Kyohei Yamashita (山下 恭平, Yamashita Kyōhei, born 12 October 1998) is a Japanese badminton player who specializes in doubles. He was the bronze medalist in the mixed doubles at the 2021 BWF World Championships in Huelva. Yamashita graduated from Nippon Sport Science University then joined the NTT East team.
Career
2021
Kyohei Yamashita won the mixed doubles bronze medal at the 2021 BWF World Championships after losing in the semifinals to compatriots Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino, 13–21, 8–21.
2024
His mixed doubles partner Naru Shinoya retired from the national team on 15 April 2024. Yamashita continues to play in the men's doubles with Hiroki Midorikawa in local and international tournaments.
Achievements
BWF World Championships
Mixed doubles
BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, 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.
Mixed doubles
BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles)
Men's doubles
- BWF International Challenge tournament
BWF Junior International (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Boys' doubles
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
Performance timeline
- Key
National team
- Junior level
- Senior level
Individual competitions
Senior level
Men's doubles
Mixed doubles
References
External links
- Kyohei Yamashita at BWFBadminton.com
- Kyohei Yamashita at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
