Kazushi Yamada

is a Japanese badminton player from the Unisys team. In 2010, he competed at the Guangzhou Asian Games.

Early life and career Yamada was born in Niihama, Ehime Prefecture, into a family of badminton coaches. He began playing the sport in the third grade and later attended Komatsubara High School and Nippon Sport Science University. In 2008, during his senior year of university, he won the men's singles title at the All Japan Intercollegiate championships. After graduating in 2009, Yamada joined the Nihon Unisys corporate team.

Coaching career In March 2017, Yamada joined the Saishunkan badminton team as a singles coach. During his three years in the role, the team won several domestic tournaments, including the 2018 title in Japan's League and the 2019 All Japan Corporate Badminton Championships. Yamada departed from his position at Saishunkan in March 2020. Following his departure, he joined the Yonex badminton team as a coach on 1 April 2020.

Achievements BWF Grand Prix The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's Doubles BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge or Series Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref 2010 Osaka International Sho Sasaki 14-21, 17–21 Runner-up 2012 Osaka International Kazumasa Sakai Walkover Runner-up

Men's doubles BWF International Challenge tournament