Takeshi Kamura


Takeshi Kamura is a Japanese badminton player. He was selected to join the national team in 2013 and retired in 2021. Kamura 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 Keigo Sonoda in January 2017.
Kamura won the silver medal at the 2018 World Championships and a bronze in 2017. In the continental level, he helped the national team to win the 2017 Asia Mixed Team Championships, and he also collected a silver and three bronze medals in the individual men's doubles event. He competed at the Badminton at the 2014 [Asian Games|2014] and 2018 Asian Games|2018 Asian Games].

Career

Kamura competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Partnered with Keigo Sonoda, the duo was eliminated in the quarter-finals by the second seeds Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResultRef
2017Emirates Arena,
Glasgow, Scotland

Asian Championships

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 8 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
YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResultRef
2018Malaysia OpenSuper 750

BWF Superseries (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation. 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. Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.
Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Singapore Open

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

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 and played between 2007 and 2017.
Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResultRef
2012Canada Open

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 3 runners-up)

Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResultRef
2009Vietnam International