Naoki Kawamae
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 November 1982 Nara Prefecture, Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 9 (5 April 2012) | |||||||||||||||||
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Naoki Kawamae (川前 直樹, Kawamae Naoki; born 6 November 1982) is a Japanese badminton player from the NTT East team.[1] In 2012, he competed at the London Olympics, but did not advance to the knock-out stage after placing third in the group stage.[2]
Achievements
BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Australian Open |  Shoji Sato | Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa | 17–21, 18–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2011 | Russian Open | Shoji Sato | Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa | 21–18, 21–17 |  Winner |
| 2011 | India Grand Prix Gold | Shoji Sato |  Andrei Adistia Christopher Rusdianto | 21–17, 12–21, 23–21 | Winner |
| 2012 | Swiss Open | Shoji Sato |  Fang Chieh-min Lee Sheng-mu | 21–13, 21–14 | Winner |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 3 runners-up)
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2005 | Southern PanAm International | Keishi Kawaguchi | 9–15, 15–9, 9–15 | Runner-up |
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2004 | Canterbury International | Yusuke Shinkai | Keishi Kawaguchi Toru Matsumoto | 15–11, 15–4 | Winner |
| 2004 | Western Australia International | Yusuke Shinkai | Keishi Kawaguchi Toru Matsumoto | 15–8, 15–12 | Winner |
| 2008 | Osaka International | Keishi Kawaguchi |  Ko Sung-hyun Kwon Yi-goo | 11–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2008 | Canadian International | Keishi Kawaguchi |  Howard Bach Khankham Malaythong | 21–15, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2009 | Estonian International | Shoji Sato |  Andrey Ashmarin Anton Ivanov | 21–13, 21–9 | Winner |
| 2009 | Swedish International | Shoji Sato |  Chris Langridge David Lindley | 15–21, 21–14, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2009 | Austrian International | Shoji Sato | Yoshiteru Hirobe Hajime Komiyama | 21–19, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2009 | Croatian International | Shoji Sato |  Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding | 15–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2009 | Canadian International | Shoji Sato | .svg.png){kind=small} Alvin Lau Li Chi-Lin | 21–15, 21–12 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- ^ "選手 川前 直樹" (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "佐藤翔・川前組、最終戦で五輪初勝利" (in Japanese). Sankei Sports. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
External links
- Naoki Kawamae at BWFBadminton.com
- Naoki Kawamae at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived, alternate link)
- Naoki Kawamae at Olympedia
- Naoki Kawamae at Olympics.com
- Naoki Kawamae – London 2012 at Team Japan (in Japanese) (in English)