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Shōji Satō (佐藤 翔冶, Satō Shōji, born September 19, 1982) is a male badminton player from Japan.
Career
Shoji has all school titles from junior school to university. Also doubles team of Shoji and Sho Sasaki held first place of high school tournament. He won four Japanese National Championships in a row between 2003 and 2006.
Shoji played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, losing in the round of 32 to Bao Chunlai of China. He also represented Japan as the third singles in the 2010 edition of the Thomas Cup held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He played as the third singles and against Malaysia in the group stage, he shocked the hosts after defeating Muhammad Hafiz Hashim, after the team staged a huge comeback from 0-2 down to win 3-2 over the hosts.
Shoji played also at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and won the men's singles round of 32 and lost in the round of 16.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed with Naoki Kawamae in the men's doubles.
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
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Swiss Open | Naoki Kawamae | Fang Chieh-min Lee Sheng-mu | 21–13, 21–14 |  Winner |
| 2011 | Syed Modi India Open | Naoki Kawamae | Andrei Adistia Christopher Rusdianto | 21–17, 12–21, 23–21 | Winner |
| 2011 | Russian Open | Naoki Kawamae | Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa | 21–18, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2011 | Australian Open | Naoki Kawamae | Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa | 17–21, 18–21 |  Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Canadian International | Andrew Smith | 21–18, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2004 | Swedish International Stockholm | Bjorn Joppien | 15–9, 15–4 | Winner |
| 2004 | Ten Days of Dawn | Chien Yu-hsiu | 15–11, 15–11 | Winner |
| 2003 | Slovenian International | Przemyslaw Wacha | 15–7, 7–15, 15–6 | Winner |
| 2003 | Brazil International | Toru Matsumoto | 15–13, 15–4 | Winner |
| 2003 | Bulgarian International | Conrad Huckstadt | Walkover | Winner |
| 2003 | Australian International | Yuichi Ikeda | 15–13, 15–9 | Winner |
| 2003 | New Zealand International | Hidetaka Yamada | 3–15, 15–4, 15–1 | Winner |
| 2003 | Wellington International | Sho Sasaki | 15–4, 17–14 | Winner |
| 2003 | South Africa International | Hidetaka Yamada | 11–15, 15–12, 15–7 | Winner |
| 2003 | Ten Days of Dawn | Yousuke Nakanishi | 15–4, 17–14 | Winner |
| 2001 | Cuba International | Sho Sasaki | 15–10, 15–5 | Winner |
| 2001 | Ten Days of Dawn | Afshin Bozorgzadeh | 17–14, 15–2 | Winner |
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Canadian International | Naoki Kawamae | Alvin Lau Li Chi-Lin | 21–15, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2009 | Austrian International | Naoki Kawamae | Yoshiteru Hirobe Hajime Komiyama | 21–19, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2009 | Swedish International | Naoki Kawamae | Chris Langridge David Lindley | 15–21, 21–14, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2009 | Croatian International | Naoki Kawamae | Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding | 15–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2009 | Estonian International | Naoki Kawamae | Andrey Ashmarin Anton Ivanov | 21–13, 21–9 | Winner |
| 2003 | Ten Days of Dawn | Yuichi Ikeda | Shuichi Nakao Shuichi Sakamoto | 4–15, 15–13, 15–5 | Winner |
| 2003 | Wellington International | Yuichi Ikeda | John Gordon Daniel A Shirley | 5–15, 17–16, 10–15 | Runner-up |
| 2001 | Cuba International | Sho Sasaki | Lázaro Jerez Reizel Acosta | Winner | |
| 2001 | Ten Days of Dawn | Sho Sasaki | Afshin Bozorgzadeh Ali Shahhoseini | 15–9, 15–12 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament