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Hirokatsu Hashimoto

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Hirokatsu Hashimoto
Hashimoto in 2011
Personal information
Born (1985-12-18) 18 December 1985 (age 40)
Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking7 (MD 26 April 2012)
15 (XD 16 September 2010)
BWF profile
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 2015 Dongguan Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place 2014 New Delhi Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Wuhan Men's team
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Chengdu Men's doubles
East Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Hong Kong Men's team

Hirokatsu Hashimoto (橋本 博且, Hashimoto Hirokatsu; born 18 December 1985) is a former Japanese badminton player who competed in doubles. He is best known for his men's doubles partnership with Noriyasu Hirata. In 2011, Hashimoto and Hirata won the India Open, making history as the first Japanese male players to ever capture a BWF Super Series title. Among his other major international achievements, Hashimoto won a gold medal at the 2014 Thomas Cup with the Japanese men's national team and competed at the 2010 and 2014 Asian Games.[1]

Career

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In 2011, Hashimoto and his men's doubles partner Noriyasu Hirata won the India Open, making history as the first Japanese male players to capture a BWF Super Series title.[2]

After concluding his playing career with Tonami Transportation and the Fukui Prefectural Sports Association, Hashimoto transitioned into coaching. Since 2019, he has served as a coach for the Saishunkan Pharmaceutical badminton team.[3]

Achievements

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Asian Championships

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2011 Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China Japan Noriyasu Hirata China Cai Yun
China Fu Haifeng 		12–21, 15–21 Silver Silver [4][5]

BWF World Tour

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[7]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2018 Akita Masters Super 100 Japan Hiroyuki Saeki Indonesia Akbar Bintang Cahyono
Indonesia Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani 		16–21, 6–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [8]

BWF Superseries

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The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[9] 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.[10] 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
2011 India Open Japan Noriyasu Hirata Indonesia Angga Pratama
Indonesia Rian Agung Saputro 		21–17, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [2][11]
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

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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
2009 New Zealand Open Japan Noriyasu Hirata India Rupesh Kumar K. T.
India Sanave Thomas 		16–21, 21–15, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [12]
2010 Dutch Open Japan Noriyasu Hirata Japan Yoshiteru Hirobe
Japan Kenta Kazuno 		21–17, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [13]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2011 Australian Open Japan Mizuki Fujii Thailand Songphon Anugritayawon
Thailand Kunchala Voravichitchaikul 		15–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [14][15]
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2009 Osaka International Japan Noriyasu Hirata Japan Yoshiteru Hirobe
Japan Hajime Komiyama 		19–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [16]
2010 Osaka International Japan Noriyasu Hirata Japan Hiroyuki Endo
Japan Yoshiteru Hirobe 		16–21, 23–21, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [17]
2018 Osaka International Japan Hiroyuki Saeki Malaysia Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif
Malaysia Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub 		21–19, 15–21, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [18]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2010 Osaka International Japan Mizuki Fujii Japan Kenichi Hayakawa
Japan Shizuka Matsuo 		14–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [17]
  BWF International Challenge tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Hashimoto Hirokatsu". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b "The men's pair of Hirata and Hashimoto also won the Super Series in badminton". The Nikkei (in Japanese). 1 May 2011. Archived from the original on 3 April 2026. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  3. ^ "Coach Hirokatsu Hashimoto has joined the team!". Saishunkan Badminton (in Japanese). 1 April 2019. Archived from the original on 5 December 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  4. ^ Kwang, Pearlyn (24 April 2011). "ASIAN CHAMPS 2011 Finals – 5 Pandas for China". Badzine. Archived from the original on 8 February 2026. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  5. ^ "China win five titles at BAC for first time ever". Badminton World Federation. 24 April 2011. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Sitthikom secures Akita Masters win". Bangkok Post. 30 July 2018. Archived from the original on 5 July 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  9. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  10. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  11. ^ "Hashimoto-Noriyasu end giant killers' run". Badminton World Federation. 1 May 2011. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  12. ^ "Rupesh-Thomas clinch men's doubles title in NZ Open". The Times of India. 1 August 2009. Archived from the original on 9 April 2026. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  13. ^ Masuda, Keita (25 October 2010). "Dutch Open 2010 | Reports". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 14 December 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  14. ^ Masuda, Keita (6 April 2011). "Australian Open 2011 | Reports". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  15. ^ "Sho close for Choong Hann but Sasaki pulls through". Badminton World Federation. 10 April 2011. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  16. ^ "Osaka International Challenge 2009 | Reports". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). 6 April 2009. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  17. ^ a b Komiya, Miyuki (12 April 2010). "OSAKA INT'L – Change brings Chances". Badzine. Archived from the original on 14 August 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  18. ^ "[IC] Japan wins in 4 events! Igarashi achieves his second consecutive victory! <Osaka International>". Badminton Spirit (in Japanese). 9 April 2018. Archived from the original on 12 February 2026. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
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