Kenya Mitsuhashi (三橋 健也, Mitsuhashi Ken'ya, born 11 July 1997) is a Japanese badminton player.[1][2]

Kenya Mitsuhashi
三橋 健也
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1997-07-11) 11 July 1997 (age 26)
Gunma Prefecture, Japan
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Men's doubles
Highest ranking24 (with Hiroki Okamura, 16 April 2024)
57 (with Takuto Inoue, 29 November 2022)
Current ranking24 (with Hiroki Okamura, 16 April 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Selangor Men's team
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2017 Taipei Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Taipei Mixed team
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Alor Setar Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Lima Boys' doubles
Asia Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Taipei Boys' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Taipei Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Bangkok Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements edit

Summer Universiade edit

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Taipei Gymnasium,
Taipei, Taiwan
  Katsuki Tamate   Kim Jae-hwan
  Seo Seung-jae
12–21, 19–21   Silver

BWF World Junior Championships edit

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Centro de Alto Rendimiento de la Videna,
Lima, Peru
  Yuta Watanabe   He Jiting
  Zheng Siwei
13–21, 16–21   Bronze

Asian Junior Championships edit

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Taipei Gymnasium,
Taipei, Taiwan
  Yuta Watanabe   Huang Kaixiang
  Zheng Siwei
10–21, 8–21   Bronze

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 1 runner-up) edit

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[3] 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.[4]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Canada Open Super 100   Takuto Inoue   Ayato Endo
  Yuta Takei
15–21, 8–21   Runner-up
2023 Vietnam Open Super 100   Hiroki Okamura   Hardianto
  Ade Yusuf Santoso
21–19, 21–19   Winner
2023 (II) Indonesia Masters Super 100   Hiroki Okamura   Choong Hon Jian
  Muhammad Haikal
21–16, 21–18   Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 4 runners-up) edit

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Vietnam International   Yuta Watanabe   Ong Yew Sin
  Teo Ee Yi
19–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2016 Austrian Open   Yuta Watanabe   Marcus Ellis
  Chris Langridge
14–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2022 Réunion Open   Takuto Inoue   Shuntaro Mezaki
  Haruya Nishida
21–16, 18–21, 10–21   Runner-up
2022 Mongolia International   Takuto Inoue   Ayato Endo
  Yuta Takei
14–21, 21–12, 19–21   Runner-up
2023 Indonesia International   Hiroki Okamura   Ki Dong-ju
  Kim Jae-hwan
20–22, 21–16, 21–8   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References edit

  1. ^ "Players: Kenya Mitsuhashi". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  2. ^ "[連載]My Grip~グリップへのこだわり~ Vol.4 渡辺勇大&三橋健也(富岡高)" (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

External links edit