is a Japanese badminton player from Tonami Transportation badminton team. In 2013, he and his men's doubles partner Hirokatsu Hashimoto, received the Badminton Nippon League's Valuable Player Award. He competed at the 2010 and 2014 Asian Games.
Career In 2011, Hirata and his men's doubles partner Hirokatsu Hashimoto won the India Open, making history as the first Japanese male players to capture a BWF Super Series title.
Hirata appointed as mixed doubles coach of the Japan national team for 2025.
Achievements Asian Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref2011Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China Hirokatsu Hashimoto Cai Yun Fu Haifeng12–21, 15–21 Silver
Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref2009Suwon Indoor Stadium, Suwon, South Korea Miyuki Maeda Yoo Yeon-seong Kim Min-jung15–21, 15–21 Bronze
BWF Superseries The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011. 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 Ref 2011 India Open Hirokatsu Hashimoto Angga Pratama Rian Agung Saputro 21–17, 21–9 Winner BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref2009New Zealand Open Hirokatsu Hashimoto Rupesh Kumar K. T. Sanave Thomas16–21, 21–15, 13–21 Runner-up 2010Dutch Open Hirokatsu Hashimoto Yoshiteru Hirobe Kenta Kazuno21–17, 21–13 Winner BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref2009Osaka International Hirokatsu Hashimoto Yoshiteru Hirobe Hajime Komiyama19–21, 10–21 Runner-up 2010Osaka International Hirokatsu Hashimoto Hiroyuki Endo Yoshiteru Hirobe16–21, 23–21, 21–17 Winner
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2008 Osaka International Shizuka Matsuo Kwon Yi-goo Ha Jung-eun 22–24, 13–21 Runner-up 2008Australian International Shizuka Matsuo Chen Hung-ling Chou Chia-chi16–21, 4–21 Runner-up 2009Osaka International Shizuka Matsuo Hsieh Yu-hsing Chien Yu-chin18–21, 15–21 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament
Record against selected opponents Men's doubles results with Hirokatsu Hashimoto against Super Series finalists, Worlds Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.
Cai Yun & Fu Haifeng 0–4 Chai Biao & Guo Zhendong 1–3 Guo Zhendong & Xu Chen 0–2 Chai Biao & Hong Wei 0–2 Liu Xiaolong & Qiu Zihan 1–2 Fang Chieh-min & Lee Sheng-mu 2–6 Lee Sheng-mu & Tsai Chia-hsin 1–3 Mathias Boe & Carsten Mogensen 0–5 Markis Kido & Hendra Setiawan 2–3 Angga Pratama & Rian Agung Saputro 4–1 Mohammad Ahsan & Bona Septano 0–1 Mohammad Ahsan & Hendra Setiawan 0–2 Hiroyuki Endo & Kenichi Hayakawa 0–4 Jung Jae-sung & Lee Yong-dae 0–2 Ko Sung-hyun & Yoo Yeon-seong 2–4 Ko Sung-hyun & Lee Yong-dae 0–3 Lee Yong-dae & Yoo Yeon-seong 0–1 Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif & Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari 1–0 Koo Kien Keat & Tan Boon Heong 2–2 Goh V Shem & Lim Khim Wah 2–1 Bodin Isara & Maneepong Jongjit 0–1 Howard Bach & Tony Gunawan 0–2
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