Yuichi Shimogami
Yuichi Shimogami is a Japanese badminton player from Kumamoto Prefecture who specializes in doubles. He is a member of the Japanese national team and plays for the Hitachi Information & Telecommunication Engineering badminton team. Shimogami competes in men's doubles with Takumi Nomura and in mixed doubles with Sayaka Hobara. He achieved career-high world rankings of No. 31 in men's doubles with Nomura on 22 July 2025 and No. 20 in mixed doubles with Hobara on 29 July 2025.
Shimogami won both the men's and mixed doubles titles at the 2024 Northern Marianas Open. His partnership with Nomura has yielded multiple International Challenge titles, and he and Hobara finished as runners-up at the 2024 Malaysia Super 100. He has contributed to the Japan team winning bronze medals at the 2025 Sudirman Cup and the 2025 Asia Mixed Team Championships.
Career
2022
In 2022, Shimogami made his senior international debut, forming a men's doubles partnership with Takumi Nomura. The pair competed for the first time in August at the Mongolia International, reaching the quarterfinals. The following month, they played in consecutive tournaments in Indonesia, where they were quarterfinalists at the Indonesia International Series and won their first title together at the Indonesia International Challenge.2023
Shimogami and Nomura continued their partnership into 2023, competing in several International Challenge tournaments. They reached the quarterfinals at the Maldives International, Mongolia International, and Indonesia International. He made his BWF World Tour debut at the Vietnam Open in September, reaching the second round with Nomura. As of 12 June 2023, they broke into the world's top 100 for the first time, reaching a new career-high ranking of No. 98.2024
In 2024, Shimogami joined Japan's national B team, partnering with Nomura in men's doubles and Sayaka Hobara in mixed doubles. He began the season in March, reaching the mixed doubles semifinals with Hobara at the Ruichang China Masters. In July, he won three International Challenge titles: men's doubles with Nomura and mixed doubles with Hobara at the Northern Marianas Open, followed by another men's doubles title with Nomura at the Saipan International a week later. He also reached the semifinals in both men's and mixed doubles at the Indonesia International in August and the Vietnam Open in September. In October, Shimogami and Hobara were mixed doubles runners-up at the Malaysia Super 100. The year concluded in December at the All Japan Badminton Championships, where he and Nomura finished as men's doubles runners-up, defeated by Kyohei Yamashita and Hiroki Midorikawa in the final. In mixed doubles at the same tournament, he and Hobara advanced to the quarterfinals.2025
In 2025, Shimogami represented Japan on the national team, competing in men's doubles with Nomura and mixed doubles with Hobara. He contributed to Japan's bronze medals at the Asia Mixed Team Championships in February and the Sudirman Cup in May.On the BWF World Tour, Shimogami and Nomura reached the semifinals of the German Open in March and the Taipei Open in May. They also debuted at the Asian Championships in April with a first-round exit. In June, they competed in their first Super 1000 tournament at the Indonesia Open, where they were eliminated in the second round by eventual champions Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae of South Korea. By 22 July 2025, Shimogami achieved a career-high world ranking of No. 31 in men's doubles with Nomura.
In mixed doubles, Shimogami and Hobara reached the quarterfinals of the Singapore Open and the semifinals of the Taipei Open. They also debuted at the Asian Championships and competed in their first Super 1000 tournament at the Indonesia Open, advancing to the second round of both tournaments. Shimogami reached a new career-high of No. 20 in mixed doubles with Hobara on 29 July 2025.
Achievements
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. The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref | ||||||
| 2024 | Malaysia Super 100 | Super 100 |  BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 1 runner-up)Men's doubles
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