# Shintaro Ikeda

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Japanese badminton player (born 1980)

Shintaro Ikeda Ikeda in 2019 Personal information Born (1980-12-27) 27 December 1980 (age 45) Ōnojō Fukuoka, Japan Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Weight 69 kg (152 lb) Sport Country Japan Sport Badminton Handedness Right Men's & mixed doubles Highest ranking 8 (XD with Reiko Shiota, 2 October 2012) 11 (MD with Shuichi Sakamoto, 21 August 2007) BWF profile Medal record Men's Badminton Representing Japan World Championships 2007 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles East Asian Games 2009 Hong Kong Men's team

**Shintaro Ikeda** (池田 信太郎, **Ikeda Shintaro**; born 27 December 1980 in [Fukuoka](/source/Fukuoka_Prefecture)) is a male [badminton](/source/Badminton) player from [Japan](/source/Japan).

## Career

Ikeda won the bronze medal at the [2007 World Championships](/source/2007_BWF_World_Championships) in men's doubles with [Shuichi Sakamoto](/source/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](/source/Jung_Jae-sung) and [Lee Yong-dae](/source/Lee_Yong-dae) of [South Korea](/source/South_Korea), 16–21, 12–21.[1]

He has taken part at two Olympic Games, competing in the men's doubles with Shuichi Sakamoto in [2008](/source/Badminton_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics) and the mixed doubles with [Reiko Shiota](/source/Reiko_Shiota) in [2012](/source/Badminton_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Result Ref. Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) Awards 2007 Special Achievement Won [2][3] Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Awards 2007 International Competition Outstanding Achievement Won [4]

## Achievements

### World Championships

*Men's doubles*

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2007 Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Shuichi Sakamoto Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae 16–21, 12–21 Bronze [1]

### BWF Superseries (1 runner-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[5] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the [Badminton World Federation](/source/Badminton_World_Federation) (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were [Superseries and Superseries Premier](/source/BWF_Superseries). A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[6] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

*Mixed doubles*

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2012 Singapore Open Reiko Shiota Chen Hung-ling Cheng Wen-hsing 17–21, 11–21 Runner-up

- [Superseries](/source/BWF_Super_Series) Tournament

### BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the [Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold](/source/BWF_Grand_Prix_and_Grand_Prix_Gold). It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the [Badminton World Federation](/source/Badminton_World_Federation) (BWF) since 2007. The **World Badminton Grand Prix** sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.

*Men's doubles*

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2007 Russian Open Shuichi Sakamoto Kristof Hopp Ingo Kindervater 16–21, 20–22 Runner-up [7]

*Mixed doubles*

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2010 Dutch Open Reiko Shiota Alexandr Nikolaenko Valeri Sorokina 20–22, 9–21 Runner-up [8] 2011 German Open Reiko Shiota Robert Blair Gabrielle White 21–16, 16–21, 15–21 Runner-up [9] 2011 Russian Open Reiko Shiota Alexandr Nikolaenko Valeri Sorokina 18–21, 14–21 Runner-up [10]

- [BWF Grand Prix Gold](/source/BWF_Grand_Prix_Gold_and_Grand_Prix) tournament

- [BWF](/source/BWF_Grand_Prix_Gold_and_Grand_Prix) & IBF Grand Prix tournament

### BWF International Challenge/Series

*Men's doubles*

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2007 Osaka International Shuichi Sakamoto Cho Gun-woo Han Sang-hoon 18–21, 21–16, 11–21 Runner-up [11]

- [BWF International Challenge](/source/BWF_International_Challenge) tournament

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-worldchamp07_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-worldchamp07_1-1) ["Feature Vol. 18: Shuichi Sakamoto and Shintaro Ikeda Win Historic Bronze at 2007 World Championships"](https://www.biprogy.com/badminton/feature/m/vol_18.pdf) (PDF). *BIPROGY* (in Japanese). 27 August 2007. [Archived](https://megalodon.jp/2026-0410-0338-52/https://www.biprogy.com:443/badminton/feature/m/vol_18.pdf) (PDF) from the original on 9 April 2026. Retrieved 9 April 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-jocaward_2-0)** ["The winners of the 2007 JOC Sports Awards have been announced!"](https://www.joc.or.jp/news/000873.html). *Japanese Olympic Committee* (in Japanese). 16 May 2008. [Archived](https://megalodon.jp/2026-0410-0401-18/https://www.joc.or.jp:443/news/000873.html) from the original on 9 April 2026. Retrieved 9 April 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Shuichi Sakamoto and Shintaro Ikeda receive the "2007 JOC Sports Award Special Achievement Award""](https://www.biprogy.com/badminton/news/080622_joc.html). *BIPROGY* (in Japanese). 24 June 2008. [Archived](https://megalodon.jp/2026-0410-0401-32/https://www.biprogy.com:443/badminton/news/080622_joc.html) from the original on 9 April 2026. Retrieved 9 April 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-mextaward_4-0)** ["Shuichi Sakamoto and Shintaro Ikeda received awards from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology for outstanding performance in international competitions"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130502152941/http://www.unisys.co.jp/BADMINTON/new/071105_announce.html). *Nihon Unisys* (in Japanese). 5 November 2007. Archived from [the original](http://www.unisys.co.jp/BADMINTON/new/071105_announce.html) on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["BWF Launches Super Series"](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). Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from [the original](http://www.badminton.org.au/index.php?id=22&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=136&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2&cHash=26fb36d8a5) on 6 October 2007.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131002005757/http://www.ibadmintonstore.com/iBADMINTONstore-News/Yonex-All-England-Elevated-To-BWF-Premier-Super-Se.aspx). IBadmintonstore. Archived from [the original](http://www.ibadmintonstore.com/iBADMINTONstore-News/Yonex-All-England-Elevated-To-BWF-Premier-Super-Se.aspx) on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-rus07_7-0)** ["Shuichi Sakamoto and Shintaro Ikeda take second place at the 2007 Russian Open!"](https://www.biprogy.com/badminton/news/071205_russian.html). *BIPROGY* (in Japanese). 13 December 2007. [Archived](https://megalodon.jp/2026-0410-0302-24/https://www.biprogy.com:443/badminton/news/071205_russian.html) from the original on 9 April 2026. Retrieved 9 April 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-dutch10_8-0)** Masuda, Keita (25 October 2010). ["Dutch Open 2010 | Reports"](https://web.archive.org/web/20101214044753/http://badminton.or.jp/2010/dutch/index.htm). *Nippon Badminton Association* (in Japanese). Archived from [the original](http://badminton.or.jp/2010/dutch/index.htm) on 14 December 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-german11_9-0)** ["Robert Blair and Gabby White take German Open title"](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/badminton/9417341.stm). *BBC Sport*. 7 March 2011. [Archived](https://megalodon.jp/2026-0410-0346-26/news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/badminton/9417341.stm) from the original on 9 April 2026. Retrieved 9 April 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-rus11_10-0)** [""Championship.com": Two gold medals out of two possible"](http://www.badm.ru/news/badminton/1506). *National Badminton Federation of Russia*. 3 July 2011. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231001122452/http://www.badm.ru/news/badminton/1506) from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-osaka07_11-0)** ["Reports: Osaka International Challenge 2007"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120424203220/http://www.badminton.or.jp/2007/osakaic/index.htm). *Nippon Badminton Association* (in Japanese). 8 April 2007. Archived from [the original](http://www.badminton.or.jp/2007/osakaic/index.htm) on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2025.

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- [Shintaro Ikeda – London 2012](https://www.joc.or.jp/games/olympic/london/sports/badminton/team/ikedashintaro.html) at [Team Japan](/source/Japanese_Olympic_Committee) (in Japanese) ([in English](https://www-joc-or-jp.translate.goog/games/olympic/london/sports/badminton/team/ikedashintaro.html?_x_tr_sl=ja&_x_tr_tl=en))

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