Kyohei Yamashita
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| Born | October 12, 1998 Okayama Prefecture, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Taichi Saito | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 17 (MD with Hiroki Midorikawa, 10 March 2026) 13 (XD with Naru Shinoya, 27 December 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 373 (MD with Hiroki Okamura, 17 March 2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Kyohei Yamashita (山下 恭平, Yamashita Kyōhei; born 12 October 1998) is a Japanese badminton player who competes in doubles events.[2] He is a former member of the Japanese national team and plays for the NTT East team.[3]
Yamashita won a bronze medal in mixed doubles at the 2021 World Championships with partner Naru Shinoya. After Shinoya retired in 2024, Yamashita shifted his focus to men's doubles, partnering Hiroki Midorikawa. The pair finished as runners-up at the 2026 India Open (Super 750) and won four International Challenge/Series titles between 2019 and 2024. Yamashita also represented Japan in team competitions, winning bronze medals at the 2022 Asian Games and the Sudirman Cup in 2023 and 2025.
Early career
In 2016, Yamashita competed at junior international level, partnering Naoki Yamazawa in boys' doubles. The pair finished as runners-up at the Dutch Junior before winning the German Junior; they faced Hiroki Okamura and Masayuki Onodera in both finals.[4][5] That year, Yamashita also represented Japan at the Asian Junior Championships in Bangkok, where the team won a bronze medal.[6]
Career
2019–2021
Yamashita and Naru Shinoya began competing together in mixed doubles on the BWF World Tour. In 2019, they reached the final of the Akita Masters (Super 100), losing to South Korea's Ko Sung-hyun and Eom Hye-won.[7] That same year, Yamashita won the Malaysia International in men's doubles with Hiroki Midorikawa.[8]
In 2021, Yamashita and Shinoya made their Super 750 debut at the Indonesia Masters, where they were eliminated in the first round. They subsequently competed in their first Super 1000 tournament at the Indonesia Open, advancing to the second round. The pair concluded the season at the World Championships in Huelva, winning the mixed doubles bronze medal following a semifinal loss to compatriots Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino.[9]
2022–2023
Yamashita and Shinoya reached a career-high mixed doubles world ranking of 13 in December 2022. During the 2022 season, the pair advanced to the quarterfinals at the Denmark Open and the Australian Open. In 2023, they reached the semifinals at the German Open and the Canada Open, and the quarterfinals at the All England Open.
In men's doubles, Yamashita partnered Midorikawa to win the Osaka International in 2023.[10]
Yamashita represented Japan in team events at both the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou and 2023 Sudirman Cup in Suzhou, earning bronze medals on each occasion.
2024
Yamashita and Shinoya began the year pursuing qualification for the 2024 Paris Olympics in mixed doubles. Their best World Tour result was a quarterfinal finish at the Thailand Masters.[11] The pair did not qualify, and their partnership ended in April when Shinoya retired from the national team.[12]
Yamashita then resumed his men's doubles partnership with Midorikawa. Returning to international competition in August, they won consecutive titles at the Sydney International and the North Harbour International.[13][14] Domestically, Yamashita and Midorikawa won three major Japanese national tournaments during the year: the Japan Ranking Circuit, the All Japan Members Championships, and the All Japan Championships.[15][16][17]
2025
Yamashita and Midorikawa continued their partnership throughout 2025. They reached the semifinals at the Swiss Open, having defeated the world No. 2 pair Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin in the first round,[18][19] and also advanced to the semifinals at the Taipei Open.
