is a male badminton player from Japan.Badminton: Denmark Open 2005
Career Sakamoto won the bronze medal at the 2007 World Championships in men's doubles with Shintaro Ikeda, marking the first-ever medal won by Japanese men since the tournament's inception in 1977. They were defeated in the semifinals by Jung Jae-sung and Lee Yong-dae of South Korea, 16–21, 12–21.
Awards and nominations + Award Year Category Result Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) Awards 2007 Special Achievement Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Awards 2007 International Competition Outstanding Achievement
Achievement World Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2007Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Shintaro Ikeda Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae 16–21, 12–21 Bronze
BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up) The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2007 Russian Open Shintaro Ikeda Kristof Hopp Ingo Kindervater 16–21, 20–22 Runner-up BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 4 runners-up) Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2002 Western Australia International Shuichi Nakao John Gordon Daniel Shirley 7–5, 4–7, 4–7, 7–2, 4–7 Runner-up 2002 Macau Satellite Shuichi Nakao Patapol Ngernsrisuk Khunakorn Sudhisodhi 15–5, 2–15, 6–15 Runner-up 2003 Iran Fajr International Shuichi Nakao Yuichi Ikeda Shōji Satō 15–4, 13–15, 5–15 Runner-up 2003 Sri Lanka International Shuichi Nakao Duminda Jayakody Chameera Kumarapperuma 15–5, 15–7 Winner 2003 Mauritius International Shuichi Nakao Ingo Kindervater Björn Siegemund 15–8, 17–15 Winner 2004 New Zealand International Shuichi Nakao Khan Malaythong Raju Rai 15–3, 10–15, 15–12 Winner 2007 Osaka International Shintaro Ikeda Cho Gun-woo Han Sang-hoon 18–21, 21–16, 11–21 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament
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