Rei Sato (badminton)

Rei Sato
Personal information
Born (1990-08-03) 3 August 1990
Miyagi, Japan
Sport
Country Japan
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking107 (MS 16 June 2011)
123 (MD 2 December 2010)
BWF profile
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
Asian Junior Championships
2007 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team

Rei Sato (佐藤 黎, Satō Rei; born 3 August 1990) is a Japanese badminton player from the NTT East team.[1] Born in Miyagi, he graduated from Saitama Sakae High School, and later educated at the Nippon Sport Science University.[2] He was part of the national junior team that won the bronze medal at the 2007 Asian Junior Championships.[3] Teamed-up with Naomasa Senkyo, they won the men's doubles title at the North Shore City and Waikato International tournaments.[4][5] Sato also clinched the men's singles title at the 2014 Portugal International tournament.[6]

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2014 Portugal International Beryno Jiann Tze Wong 23–21, 21–7 Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2008 Waikato International Naomasa Senkyo Craig Cooper
Joe Wu
21–16, 21–15 Winner [7]
2008 North Shore City International Naomasa Senkyo John Gordon
John Moody
21–11, 15–21, 21–13 Winner [8]
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "選手・スタッフ紹介 / 佐藤 黎". www.ntt-east.co.jp (in Japanese). Nippon Telegraph and Telephone. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  2. ^ "佐藤 黎/ Rei Sato". www.smash-net.tv (in Japanese). TMONY Japan Corporation. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  3. ^ "2007年アジアジュニアバドミントン選手権大会" (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  4. ^ "ノースショアシティ国際2008" (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  5. ^ "バドミントン ワイカト国際 最終日". blogs.yahoo.co.jp (in Japanese). Yahoo! Japan. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Portuguese International – Results". Badzine.net. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  7. ^ Kim, Sun-suk (8 September 2008). "Badminton Waikato International 2008 | Reports". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  8. ^ Kim, Sun-suk (8 September 2008). "North Shore City International 2008 | Reports". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2025.