Daiki Kajiwara
| Daiki Kajiwara 梶原 大暉 | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Born | 13 November 2001 Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan[1] |
| Men's singles WH2 Men's doubles WH1–WH2 | |
| Highest ranking | 1 (MS 4 July 2022) 1 (MD with Keita Nishimura, 18 July 2022) 1 (MD with Hiroshi Murayama, 22 August 2023) |
| Current ranking | 1 (MS) 8 (MD with Hiroshi Murayama) (27 August 2024) |
Medal record | |
| BWF profile | |
Daiki Kajiwara (梶原 大暉, Kajiwara Daiki, born 13 November 2001) is a Japanese para badminton player.[2] He graduated from Nippon Sport Science University.[3] He won the gold medal in the men singles WH2 and bronze medal in the men doubles WH1–WH2 event of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[4]
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Award | Year | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BWF Awards | 2020/2021 | BWF Male Para Badminton Player of The Year | Nominated | [5] |
| 2022 | Won | [6] | ||
| 2023 | Won | [7] | ||
| Minoru Yoneyama Award | 2022 | 2021 Minoru Yoneyama Award by Yonex Sports Foundation | Won | [8] |
| Shinji Hattori Award | 2022 | Shinji Hattori Sports Award | Won | [9] |
| Japan Para Sports Award | 2023 | Excellence Award | Won | [10] |
Achievements
[edit]Paralympic Games
[edit]Men's singles WH2
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan |  Kim Jung-jun
|
21–18, 21–19 |  Gold
|
| 2024 | Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France |  Chan Ho Yuen
|
21–10, 21–10 | Gold
|
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | Hiroshi Murayama
|
 Jakarin Homhual Dumnern Junthong
|
21–18, 21–19 |  Bronze
|
| 2024 | Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France | Hiroshi Murayama
|
Takumi Matsumoto Osamu Nagashima
|
19–21, 21–12, 21–15 | Bronze
|
World Championships
[edit]Men's singles WH2
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | Kim Jung-jun
|
21–12, 21–11 |  Gold
|
| 2024 | Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand | Yu Soo-young
|
21–16, 21–10 | Gold
|
Asian Para Games
[edit]Men's singles WH2
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China | Yu Soo-young
|
21–15, 21–9 | Gold
|
Asian Youth Para Games
[edit]Boys' singles WH2
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Alba Club, Riffa, Bahrain | Yu Soo-young
|
21–15, 21–11 | Gold
|
BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (26 titles, 4 runners-up)
[edit]The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[11][12]
Men's singles WH2 (20 titles)
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Spanish Para-Badminton International I | Level 1 |  Rick Hellmann
|
21–9, 21–11 |  Winner
|
| 2022 | Brazil Para-Badminton International | Level 2 |  Jaime Aranguiz
|
21–12, 21–8 | Winner
|
| 2022 | Bahrain Para-Badminton International | Level 2 | Yu Soo-young
|
21–9, 21–6 | Winner
|
| 2022 | Dubai Para-Badminton International | Level 2 | Chan Ho Yuen
|
16–21, 21–5, 21–19 | Winner
|
| 2022 | Canada Para-Badminton International | Level 1 | Kim Jung-jun
|
21–12, 21–16 | Winner
|
| 2022 | 4 Nations Para-Badminton International | Level 1 | Chan Ho Yuen
|
21–9, 11–6 retired | Winner
|
| 2022 | Thailand Para-Badminton International | Level 1 | Yu Soo-young
|
21–10, 21–9 | Winner
|
| 2023 | Spanish Para-Badminton International | Level 2 | Kim Jung-jun
|
21–14, 21–11 | Winner
|
| 2023 | Spanish Para-Badminton International I | Level 1 | Kim Jung-jun
|
21–13, 21–7 | Winner
|
| 2023 | Brazil Para-Badminton International | Level 2 | Chan Ho Yuen
|
21–17, 21–10 | Winner
|
| 2023 | Thailand Para-Badminton International | Level 2 | Yu Soo-young
|
22–20, 21–13 | Winner
|
| 2023 | Bahrain Para-Badminton International | Level 2 | Chan Ho Yuen
|
21–14, 21–17 | Winner
|
| 2023 | Canada Para-Badminton International | Level 1 | Chan Ho Yuen
|
21–15, 21–1 | Winner
|
| 2023 | 4 Nations Para-Badminton International | Level 1 | Kim Jung-jun
|
21–17, 19–21, 21–9 | Winner
|
| 2023 | Japan Para-Badminton International | Level 2 | Chan Ho Yuen
|
21–15, 21–15 | Winner
|
| 2023 | Dubai Para-Badminton International | Level 2 | Chan Ho Yuen
|
21–14, 21–15 | Winner
|
| 2024 | Spanish Para-Badminton International II | Level 2 |  Thomas Jakobs
|
21–6, 21–17 | Winner
|
| 2024 | Spanish Para-Badminton International I | Level 1 | Kim Jung-jun
|
21–2, 21–9 | Winner
|
| 2024 | 4 Nations Para-Badminton International | Level 1 | Chan Ho Yuen
|
21–16, 21–12 | Winner
|
| 2024 | Japan Para-Badminton International | Level 2 | Takumi Matsumoto
|
21–15, 21–12 | Winner
|
Men's doubles WH1–WH2 (6 titles, 4 runners-up)
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Spanish Para-Badminton International I | Level 1 | Keita Nishimura
|
 Noor Azwan Noorlan Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli
|
20–22, 21–19, 21–12 | Winner
|
| 2022 | Brazil Para-Badminton International | Level 2 | Keita Nishimura
|
Thomas Jakobs David Toupé
|
21–14, 21–19 | Winner
|
| 2023 | Spanish Para-Badminton International | Level 2 | Hiroshi Murayama
|
Jakarin Homhual Dumnern Junthong
|
21–8, 21–12 | Winner
|
| 2023 | Spanish Para-Badminton International I | Level 1 | Hiroshi Murayama
|
Choi Jung-man Kim Jung-jun
|
18–21, 19–21 |  Runner-up
|
| 2023 | Brazil Para-Badminton International | Level 2 | Hiroshi Murayama
|
 Prem Kumar Ale Abu Hubaida
|
21–3, 21–17 | Winner
|
| 2023 | Bahrain Para-Badminton International | Level 2 | Hiroshi Murayama
|
 Mai Jianpeng Qu Zimo
|
7–21, 10–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2023 | Canada Para-Badminton International | Level 1 | Hiroshi Murayama
|
Choi Jung-man Kim Jung-jun
|
21–11, 17–21, 21–16 | Winner
|
| 2023 | 4 Nations Para-Badminton International | Level 1 | Hiroshi Murayama
|
Choi Jung-man Kim Jung-jun
|
18–21, 21–19, 16–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2024 | 4 Nations Para-Badminton International | Level 1 | Hiroshi Murayama
|
Jeong Jae-gun Yu Soo-young
|
14–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2024 | Japan Para-Badminton International | Level 2 | Hiroshi Murayama
|
Takumi Matsumoto Keita Nishimura
|
21–19, 22–20 | Winner
|
International tournaments (2011–2021) (2 titles, 4 runners-up)
[edit]Men's singles WH2
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Denmark Para-Badminton International | Rick Hellmann
|
21–9, 21–9 | Winner
|
| 2020 | Peru Para-Badminton International | Kim Jung-jun
|
13–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
|
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Dubai Para-Badminton International | Hiroshi Murayama
|
Jeong Jae-gun Kim Kyung-hoon
|
17–21, 7–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2019 | Denmark Para-Badminton International | Hiroshi Murayama
|
Young-chin Mi Thomas Wandschneider
|
21–12, 21–9 | Winner
|
| 2020 | Brazil Para-Badminton International | Hiroshi Murayama
|
Mai Jianpeng Qu Zimo
|
12–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2020 | Peru Para-Badminton International | Hiroshi Murayama
|
Kim Jung-jun Lee Sam-seop
|
20–22, 21–15, 18–21 | Runner-up
|
References
[edit]- ^ "梶原 大暉 東京パラ・バドミントン金メダリスト パラサポWEB". パラサポWEB (in Japanese). Nippon Foundation. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "KAJIWARA Daiki". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "バレー高橋藍、飛び込み三上紗也可、パラバド梶原大暉らが日体大を卒業 高橋は "ビデオメッセージ"". 日テレNEWS NNN (in Japanese). Nippon Television. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Double delight as Japan claims two gold in badminton". The Japan Times. 2021-09-05. Archived from the original on 2021-09-09. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
- ^ "Player of The Year Awards Nominees 2020/2021". bwfbadminton.com.
- ^ "Axelsen, Zheng and Huang Rewarded for Stellar Seasons". bwfbadminton.com.
- ^ "Award a Great Boost, Says Kajiwara". bwfbadminton.com.
- ^ "Minoru Yoneyama Award 2021" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 8 July 2023.
- ^ "Winner Announcement "5th Shinji Hattori Award"" (in Japanese). 28 October 2022.
- ^ "7th Japan Para Sports Award" (in Japanese). 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
- ^ "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.
External links
[edit]- Daiki Kajiwara at BWFBadminton.com
- Daiki Kajiwara at BWFPara.TournamentSoftware.com
- Daiki Kajiwara at the International Paralympic Committee
- Daiki Kajiwara at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics (alternate link)
Categories:
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Nippon Sport Science University alumni
- Paralympic badminton players for Japan
- Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for Japan
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Japan
- Paralympic medalists in badminton
- Japanese male badminton players
- Japanese para-badminton players
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Para Games
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen
- Sportspeople from Fukuoka (city)
- Badminton players at the 2024 Summer Paralympics