Kenichi Hayakawa
 Kenichi Hayakawa at the 2013 French Super Series. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 5 April 1986 Shiga Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 31 March 2017[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | MD, 256 wins, 151 losses (62.90%) XD, 90 wins, 96 losses (48.39%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 2 (MD with Hiroyuki Endo, 19 June 2014) 12 (XD with Misaki Matsutomo, 19 June 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Kenichi Hayakawa (早川 賢一, Hayakawa Ken'ichi; born 5 April 1986) is a retired Japanese badminton player. He has been a runner-up of the All England three times (2013, 2014 and 2016) along with his partner, Hiroyuki Endo. He competed at the 2010 and 2014 Asian Games.[2]
Career
[edit]Hayakawa won the first point in the 2014 Thomas Cup finals with Hiroyuki Endo beating 2004 World Junior Champions Hoon Thien How and Tan Boon Heong and lead the momentum for the Japanese team to claim the Thomas Cup for the first time, being the fourth nation to win Thomas cup after Indonesia, China and Malaysia.
On 31 March 2017, Hayakawa retired as a badminton player.[1] He was appointed as the Japan national badminton team coach in 2017.[3] Hayakawa stepped down as the national team coach in 2023 and became the men's team manager for BIPROGY.[4]
Achievements
[edit]BWF World Championships
[edit]Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia |  Hiroyuki Endo
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 Liu Xiaolong Qiu Zihan
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16–21, 23–21, 20–22 |  Bronze
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Asian Championships
[edit]Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Qingdao Sports Centre Conson Stadium, Qingdao, China |
Hiroyuki Endo
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 Kim Gi-jung Kim Sa-rang
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12–21, 16–21 |  Silver
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| 2013 | Taipei Arena, Taipei, Taiwan |
Hiroyuki Endo
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Kim Gi-jung Kim Sa-rang
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21–19, 13–21, 14–21 | Bronze
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
Misaki Matsutomo
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 Lee Chun Hei Chau Hoi Wah
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17–21, 19–21 | Bronze
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BWF Superseries (7 runners-up)
[edit]The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[5] 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.[6] 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 |
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| 2012 | China Masters | Hiroyuki Endo
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Chai Biao Zhang Nan
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18–21, 17–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2012 | World Superseries Finals | Hiroyuki Endo
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 Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen
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17–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2013 | All England Open | Hiroyuki Endo
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Liu Xiaolong Qiu Zihan
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11–21, 9–21 | Runner-up
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| 2013 | China Masters | Hiroyuki Endo
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Ko Sung-hyun Lee Yong-dae
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23–25, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2014 | All England Open | Hiroyuki Endo
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 Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan
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19–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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[8] |
| 2014 | French Open | Hiroyuki Endo
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Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen
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21–18, 9–21, 7–21 | Runner-up
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[9] |
| 2016 | All England Open | Hiroyuki Endo
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 Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov
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23–21, 18–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 5 runners-up)
[edit]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 | Ref |
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| 2009 | German Open | Kenta Kazuno
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Lee Yong-dae Shin Baek-cheol
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13–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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[10] |
| 2010 | Australian Open | Hiroyuki Endo
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Kang Woo-kyum Park Tae-sang
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21–15, 21–16 |  Winner
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| 2011 | Australian Open | Hiroyuki Endo
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Naoki Kawamae Shoji Sato
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21–17, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2011 | Russian Open | Hiroyuki Endo
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Naoki Kawamae Shoji Sato
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18–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2011 | Indonesia Grand Prix Gold | Hiroyuki Endo
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Mohammad Ahsan Bona Septano
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13–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2012 | U.S. Open | Hiroyuki Endo
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Yoshiteru Hirobe Kenta Kazuno
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21–15, 21–10 | Winner
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| 2014 | German Open | Hiroyuki Endo
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Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda
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19–21, 21–14, 14–21 | Runner-up
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[11] |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | U.S. Open | Misaki Matsutomo
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 Tony Gunawan Vita Marissa
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13–21, 10–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles)
[edit]Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | Banuinvest International | Kenta Kazuno
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 Julian Hristov Konstantin Dobrev
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21–10, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2007 | Victorian International | Kenta Kazuno
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 Chad Whitehead Mark Prior
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21–7, 21–15 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2010 | Osaka International | Shizuka Matsuo
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Hirokatsu Hashimoto Mizuki Fujii
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21–14, 21–11 | Winner
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[12] |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Announcement of the retirement of players Kenichi Hayakawa and Ryota Taohata" (in Japanese). BIPROGY. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Profile: Hayakawa Kenichi". Incheon 2014 official website. Archived from the original on 3 October 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "代表選手 2017年" (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "Team/Staff Profile: Kenichi Hayakawa" (in Japanese). BIPROGY. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
- ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (16 September 2012). "China Masters: Day 6 - China Repeats Olympic Sweep". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (9 March 2014). "All England 2014 - Day 6: All England Thrice as Nice". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ "Yonex French Open 2014 – Day 6: Chou Scripts Parisian Fairytale". Badminton World Federation. 27 October 2014. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ "Korean Pair Win at German Open". The Korea Times. 2 March 2009. Archived from the original on 15 September 2025. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ^ "Yonex German Open 2014 – Review: Takahashi Sisters Triumph; Great 'Come-Bhat'". Badminton World Federation. 3 March 2014. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ^ Komiya, Miyuki (12 April 2010). "OSAKA INT'L – Change brings Chances". Badzine. Archived from the original on 14 August 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
External links
[edit]
- Kenichi Hayakawa at BWFBadminton.com
- Kenichi Hayakawa at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
- Kenichi Hayakawa at Olympics.com
- Kenichi Hayakawa at Olympedia
- Kenichi Hayakawa – Rio 2016 at Team Japan (in Japanese) (in English)
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Badminton players from Shiga Prefecture
- Japanese male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for Japan
- Badminton players at the 2010 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2014 Asian Games
- Asian Games badminton players for Japan
- Japanese badminton coaches
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen
- Medalists at the 2009 East Asian Games