Hiroyuki Endo

is a retired Japanese badminton player. He competed at the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics. In 2009, he joined the Unisys badminton team.

Career Endo won the 1st point in the Thomas Cup finals with Kenichi Hayakawa beating Tan Boon Heong and Hoon Thien How and led the momentum for the Japanese team to claim the Thomas Cup for the first time, being the fourth nation to win the Thomas cup after Indonesia, China and Malaysia. Known for his defensive skills alongside his knowledge of the game, Endo has reached the finals of the All England Open tournament a total of 5 times, being the runner-up three times with his then partner, Kenichi Hayakawa and winning back to back titles, defending his 2020 All England Open title in 2021 with his current partner, Yuta Watanabe.

In April 2019, Endo and Watanabe made history in Wuhan by becoming the first Japanese winners in men's doubles at the Asian Championships.

In July 2021, Endo competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles partnering Yuta Watanabe. They were stopped in the quarter-finals, losing to Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin, the eventual champions, in straight games.

Retirement At the beginning of September 2021 Hiroyuki Endo, at that time World No. 5 together with Yuta Watanabe, decided to resign from the Japanese National badminton team. This announcement just after the 2020 Tokyo Olympics was made together with the announcement of retirements of men's doubles compatriots Keigo Sonoda and Takeshi Kamura. Endo became coach of his badminton club Nihon Unisys in Japan after his retirement. thumb

Achievements World Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2015 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Kenichi Hayakawa Liu Xiaolong Qiu Zihan 16–21, 23–21, 20–22 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2012 Qingdao Sports Centre Conson Stadium,Qingdao, China Kenichi Hayakawa Kim Gi-jung Kim Sa-rang 12–21, 16–21 Silver Silver 2013 Taipei Arena,Taipei, Taiwan Kenichi Hayakawa Kim Gi-jung Kim Sa-rang 21–19, 13–21, 14–21 Bronze Bronze 2019 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,Wuhan, China Yuta Watanabe Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 21–18, 21–3 Gold Gold

BWF World Tour (4 titles, 5 runners-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, 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.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2018 Malaysia Open Super 750 Yuta Watanabe Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda 8–21, 10–21 Runner-up 2018 Thailand Open Super 500 Yuta Watanabe Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda 17–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2018 Korea Open Super 500 Yuta Watanabe Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi 9–21, 21–15, 21–10 Winner 2018 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals Yuta Watanabe Li Junhui Liu Yuchen 15–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2019 German Open Super 300 Yuta Watanabe Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda 15–21, 21–11, 21–12 Winner 2019 New Zealand Open Super 300 Yuta Watanabe Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan 22–20, 15–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2019 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals Yuta Watanabe Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan 22–24, 19–21 Runner-up 2020 All England Open Super 1000 Yuta Watanabe Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 21–18, 12–21, 21–19 Winner 2021 All England Open Super 1000 Yuta Watanabe Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda 21–15, 17–21, 21–11 Winner

BWF Superseries (7 runners-up) The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011. Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2012 China Masters Kenichi Hayakawa Chai Biao Zhang Nan 18–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2012 World Superseries Finals Kenichi Hayakawa Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen 17–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2013 All England Open Kenichi Hayakawa Liu Xiaolong Qiu Zihan 11–21, 9–21 Runner-up 2013 China Masters Kenichi Hayakawa Ko Sung-hyun Lee Yong-dae 23–25, 19–21 Runner-up 2014 All England Open Kenichi Hayakawa Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan 19–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2014 French Open Kenichi Hayakawa Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen 21–18, 9–21, 7–21 Runner-up 2016 All England Open Kenichi Hayakawa Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov 23–21, 18–21, 16–21 Runner-up BWF Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 3 runners-up) The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2010 Australian Open Kenichi Hayakawa Kang Woo-kyum Park Tae-sang 21–15, 21–16 Winner 2011 Australian Open Kenichi Hayakawa Naoki Kawamae Shoji Sato 21–17, 21–18 Winner 2011 Russian Open Kenichi Hayakawa Naoki Kawamae Shoji Sato 18–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2011 Indonesia Grand Prix Gold Kenichi Hayakawa Mohammad Ahsan Bona Septano 13–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2012 U.S. Open Kenichi Hayakawa Yoshiteru Hirobe Kenta Kazuno 21–15, 21–10 Winner 2014 German Open Kenichi Hayakawa Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda 19–21, 21–14, 14–21 Runner-up BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 runner-up) Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2010 Osaka International Yoshiteru Hirobe Hirokatsu Hashimoto Noriyasu Hirata 21–16, 21–23, 17–21 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament