Hiroyuki Endo

Jayce September 6, 2024 3 0

Character Introduction

Hiroyuki Endo (Japanese: んどうひろゆき; December 16, 1986) is a Japanese male badminton player and former member of the Japan national badminton team (A team).

In July 2010, Endō Hiroyuki and Kenichi Hayakawa competed in the Australian Badminton Grand Prix, winning their first international Grand Prix title by defeating Kang Woo Kyum/Park Tae-sang of South Korea 2-0 (21-15, 21-16) in the men’s doubles final.

In November 2010, Endo represented Japan at the Guangzhou Asian Games, competing in the Men’s Doubles (with Kenichi Hayakawa) and Team events.

In 2011, Endo teamed up with Kenichi Hayakawa to defend his title at the Australian Badminton Open, defeating teammates Naoki Kawamae and Shoji Sato 2-0 (21-17, 21-18) in the men’s doubles final.

In September 2011, he and Kenichi Hayakawa competed in the Indonesia Badminton Golden Grand Prix, where they were runners-up in the Men’s Doubles Final, defeating the tournament’s top seeded team of Muhammad Ahsan/Bona Seputna of Indonesia 0-2 (13-21, 14-21).

In April 2012, he represented Japan at the Asian Badminton Championships in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, where he and his partner Kenichi Hayakawa won the men’s doubles final against Korean powerhouse Kim Ki-jung/Kim Kim Sa-rang 0-2 (12-21, 16-21) to win the runner-up spot.

In 2012, Endo teamed up with Kenichi Hayakawa at the U.S. Open Badminton Championships and won the Men’s Doubles Final, defeating teammates Yoshihide Hirobe/Kenta Kurono 2-0 (21-15, 21-10).

In March 2013, Dayu Endo and Kenichi Hayakawa competed in the All England Premier Badminton Championships, and finished second in the Men’s Doubles Final, defeating China’s Liu Xiaolong/Qiu Zihan 0-2 (11-21, 9-21).

In August 2013, Dayu Endo participated in the World Badminton Championships in Guangzhou, China, playing in the Men’s Doubles event with Kenichi Hayakawa as the 4th seed. By the quarterfinals, they were defeated 0-2 (13-21, 20-22) by No. 8 seeded Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng of China, stopping in the top 8.

In August 2015, he participated in the World Badminton Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia, where he and Kenichi Hayakawa played in the men’s doubles event. In the quarterfinals, the battle went to three sets to defeat the tournament’s No. 6 seeds, Liu Xiaolong/Qiu Zihan of China, 1-2 (16-21, 23-21, 20-22) to win the third place in the World Championships.

In March 2016, he and Kenichi Hayakawa competed in the All England Badminton Premier Superseries, winning the runner-up spot in the men’s doubles final against Russian powerhouse Vladimir Ivanov/Ivan Sozonov 1-2 (23-21, 18-21, 16-21).

In January 2017, under the retirement of former partner Kenichi Hayakawa Dayu Endo and junior Isao Watanabe played in the Malaysia Badminton Masters, losing 0-2 (20-22, 19-21) to Berry Angrijawan/Hadianto of Indonesia in the men’s doubles quasi-finals, missing the final.

In March 2018, Dayu Endo and Isao Watanabe played in the All England Badminton Open and lost 0-2 (17-21, 17-21) in the Men’s Doubles Quasi-Final to the tournament’s No. 2 seed and Danish powerhouse, Mathias Bowie/Karsten Morgensen.

On September 8, 2021, he announced that he would be retiring from the Japan National Team with immediate effect, and that he would be taking up a coaching position with his affiliated company, Unisys Corporation (now renamed BIPROGY CORPORATION).

World Ranking – Men’s Doubles 6, Week 30, 2024

Olympic Points – Men’s Doubles 6, 84362 points

Finals Ranking – Men’s Doubles 11, 42900 points

Equipment Used

ASTROX 100ZZ; VOLTRIC Z-FORCE Ⅱ; DUORA Z-STRIKE; NANOGY 95; AEROBITE; DUORA 10; 10380YX/20567YX (Competition Model); 71GA1910; BAG1801W; 10260/10261/20433