Masataka Morizono
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 Morizono at the 2017 German Open | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 April 1995 Tokyo, Japan[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing style | Left-handed, shakehand grip | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 21 (August 2015)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 50 (April 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Masataka Morizono (森薗 政崇, Morizono Masataka, born 5 April 1995) is a Japanese table tennis player. With doubles partner Yuya Oshima, he won the gold medal in the men's doubles event at both the 2015 and 2017 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals, as well as winning a silver medal in men's doubles at the 2017 World Championships.[3][4]
Career records
[edit]The following senior career records stand as of April 2018:[5]
Singles
[edit]- ITTF World Tour
- Runner-up: 2014 Spanish Open
- Asian Championships: Last 32 (2015)
- Summer Universiade: Winner (2015, 2017)
Men's doubles
[edit]- World Championships: Runner-up (2017); QF (2015)
- ITTF World Tour Grand Finals: Winner (2015, 2017); Runner-up (2016)
- ITTF World Tour
- Winner: 2014 Czech Open, 2015 Croatia Open, 2016 German Open, 2016 Polish Open, 2017 India Open, 2017 Qatar Open
- Runner-up: 2013 Polish Open
- Asian Championships: SF (2015); QF (2017)
- Summer Universiade: Winner (2017); Runner-up (2015)
Mixed doubles
[edit]- Asian Championships: Runner-up (2017); QF (2015)
- Summer Universiade: QF (2015)
Team
[edit]- World Team Cup: QF (2015)
- Asian Championships: Runner-up (2015)
- Summer Universiade: Runner-up (2015, 2017)
References
[edit]- ^ "Player Database / Masataka Morizono". Japan Table Tennis Association (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "ITTF Player Profile / Masataka Morizono". ITTF. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "Back from the brink Masataka Morizono and Yuya Oshima regain title". ITTF. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "China Defends Men's Doubles Crown at ITTF World Championships". ITTF. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "ITTF Player Matches / Masataka Morizono". ITTF. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
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