Daiki Kajiwara Explained

Daiki Kajiwara
梶原 大暉
Birth Date:13 November 2001
Birth Place:Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Event: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)
3 (MD with Hiroshi Murayama)
Current Ranking Date:27 February 2024

is a Japanese para badminton player.[1] 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.[2]

Awards and nominations

AwardYearCategoryResult
BWF Awards2020/2021BWF Male Para Badminton Player of The Year[3]
2022[4]
2023[5]
Minoru Yoneyama Award20222021 Minoru Yoneyama Award by Yonex Sports Foundation[6]
Shinji Hattori Award2022Shinji Hattori Sports Award[7]
Japan Para Sports Award2023Excellence Award[8]

Achievements

Paralympic Games

Men's singles WH2

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

World Championships

Men's singles WH2

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2022Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Kim Jung-jun21–12, 21–11 Gold
2024Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand Yu Soo-young21–16, 21–10 Gold

Asian Para Games

Men's singles

Asian Youth Para Games

Boys' singles

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (24 titles, 4 runners-up)

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[9] [10]

Men's singles (19 titles)

! Year! Tournament! Level! Opponent! Score! Result
2022Spanish Para Badminton International ILevel 1 Rick Cornell Hellmann21–9, 21–11 Winner
2022Brazil Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Jaime Aranguiz21–12, 21–8 Winner
2022Bahrain Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Yu Soo-young21–9, 21–6 Winner
2022Dubai Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Chan Ho Yuen16–21, 21–5, 21–19 Winner
2022Canada Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Kim Jung-jun21–12, 21–16 Winner
20224 Nations Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Chan Ho Yuen21–9, 11–6 Winner
2022Thailand Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Yu Soo-young21–10, 21–9 Winner
2023Spanish Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Kim Jung-jun21–14, 21–11 Winner
2023Spanish Para Badminton International ToledoLevel 1 Kim Jung-jun21–13, 21–7 Winner
2023Brazil Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Chan Ho Yuen21–17, 21–10 Winner
2023Thailand Para Badminton International Level 2 Yu Soo-young22–20, 21–13 Winner
2023Bahrain Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Chan Ho Yuen21–14, 21–17 Winner
2023Canada Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Chan Ho Yuen21–15, 21–1 Winner
20234 Nations Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Kim Jung-jun21–17, 19–21, 21–9 Winner
2023Japan Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Chan Ho Yuen21–15, 21–15 Winner
2023Dubai Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Chan Ho Yuen21–14, 21–15 Winner
2024Spanish Para Badminton International - IILevel 2 Thomas Jakobs21–6, 21–17 Winner
2024Spanish Para Badminton International - ILevel 1 Kim Jung-jun21–2, 21–9 Winner
20244 Nations Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Chan Ho Yuen21–16, 21–12 Winner

Men's doubles (5 titles, 4 runners-up)

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022Spanish Para Badminton International ILevel 1 Keita Nishimura Noor Azwan Noorlan
Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli
20–22, 21–19, 21–12 Winner
2022Brazil Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Keita Nishimura Thomas Jakobs
David Toupé
21–14, 21–19 Winner
2023Spanish Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Hiroshi Murayama Jakarin Homhual
Dumnern Junthong
21–8, 21–12 Winner
2023Spanish Para Badminton International ToledoLevel 1 Hiroshi Murayama Choi Jung-man
Kim Jung-jun
18–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2023Brazil Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Hiroshi Murayama Prem Kumar Ale
Abu Hubaida
21–3, 21–17 Winner
2023Bahrain Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Hiroshi Murayama Mai Jianpeng
Qu Zimo
7–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2023Canada Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Hiroshi Murayama Choi Jung-man
Kim Jung-jun
21–11, 17–21, 21–16 Winner
20234 Nations Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Hiroshi Murayama Choi Jung-man
Kim Jung-jun
18–21, 21–19, 16–21 Runner-up
20244 Nations Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Hiroshi Murayama Jeong Jae-gun
Yu Soo-young
14–21, 14–21 Runner-up

International Tournaments (2 titles, 4 runners-up)

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2019Denmark Para Badminton International Rick Cornell Hellmann21–9, 21–9 Winner
2020Peru Para Badminton International Kim Jung-jun13–21, 14–21 Runner-up
Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019Dubai Para-Badminton International Hiroshi Murayama Jeong Jae-gun
Kim Kyung-hoon
17–21, 7–21 Runner-up
2019Denmark Para Badminton International Hiroshi Murayama Young-chin Mi
Thomas Wandschneider
21–12, 21–9 Winner
2020Brazil Para Badminton International Hiroshi Murayama Mai Jianpeng
Qu Zimo
12–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2020Peru Para Badminton International Hiroshi Murayama Kim Jung-jun
Lee Sam-seop
20–22, 21–15, 18–21 Runner-up

Notes and References

  1. News: KAJIWARA Daiki . 8 September 2021 . . 8 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210908020852/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/badminton/athlete-profile-n1709699-kajiwara-daiki.htm . dead .
  2. Web site: 2021-09-05. Double delight as Japan claims two gold in badminton. 2021-09-09. The Japan Times. en-US. 2021-09-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20210909154341/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/09/05/paralympics/summer-paralympics/daiki-kajiwara-badminton-gold/. dead.
  3. Web site: Player of The Year Awards Nominees 2020/2021. bwfbadminton.com.
  4. Web site: Axelsen, Zheng and Huang Rewarded for Stellar Seasons. bwfbadminton.com. en .
  5. Web site: Award a Great Boost, Says Kajiwara. bwfbadminton.com. en .
  6. Web site: Minoru Yoneyama Award 2021. Japanese .
  7. Web site: Winner Announcement "5th Shinji Hattori Award". Japanese .
  8. Web site: 7th Japan Para Sports Award. Japanese .
  9. News: 29 May 2022 . Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards . en . .
  10. News: 11 July 2022 . BWF Para Tournamentsoftware . en . .