Hashiru Shimono

is a Japanese badminton player. In his junior career, he won three bronze medals with the Japanese national team in the team event at the 2014 World Junior Championships and the 2013 and 2014 Asian Junior Championships. He also won an individual boys' doubles bronze medal with Kanta Tsuneyama at the 2014 Asian Junior Championships.

Shimono began his senior career with the Tonami Transportation team in 2015. Initially a singles player, he won his first international title at the 2020 Estonian International. After shifting his focus to doubles in 2022, he was the runner-up in men's doubles at the 2022 Canadian International with Mahiro Kaneko, and in mixed doubles at the 2023 Northern Marianas Open with Miku Shigeta. He has been affiliated with the Kanazawa Gakuin Club since 2024.

Early career Hashiru Shimono began his badminton career at age six. He received early training and education at Uriwari Nishi SSC, Daito Junior High School, and Higashi Osaka University Kashiwara High School. From 2012 to 2014, Shimono was a member of the Japan U-19 junior national team and part of three bronze medal-winning mixed teams at the 2013 and 2014 Asian Junior Championships, and at the 2014 World Junior Championships.

During his junior career, Shimono partnered with Kanta Tsuneyama in boys' doubles. The pair won a bronze medal at the 2014 Asian Junior Championships.

Career Shimono began his professional career in 2015, joining the Tonami Transportation badminton team. From 2014 to 2021, he was a member of the Japan national B team, except for in 2018. He transferred to the Kanazawa Gakuin Club for the 2024 season.

Singles career Shimono achieved his first senior international title at the 2020 Estonian International, where he defeated Lucas Claerbout in the final. On the BWF International Challenge circuit, he was a semifinalist at the 2016 Polish Open, the 2018 South Australia International, and the 2019 Osaka International. The following year, at the 2024 Japan Ranking Circuit Tournament, Shimono was a runner-up in two disciplines: men's doubles with Yujiro Nishikawa and mixed doubles with Hina Osawa.

Achievements Asian Junior Championships Boys' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2014 Taipei Gymnasium,Taipei, Chinese Taipei Kanta Tsuneyama Kim Jae-hwan Kim Jung-ho 16–21, 17–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref 2020 Estonian International Lucas Claerbout 21–13, 21–17 Winner

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2022 Canadian International Mahiro Kaneko Rasmus Kjær Frederik Søgaard 17–21, 17–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref 2023 Northern Marianas Open Miku Shigeta Wang Chan Shin Seung-chan 13–21, 15–21 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament

Record against selected opponents Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 6 July 2025.

Player Matches Win Lost Shi Yuqi 1 0 1 -1 Anders Antonsen 1 0 1 -1 Tommy Sugiarto 1 0 1 -1 Loh Kean Yew 1 0 1 -1 Lee Hyun-il 1 0 1 -1 Kunlavut Vitidsarn 2 0 2 -2 Kantaphon Wangcharoen 1 0 1 -1 Nguyễn Tiến Minh 3 0 3 -3