Kenya Mitsuhashi (三橋 健也, Mitsuhashi Ken'ya, born 11 July 1997) is a Japanese badminton player.[2][3]
Career
After graduating from high school, he went on to Nihon University. In 2017, he participated in the Universiade (World University Championships) as a pair with Katsuki Tamate. In the semi-finals, he defeated the pair of Lee Yang and Lee Jhe-huei, who would later become gold medalists at the Tokyo Olympics, to advance to the finals. In the finals, he lost to Kim Jae-hwan and Seo Seung-jae, and came in second.
After graduating from university, he joined Nippon Unisys (now BIPROGY). He formed a pair with Takuto Inoue, who is two years older than him. They achieved results such as the runner-up in the All Japan Overall Championship in 2021 and the All Japan Adult Championship in 2022.
2023
From 2023, he will be paired with Hiroki Okamura, who is one year younger than him. In September, he won the Vietnam Open, marking his first BWF World Tour title.
At the Kumamoto Masters in November, they defeated world No. 9 Hendra Setiawan / Mohammad Ahsan in straight games in the first round.[4] In the second round, they defeated world No. 6 and world champions Kang Min-hyuk / Seo Seung-jae in straight games to advance to the quarterfinals.[5] In the quarterfinals, they lost to China's He Jiting / Ren Xiangyu, reaching the quarterfinals.[6]
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[7] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[8]
^Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
