is a former Japanese badminton player who affiliated with Unisys team.
Career Saeki was born in Okayama Prefecture, and in 2005 he won the boys' singles bronze at the Asian Junior Championships. In 2013, he won the men's doubles title at the Austrian International Challenge tournament, and at the same year, he won the men's doubles bronze at the 2013 East Asian Games. He also helps the Japanese men's team to win silver at the 2016 Asia Team Championships. Saeki plays for the Unisys team for seven year, and in March 2017, he announced his retirement.
Achievements
East Asian Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2013 Binhai New Area Dagang Gymnasium,Tianjin, China Ryota Taohata Chen Hung-ling Lu Chia-pin 19–21, 21–15, 17–21 Bronze
Asian Junior Championships Boys' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2005 Tennis Indoor Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Hong Ji-hoon 9–15, 12–21 Bronze
BWF World Tour The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, 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.
Men's doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2018 Akita Masters Super 100 Hirokatsu Hashimoto Akbar Bintang Cahyono Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani 16–21, 6–21 Runner-up
BWF Grand Prix The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2012 Canada Open Ryota Taohata Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda 21–12, 16–21, 19–21 Runner-up BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref 2010 Polish International Pablo Abián 12–21, 10–21 Runner-up 2010 Peru International Yuichi Ikeda 19–21, 19–21 Runner-up
Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2010 Peru International Hajime Komiyama Adrian Liu Derrick Ng 18–21, 21–10, 20–22 Runner-up 2011 Austrian International Ryota Taohata Anthony Clark Chris Langridge 15–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2012 Austrian International Ryota Taohata K. T. Rupesh Kumar Sanave Thomas 21–23, 20–22 Runner-up 2012 Scottish International Ryota Taohata Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda 21–16, 11–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2013 Austrian International Ryota Taohata Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda 21–18, 15–21, 21–18 Winner 2018 Osaka International Hirokatsu Hashimoto Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub 21–19, 15–21, 21–15 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament
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