Keigo Sonoda

Keigo Sonoda (園田 啓悟, Sonoda Keigo, born 20 February 1990) is a Japanese badminton player.[1] He affiliated with the YKK AP Yatsushiro, before joining the Tonami team in 2010. Sonoda was part of the national team that won the 2014 Thomas Cup. He captured his first Superseries title at the 2016 Hong Kong Open, and reached a career high of world number 2 in the men's doubles partnered with Takeshi Kamura in January 2017.[2][3]

Keigo Sonoda
園田 啓悟
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1990-02-20) 20 February 1990
Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking69 (MS 1 December 2011)
2 (MD with Takeshi Kamura 26 January 2017)
19 (XD 31 March 2016)
Current ranking6 (MD with Takeshi Kamura 7 December 2021)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
World Championships
2018 Nanjing Men's doubles
2017 Glasgow Men's doubles
Sudirman Cup
2015 Dongguan Mixed team
2019 Nanning Mixed team
2017 Gold Coast Mixed team
Thomas Cup
2014 New Delhi Men's team
2018 Bangkok Men's team
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta-Palembang Men's team
Asia Championships
2018 Wuhan Men's doubles
2016 Wuhan Men's doubles
2017 Wuhan Men's doubles
2019 Wuhan Men's doubles
Asia Mixed Team Championships
2017 Ho Chi Minh Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
2016 Hyderabad Men's team
Asian Junior Championships
2007 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
BWF profile

Sonoda won the silver medal at the 2018 World Championships and a bronze in 2017. In the continental Asia, he helped the national team win the 2017 Asia Mixed Team Championships, also collected a silver and three bronze medals in the individual men's doubles event. He competed at the 2014 and 2018 Asian Games.[4]

Career

Sonoda competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Partnered with Takeshi Kamura, the duo were eliminated in the quarter-finals to Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan.[5]

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Emirates Arena,
Glasgow, Scotland		 Takeshi Kamura Mohammad Ahsan
Rian Agung Saputro		 12–21, 15–21 Bronze
2018 Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park,
Nanjing, China		 Takeshi Kamura Li Junhui
Liu Yuchen		 12–21, 19–21 Silver

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China		 Takeshi Kamura Lee Yong-dae
Yoo Yeon-seong		 17–21, 18–21 Bronze
2017 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China		 Takeshi Kamura Li Junhui
Liu Yuchen		 15–21, 21–13, 18–21 Bronze
2018 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China		 Takeshi Kamura Li Junhui
Liu Yuchen		 21–11, 10–21, 13–21 Silver
2019 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China		 Takeshi Kamura Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo		 21–15, 17–21, 15–21 Bronze

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 8 runners-up)

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 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[7]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Malaysia Open Super 750 Takeshi Kamura Hiroyuki Endo
Yuta Watanabe		 21–8, 21–10 Winner
2018 Thailand Open Super 500 Takeshi Kamura Hiroyuki Endo
Yuta Watanabe		 21–17, 21–19 Winner
2018 Denmark Open Super 750 Takeshi Kamura Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo		 15–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2018 Hong Kong Open Super 500 Takeshi Kamura Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo		 13–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2019 German Open Super 300 Takeshi Kamura Hiroyuki Endo
Yuta Watanabe		 21–15, 11–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2019 Malaysia Open Super 750 Takeshi Kamura Li Junhui
Liu Yuchen		 12–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2019 Singapore Open Super 500 Takeshi Kamura Mohammad Ahsan
Hendra Setiawan		 21–13, 19–21, 21–17 Winner
2019 Australian Open Super 300 Takeshi Kamura Ko Sung Hyun
Shin Baek-Cheol		 11–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2019 Korea Open Super 500 Takeshi Kamura Fajar Alfian
Muhammad Rian Ardianto		 16–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2019 Fuzhou China Open Super 750 Takeshi Kamura Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo		 17–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2021 All England Open Super 1000 Takeshi Kamura Hiroyuki Endo
Yuta Watanabe		 15–21, 21–17, 11–21 Runner-up

BWF Superseries (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[8] 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.[9] 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
2016 Singapore Open Takeshi Kamura Fu Haifeng
Zhang Nan		 11–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2016 Hong Kong Open Takeshi Kamura Mathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen		 21–19, 21–19 Winner
2016 Dubai World Superseries Finals Takeshi Kamura Goh V Shem
Tan Wee Kiong		 14–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2017 Australia Open Takeshi Kamura Hendra Setiawan
Tan Boon Heong		 21–17, 21–19 Winner
  Superseries Finals Tournament
  Superseries Premier Tournament
  Superseries Tournament

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles)

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
2012 Canada Open Takeshi Kamura Hiroyuki Saeki
Ryota Taohata		 12–21, 21–16, 21–19 Winner
2013 U.S. Open Takeshi Kamura Liang Jui-wei
Liao Kuan-hao		 21–16, 27–25 Winner
2014 German Open Takeshi Kamura Hiroyuki Endo
Kenichi Hayakawa		 21–19, 14–21, 21–14 Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 1 runner-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2011 Osaka International Sho Zeniya 18–21, 21–16, 21–16 Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Osaka International Takatoshi Kurose Shu Wada
Tatsuya Watanabe		 21–14, 21–14 Winner
2011 Malaysia International Takeshi Kamura Chen Chung-jen
Lin Yen-jui		 21–13, 21–17 Winner
2012 Osaka International Takeshi Kamura Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Agripina Prima Rahmanto		 21–17, 21–23, 21–18 Winner
2012 Scottish International Takeshi Kamura Hiroyuki Saeki
Ryota Taohata		 16–21, 21–11, 21–17 Winner
2013 Austrian International Takeshi Kamura Hiroyuki Saeki
Ryota Taohata		 18–21, 21–15, 18–21 Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References
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  3. "選手プロフィール 園田 啓悟そのだ けいご". www.badminton.or.jp (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  4. "Men's Team - Entry List by Event". Incheon 2014 official website. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
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