Keigo Sonoda

is a Japanese badminton player. He affiliated with the YKK AP Yatsushiro, before joining the Tonami team in 2010. Sonoda was part of the national team that won the 2014 Thomas Cup. He captured his first Superseries title at the 2016 Hong Kong Open, and reached a career high of world number 2 in the men's doubles partnered with Takeshi Kamura in January 2017.

Sonoda won the silver medal at the 2018 World Championships and a bronze in 2017. In the continental level, he helped the national team to win the 2017 Asia Mixed Team Championships, and he also collected a silver and three bronze medals in the individual men's doubles event. He competed at the 2014 and 2018 Asian Games. He retired in 2021 after competing at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Career Sonoda competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Partnered with Takeshi Kamura, the duo was eliminated in the quarter-finals by the second seeds Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan.

Records First Japanese men's doubles pair to win the German Open (2014, partnered with Takeshi Kamura).

Achievements World Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2017 Emirates Arena,Glasgow, Scotland Takeshi Kamura Mohammad Ahsan Rian Agung Saputro 12–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze 2018 Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park,Nanjing, China Takeshi Kamura Li Junhui Liu Yuchen 12–21, 19–21 Silver Silver

Asian Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2016 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,Wuhan, China Takeshi Kamura Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong 17–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze 2017 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,Wuhan, China Takeshi Kamura Li Junhui Liu Yuchen 15–21, 21–13, 18–21 Bronze Bronze 2018 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,Wuhan, China Takeshi Kamura Li Junhui Liu Yuchen 21–11, 10–21, 13–21 Silver Silver 2019 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,Wuhan, China Takeshi Kamura Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 21–15, 17–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 8 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 Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe 21–8, 21–10 Winner 2018 Thailand Open Super 500 Takeshi Kamura Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe 21–17, 21–19 Winner 2018 Denmark Open Super 750 Takeshi Kamura Marcus Fernaldi Gideon 15–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2018 Hong Kong Open Super 500 Takeshi Kamura Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 13–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2019 German Open Super 300 Takeshi Kamura Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe 21–15, 11–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2019 Malaysia Open Super 750 Takeshi Kamura Li Junhui Liu Yuchen 12–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2019 Singapore Open Super 500 Takeshi Kamura Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan 21–13, 19–21, 21–17 Winner 2019 Australian Open Super 300 Takeshi Kamura Ko Sung-hyun Shin Baek-Cheol 11–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2019 Korea Open Super 500 Takeshi Kamura Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto 16–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2019 Super 750 Takeshi Kamura Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 17–21, 9–21 Runner-up 2021 All England Open Super 1000 Takeshi Kamura Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe 15–21, 21–17, 11–21 Runner-up

BWF Superseries (2 titles, 2 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 2016 Singapore Open Takeshi Kamura Fu Haifeng Zhang Nan 11–21, 20–22 Runner-up 2016 Hong Kong Open Takeshi Kamura Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen 21–19, 21–19 Winner 2016 Dubai World Superseries Finals Takeshi Kamura Goh V Shem Tan Wee Kiong 14–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2017 Australia Open Takeshi Kamura Hendra Setiawan Tan Boon Heong 21–17, 21–19 Winner Superseries Finals Tournament Superseries Tournament

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles) 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 2012 Canada Open Takeshi Kamura Hiroyuki Saeki Ryota Taohata 12–21, 21–16, 21–19 Winner 2013 U.S. Open Takeshi Kamura Liang Jui-wei Liao Kuan-hao 21–16, 27–25 Winner 2014 German Open Takeshi Kamura Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa 21–19, 14–21, 21–14 Winner BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 1 runner-up) Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref 2011 Osaka International Sho Zeniya 18–21, 21–16, 21–16 Winner

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2011 Osaka International Takatoshi Kurose Shu Wada Tatsuya Watanabe 21–14, 21–14 Winner 2012 Osaka International Takeshi Kamura Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Agripina Prima Rahmanto Putra 21–17, 21–23, 21–18 Winner 2012 Scottish International Takeshi Kamura Hiroyuki Saeki Ryota Taohata 16–21, 21–11, 21–17 Winner 2013 Austrian International Takeshi Kamura Hiroyuki Saeki Ryota Taohata 18–21, 21–15, 18–21 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament