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Kenichi Hayakawa at the 2013 French Super Series. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 April 1986 Shiga Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 31 March 2017[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
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]
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | 16–21, 23–21, 20–22 |
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Qingdao Sports Centre Conson Stadium, Qingdao, China |
12–21, 16–21 | |||
| 2013 | Taipei Arena, Taipei, Taiwan |
21–19, 13–21, 14–21 |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
17–21, 19–21 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | China Masters | 18–21, 17–21 | |||
| 2012 | World Superseries Finals | 17–21, 19–21 | |||
| 2013 | All England Open | 11–21, 9–21 | |||
| 2013 | China Masters | 23–25, 19–21 | |||
| 2014 | All England Open | 19–21, 19–21 | |||
| 2014 | French Open | 21–18, 9–21, 7–21 | |||
| 2016 | All England Open | 23–21, 18–21, 16–21 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | German Open | 13–21, 16–21 | |||
| 2010 | Australian Open | 21–15, 21–16 | |||
| 2011 | Australian Open | 21–17, 21–18 | |||
| 2011 | Russian Open | 18–21, 17–21 | |||
| 2011 | Indonesia Grand Prix Gold | 13–21, 14–21 | |||
| 2012 | U.S. Open | 21–15, 21–10 | |||
| 2014 | German Open | 19–21, 21–14, 14–21 |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | U.S. Open | 13–21, 10–21 |
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Banuinvest International | 21–10, 21–13 | |||
| 2007 | Victorian International | 21–7, 21–15 |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Osaka International | 21–14, 21–11 |