Kyohei Yamashita
Kyohei Yamashita is a Japanese badminton player who specializes in doubles. He is a member of the Japanese national team and plays for the NTT East team. Yamashita is a World Championship bronze medalist in mixed doubles, achieved in 2021 with his former partner Naru Shinoya.
Following Shinoya's retirement in 2024, Yamashita shifted his focus to men's doubles, reuniting with Hiroki Midorikawa. The pair finished as runners-up at the 2026 India Open, a Super 750 event. Yamashita also represented Japan in team competitions, winning bronze medals at the 2022 Asian Games and the Sudirman Cup in 2023 and 2025.
Career
2021
Yamashita and Naru Shinoya made their Super 750 debut at the Indonesia Masters, where they were eliminated in the first round. They subsequently competed in their first Super 1000 tournament at the Indonesia Open, advancing to the second round. The pair concluded the season at the World Championships in Huelva, winning the mixed doubles bronze medal following a semifinal loss to compatriots Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino.2022–2023
During the 2022 season, Yamashita and Shinoya reached the quarterfinals at the Denmark Open and Australian Open. The pair achieved a career-high world ranking of 13 in December 2022.Yamashita won bronze medals representing Japan in team events at the Sudirman Cup and the 2022 Asian Games. On the World Tour, he and Shinoya advanced to the semifinals of the German Open and the Canada Open, as well as the quarterfinals of the All England Open. In men's doubles, Yamashita won the Osaka International title with Hiroki Midorikawa.
2024
Yamashita began the season competing in mixed doubles with Shinoya, pursuing qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Their best World Tour result was a quarterfinal finish at the Thailand Masters. The pair did not qualify for the Olympics, and their partnership concluded in April following Shinoya's retirement from the national team.Yamashita subsequently reunited with Hiroki Midorikawa in men's doubles. Returning to the international competition in August, they won consecutive titles at the Sydney International and the North Harbour International. Domestically, the pair won all three of Japan's major national tournaments: the Japan Ranking Circuit, the All Japan Members Championships, and the All Japan Championships.
2025
Yamashita continued his partnership with Midorikawa throughout the 2025 season. The pair reached the semifinals of the Swiss Open, defeating the world No. 2 pair, Goh Sze Fei and Nur Izzuddin, in the first round. They also advanced to the semifinals at the Taipei Open in May. In team competition, Yamashita won a bronze medal representing Japan at the Sudirman Cup in Xiamen. He and Midorikawa achieved a career-high world ranking of 25 on 23 September. The pair concluded the season as runners-up at the Super 500 Japan Masters, losing the final to Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae.2026
Yamashita and Midorikawa began the season at the Malaysia Open, where they were eliminated in the second round. They subsequently advanced to the final of the Super 750 India Open, finishing as runners-up.Achievements
World Championships
Mixed doubles| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain |  BWF World Tour (3 runners-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. The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.Men's doubles
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