In team competition, Yamashita represented Japan at the Sudirman Cup in Xiamen, where the team earned a bronze medal.[20] He and Midorikawa reached a career-high men's doubles world ranking of 25 on 23 September. The pair concluded the season as runners-up at the Super 500 Japan Masters, losing the final to South Korea's Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae.[21]
2026
Yamashita and Midorikawa began the 2026 season at the Malaysia Open, where they were eliminated in the second round.[22] They subsequently reached the final of the Super 750 India Open, finishing as runners-up to China's Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang.[23] Yamashita formed a new men's doubles partnership with Hiroki Okamura; the duo debuted at the Swiss Open in March, where they reached the second round but were defeated by the Indian pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty.[24]
Achievements
World Championships
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain |
Naru Shinoya | Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino |
13–21, 8–21 | Bronze | [9] |
BWF World Tour (3 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[25] 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.[26]
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Japan Masters | Super 500 | Hiroki Midorikawa | Kim Won-ho Seo Seung-jae |
22–20, 11–21, 16–21 | Runner-up | [21] |
| 2026 | India Open | Super 750 | Hiroki Midorikawa | Liang Weikeng Wang Chang |
21–17, 23–25, 16–21 | Runner-up | [23] |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Akita Masters | Super 100 | Naru Shinoya | Ko Sung-hyun Eom Hye-won |
10–21, 17–21 | Runner-up | [7] |
BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Malaysia International | Hiroki Midorikawa | Liang Weikeng Shang Yichen |
18–21, 21–10, 21–16 | Winner | [8] |
| 2023 | Osaka International | Hiroki Midorikawa | Wei Chun-wei Wu Guan-xun |
21–14, 21–14 | Winner | [10] |
| 2024 | Sydney International | Hiroki Midorikawa | Lai Po-yu Tsai Fu-cheng |
21–14, 21–16 | Winner | [13] |
| 2024 | North Harbour International | Hiroki Midorikawa | Lai Po-yu Tsai Fu-cheng |
16–21, 21–14, 21–14 | Winner | [14] |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
BWF Junior International (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Boys' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Dutch Junior | Naoki Yamazawa | Hiroki Okamura Masayuki Onodera |
21–17, 11–21, 20–22 | Runner-up | [4] |
| 2016 | German Junior | Naoki Yamazawa | Hiroki Okamura Masayuki Onodera |
21–14, 21–19 | Winner | [5] |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
Performance timeline
- Key
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |
National team
- Junior level
| Team events | 2016 | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Asian Junior Championships | B | [6] |
- Senior level
| Team events | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Ref |
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| Asian Games | B | NH | ||||
| Sudirman Cup | NH | B | NH | B | NH | [27] |
Individual competitions
Senior level
Men's doubles
| Tournament | BWF World Tour | Best | Ref | |||||
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| 2018 | 2019 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |||
| Malaysia Open | A | 2R | 2R ('26) | [22] | ||||
| India Open | A | F | F ('26) | [28][23] | ||||
| Indonesia Masters | A | QF | 2R | QF ('25) | [29] | |||
| Swiss Open | A | SF | 2R | SF ('25) | [18][24] | |||
| Orléans Masters | A | 2R | Q | 2R ('25) | ||||
| Taipei Open | A | SF | SF ('25) | |||||
| Thailand Open | A | 2R | 2R ('25) | [30] | ||||
| Malaysia Masters | A | 2R | 2R ('25) | [31] | ||||
| Singapore Open | A | 1R | 1R ('25) | |||||
| Indonesia Open | A | 1R | 1R ('25) | |||||
| Japan Open | A | 2R | 2R ('25) | |||||
| Baoji China Masters | N/A | QF | A | QF ('24) | ||||
| Hong Kong Open | A | 1R | 1R ('25) | |||||
| China Masters | A | 1R | 1R ('25) | [32] | ||||
| Korea Open | A | 2R | 2R ('25) | |||||
| Denmark Open | A | 1R | 1R ('25) | [33] | ||||
| French Open | A | 1R | 1R ('25) | [34] | ||||
| Japan Masters | N/A | A | F | F ('25) | [21] | |||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R ('25) | [35] | ||||
| Syed Modi International | A | 1R | A | 1R ('23) | ||||
| Indonesia Masters Super 100 | A | 1R | A | 1R ('19) | ||||
| Akita Masters | QF | A | N/A | QF ('18) | ||||
| Year-end ranking | 265 | 214 | 211 | 131 | 26 | 17 | ||
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 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 | [9] |
| 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) | [11] | |
| 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) | [36][37] | ||
| 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) | |||
| Japan 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) | [7] | |||
| Year-end ranking | 73 | 73 | 42 | 13 | 17 | 60 | 13 | |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Best | Ref |
Record against selected opponents
Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 12 March 2026.[38]
Hiroki Okamura
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External links
- Kyohei Yamashita at BWFBadminton.com
- Kyohei Yamashita at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
- Kyohei Yamashita at InterSportStats
- Kyohei Yamashita at Team Japan (in Japanese) (in English)
- Kyohei Yamashita at Badminton Association of Japan (in Japanese)
- Kyohei Yamashita at NTT East (in Japanese)