{{Short description|Japanese badminton player (born 1980)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}} {{Infobox badminton player | name = Shintaro Ikeda | image = Shintaro Ikeda at aff interview (2019).jpg | image_size = 250 px | caption = Ikeda in 2019 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|12|27}} | birth_place = [[Ōnojō]] [[Fukuoka Prefecture|Fukuoka]], Japan | height = 1.75 m | weight = 69 kg | country = Japan | years_active = | handedness = Right | coach = | event = Men's & mixed doubles | highest_ranking = 8 (XD with [[Reiko Shiota]], 2 October 2012)<br />11 (MD with [[Shuichi Sakamoto]], 21 August 2007) | date_of_highest_ranking = | current_ranking = | date_of_current_ranking = | played = | titles = | medal_templates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[Badminton]]}} {{MedalCountry | {{JPN}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[[BWF World Championships|World Championships]]}} {{MedalBronze|[[2007 BWF World Championships|2007 Kuala Lumpur]]|[[2007 BWF World Championships – Men's doubles|Men's doubles]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Badminton at the East Asian Games|East Asian Games]]}} {{MedalBronze|[[Badminton at the 2009 East Asian Games|2009 Hong Kong]]|Men's team}} | bwfbadminton_id = 52261 }}
{{nihongo|'''Shintaro Ikeda'''|池田 信太郎|''Ikeda Shintaro''|extra=born 27 December 1980 in [[Fukuoka Prefecture|Fukuoka]]}} is a male [[badminton]] player from [[Japan]].
==Career== Ikeda won the bronze medal at the [[2007 BWF World Championships|2007 World Championships]] in men's doubles with [[Shuichi Sakamoto]], marking the first-ever medal won by Japanese men since the tournament's inception in 1977. They were defeated in the semifinals by [[Jung Jae-sung]] and [[Lee Yong-dae]] of [[South Korea]], 16–21, 12–21.<ref name="worldchamp07">{{cite web |title=Feature Vol. 18: Shuichi Sakamoto and Shintaro Ikeda Win Historic Bronze at 2007 World Championships |url=https://www.biprogy.com/badminton/feature/m/vol_18.pdf |website=BIPROGY |access-date=9 April 2026 |archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0410-0338-52/https://www.biprogy.com:443/badminton/feature/m/vol_18.pdf |archive-date=9 April 2026 |language=ja |date=27 August 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref>
He has taken part at two Olympic Games, competing in the men's doubles with Shuichi Sakamoto in [[Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008]] and the mixed doubles with [[Reiko Shiota]] in [[Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012]].{{fact|date=February 2026}}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |+ |- ! scope="col"| Award ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Category ! scope="col"| Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- ! scope="row" | [[Japanese Olympic Committee]] (JOC) Awards | align="center"| 2007 | Special Achievement | {{won}} | align="center"| <ref name="jocaward">{{cite web |title=The winners of the 2007 JOC Sports Awards have been announced! |url=https://www.joc.or.jp/news/000873.html |website=Japanese Olympic Committee |access-date=9 April 2026 |archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0410-0401-18/https://www.joc.or.jp:443/news/000873.html |archive-date=9 April 2026 |language=ja |date=16 May 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Shuichi Sakamoto and Shintaro Ikeda receive the "2007 JOC Sports Award Special Achievement Award" |url=https://www.biprogy.com/badminton/news/080622_joc.html |website=BIPROGY |access-date=9 April 2026 |archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0410-0401-32/https://www.biprogy.com:443/badminton/news/080622_joc.html |archive-date=9 April 2026 |language=ja |date=24 June 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology]] Awards | align="center"| 2007 | International Competition Outstanding Achievement | {{won}} | align="center"| <ref name="mextaward">{{cite web |title=Shuichi Sakamoto and Shintaro Ikeda received awards from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology for outstanding performance in international competitions |url=http://www.unisys.co.jp/BADMINTON/new/071105_announce.html |website=Nihon Unisys |access-date=9 April 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502152941/http://www.unisys.co.jp/BADMINTON/new/071105_announce.html |archive-date=2 May 2013 |language=ja |date=5 November 2007}}</ref> |- |}
== Achievements == === World Championships === ''Men's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result ! Ref |- style="background:#F3E6D7" | align="center" | [[2007 BWF World Championships – Men's doubles|2007]] | align="left" |[[Axiata Arena|Putra Indoor Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]] | align="left" | {{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Shuichi Sakamoto]] | align="left" | {{Flagicon|KOR}} [[Jung Jae-sung]]<br /> {{Flagicon|KOR}} [[Lee Yong-dae]] | align="left" | 16–21, 12–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze''' | style="text-align:center; background:white" | <ref name="worldchamp07" /> |}
===BWF Superseries (1 runner-up)=== The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,<ref>{{cite web |title=BWF Launches Super Series |url=http://www.badminton.org.au/index.php?id=22&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=136&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2&cHash=26fb36d8a5 |publisher=Badminton Australia |date=15 December 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006123828/http://www.badminton.org.au/index.php?id=22&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=136&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2&cHash=26fb36d8a5 |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 October 2007}}</ref> was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the [[Badminton World Federation]] (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were [[BWF Superseries|Superseries and Superseries Premier]]. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event |url=http://www.ibadmintonstore.com/iBADMINTONstore-News/Yonex-All-England-Elevated-To-BWF-Premier-Super-Se.aspx |publisher=IBadmintonstore |access-date=29 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002005757/http://www.ibadmintonstore.com/iBADMINTONstore-News/Yonex-All-England-Elevated-To-BWF-Premier-Super-Se.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 October 2013}}</ref> Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.
''Mixed doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |- style="background:#FFFFCC" | align="center" | [[2012 Singapore Super Series#Finals 5|2012]] | align="left" | [[Singapore Open (badminton)|Singapore Open]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Reiko Shiota]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Chen Hung-ling]]<br />{{flagicon|TPE}} [[Cheng Wen-hsing]] | align="left" | 17–21, 11–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' |} : {{Color box|#FFFFCC|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Super Series|Superseries]] Tournament
=== BWF Grand Prix === The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the [[BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold|Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold]]. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the [[Badminton World Federation]] (BWF) since 2007. The '''World Badminton Grand Prix''' sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.
''Men's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result ! Ref |- style="background:#FFFF67" | align="center"| 2007 | align="left"| [[Russian Open (badminton)|Russian Open]] | align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shuichi Sakamoto]] | align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Kristof Hopp]]<br/>{{flagicon|GER}} [[Ingo Kindervater]] | align="left"| 16–21, 20–22 | style="text-align:left; background:white"| {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' | style="text-align:center; background:white"| <ref name="rus07">{{cite web |title=Shuichi Sakamoto and Shintaro Ikeda take second place at the 2007 Russian Open! |url=https://www.biprogy.com/badminton/news/071205_russian.html |website=BIPROGY |access-date=9 April 2026 |archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0410-0302-24/https://www.biprogy.com:443/badminton/news/071205_russian.html |archive-date=9 April 2026 |language=ja |date=13 December 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> |}
''Mixed doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result ! Ref |- style="background:#D4F1C5" | align="center"| 2010 | align="left"| [[Dutch Open (badminton)|Dutch Open]] | align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Reiko Shiota]] | align="left"| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Alexandr Nikolaenko]]<br/>{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Valeri Sorokina]] | align="left"| 20–22, 9–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white"| {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' | style="text-align:center; background:white"| <ref name="dutch10">{{cite web |last1=Masuda |first1=Keita |title=Dutch Open 2010 {{!}} Reports |url=http://badminton.or.jp/2010/dutch/index.htm |website=Nippon Badminton Association |access-date=9 April 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214044753/http://badminton.or.jp/2010/dutch/index.htm |archive-date=14 December 2010 |language=ja |date=25 October 2010}}</ref> |- style="background:#FFFF67" | align="center"|2011 | align="left"| [[German Open (badminton)|German Open]] | align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Reiko Shiota | align="left"| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Robert Blair (badminton)|Robert Blair]]<br/>{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gabrielle White]] | align="left"| 21–16, 16–21, 15–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white"| {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' | style="text-align:center; background:white"| <ref name="german11">{{cite web |title=Robert Blair and Gabby White take German Open title |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/badminton/9417341.stm |website=BBC Sport |access-date=9 April 2026 |archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0410-0346-26/news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/badminton/9417341.stm |archive-date=9 April 2026 |date=7 March 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- style="background:#D4F1C5" | align="center"| 2011 | align="left"| [[Russian Open (badminton)|Russian Open]] | align="left"| {{flagicon|JPN}} Reiko Shiota | align="left"| {{flagicon|RUS}} Alexandr Nikolaenko<br/>{{flagicon|RUS}} Valeri Sorokina | align="left"| 18–21, 14–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white"| {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' | style="text-align:center; background:white"| <ref name="rus11">{{cite web |title="Championship.com": Two gold medals out of two possible |url=http://www.badm.ru/news/badminton/1506 |website=National Badminton Federation of Russia |access-date=20 April 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001122452/http://www.badm.ru/news/badminton/1506 |archive-date=1 October 2023 |date=3 July 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> |} :{{Color box|#FFFF67|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|BWF Grand Prix Gold]] tournament :{{Color box|#D4F1C5|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|BWF]] & IBF Grand Prix tournament
===BWF International Challenge/Series=== ''Men's doubles'' {| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" ! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result ! Ref |- style="background:#D8CEF6" | align="center" | 2007 | align="left" | [[Osaka International (badminton)|Osaka International]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Shuichi Sakamoto]] | align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Cho Gun-woo]]<br />{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Han Sang-hoon]] | align="left" | 18–21, 21–16, 11–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up''' | style="text-align:center; background:white"| <ref name="osaka07">{{cite web |title=Reports: Osaka International Challenge 2007 |url=http://www.badminton.or.jp/2007/osakaic/index.htm |website=Nippon Badminton Association |access-date=12 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424203220/http://www.badminton.or.jp/2007/osakaic/index.htm |archive-date=24 April 2012 |language=ja |date=8 April 2007}}</ref> |} :{{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Challenge]] tournament
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{BWFB|52261}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20070828002050/http://www.internationalbadminton.org/playerinfo.asp?playerid=52261 archive]) * {{BWFT|C6F04DFB-D810-4564-890A-C835A8343B4F}} * {{Olympics.com}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{InterSportStats}} * {{Team Japan|olympic/london/sports/badminton/team/ikedashintaro}}
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