Keiichiro Matsui

Keiichiro Matsui (松居 圭一郎, Matsui Kei'ichirō, born 5 June 1994) is a Japanese badminton player who affiliated with the Hitachi team.[1] Born in Ishikawa, he graduated from the Tomioka senior high school, and later educated at the Nippon Sport Science University.[2] He was part of the national junior team that won the gold medal at the 2012 Asian Junior Championships,[3][4] and the silver medal at the 2012 World Junior Championships.[5][6]

Keiichiro Matsui
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1994-06-05) 5 June 1994
Ishikawa, Japan
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking27 (MD with Yoshinori Takeuchi 20 December 2022)
212 (XD with Akane Araki 5 July 2018)
Current ranking27 (MD with Yoshinori Takeuchi 31 January 2023)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
Thomas Cup
2022 Bangkok Men's team
World Junior Championships
2012 Chiba Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
2012 Gimcheon Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[7] 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.[8]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Russian Open Super 100 Yoshinori Takeuchi Mathias Boe
Mads Conrad-Petersen		 18–21, 13–21 Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)

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.

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Russian Open Akane Araki Chan Peng Soon
Cheah Yee See		 8–11, 13–11, 3–11 Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Spanish International Yoshinori Takeuchi Jacco Arends
Ruben Jille		 17–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2019 Maldives International Yoshinori Takeuchi Arun George
Sanyam Shukla		 21–9, 22–20 Winner
2019 Dubai International Yoshinori Takeuchi Shia Chun Kang
Tan Boon Heong		 21–14, 21–14 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References
  1. "松居 圭一郎 Keiichiro Matsui" (in Japanese). Hitachi. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  2. "松居 圭一郎/ Keiichiro Matsui" (in Japanese). Tmony Japan Corporation. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  3. "Asia Junior Championships kicks off in Korea" (in Japanese). BadPal. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  4. "Asian Juniors 2012 Team Final – Japan wins first team title". Badzine. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  5. "松居組で勢い、日本初戦快勝／バドミントン" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  6. "Gritty China Lifts Suhandinata Cup". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  7. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  8. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.


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