF A QF ('22)
Malaysia Masters A NH 1R QF A QF ('23)
Singapore Open A NH A 1R A 1R ('23)
Indonesia Open A 2R 1R 1R A 2R ('21)
Australian Open A NH QF QF A QF ('22,'23)
Canada Open A NH A SF A SF ('23)
Japan Open A NH 1R 1R A 1R ('22,'23)
Korea Open A NH A 1R A 1R ('23)
Hong Kong Open A NH 1R A 1R ('23)
Vietnam Open 2R NH A 2R ('19)
China Open A NH 2R A 2R ('23)
Denmark Open A QF 1R A QF ('22)
Kumamoto Masters N/A QF A QF ('23)
China Masters A NH 2R A 2R ('23)
Syed Modi International A NH A QF A QF ('23)
Indonesia Masters Super 100 1R NH A 1R ('19)
Akita Masters F NH N/A F ('19) [8]
Year-end ranking 73 73 42 13 17 13
Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Best Ref

References

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