Hiroyuki Saeki

Hiroyuki Saeki
Personal information
Born (1987-07-08) 8 July 1987
Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking29 (MD 11 July 2013)
BWF profile
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
Asia Team Championships
2016 Hyderabad Men's team
East Asian Games
2013 Tianjin Men's doubles
Asian Junior Championships
2005 Jakarta Boys' singles

Hiroyuki Saeki (佐伯 祐行, Saeki Hiroyuki; born 8 July 1987) is a former Japanese badminton player who affiliated with Unisys team.[1]

Career

Saeki was born in Okayama Prefecture, and in 2005 he won the boys' singles bronze at the Asian Junior Championships.[1] 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.[2] Saeki plays for the Unisys team for seven year, and in March 2017, he announced his retirement.[3]

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 [4]

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,[5] 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.[6]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
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 [7]
  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 [8]
2010 Peru International Yuichi Ikeda 19–21, 19–21 Runner-up [9]

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 [9]
2011 Austrian International Ryota Taohata Anthony Clark
Chris Langridge 		15–21, 16–21 Runner-up [10]
2012 Austrian International Ryota Taohata K. T. Rupesh Kumar
Sanave Thomas 		21–23, 20–22 Runner-up [11]
2012 Scottish International Ryota Taohata Takeshi Kamura
Keigo Sonoda 		21–16, 11–21, 17–21 Runner-up [12]
2013 Austrian International Ryota Taohata Takeshi Kamura
Keigo Sonoda 		21–18, 15–21, 21–18 Winner [13]
2018 Osaka International Hirokatsu Hashimoto Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif
Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub 		21–19, 15–21, 21–15 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament

References

  1. ^ a b "【岡山IH2016】トッププレーヤーに聞く IHの思い出 佐伯祐行＆垰畑亮太" (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Players: Saeki Hiroyuki". smash-net.tv (in Japanese). TMONY Japan Corporation. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ^ "佐伯祐行選手退職のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Unisys. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  4. ^ "6th East Asian Games Individual Competition | Results". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). 14 October 2013. Archived from the original on 8 February 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  5. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  6. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  7. ^ Nakanishi, Yousuke (16 July 2012). "Badminton Canada Open 2012 | Reports". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  8. ^ Krajča, Tomáš (28 March 2010). "Polish International: Petr Koukal reached the quarterfinals". Badmintonweb.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 12 July 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  9. ^ a b Fernando, Hilton (12 April 2010). "Champions of Peru: Foreigners win all titles of the Badminton International". Confederação Brasileira de Badminton (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 11 December 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  10. ^ "It's no big surprise – the Asian players dominated the finals at the Austrian International 2011". Austrian Badminton Association (in German). 26 February 2011. Archived from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  11. ^ "Austria is a good place for Przemyslaw Wacha. After 2003 and 2004, the Pole wins the Austrian International in singles for the third time". Austrian Badminton Association (in German). 25 February 2012. Archived from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  12. ^ Krajča, Tomáš (27 November 2012). "Scottish International: Asians dominated the tournament". Badmintonweb.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  13. ^ "The winners have been determined... Austrian International Challenge 2013". Austrian Badminton Association (in German). 23 February 2013. Archived from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
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