# Hiroyuki Saeki

Hiroyuki Saeki (佐伯 祐行, Saeki Hiroyuki, born 8 July 1987) is a former Japanese badminton player who affiliated with Unisys team.

## Career

Saeki was born in Okayama Prefecture, and in 2005 he won the boys' singles bronze at the Asian Junior Championships. In 2013, he won the men's doubles title at the Austrian International Challenge tournament, and at the same year, he won the men's doubles bronze at the 2013 East Asian Games. He also helps the Japanese men's team to win silver at the 2016 Asia Team Championships. Saeki plays for the Unisys team for seven year, and in March 2017, he announced his retirement.

## Achievements
### East Asian Games

Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2013 | Binhai New Area Dagang Gymnasium, Tianjin, China | Ryota Taohata | Chen Hung-ling Lu Chia-pin | 19–21, 21–15, 17–21 | Bronze |

### Asian Junior Championships

Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2005 | Tennis Indoor Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Hong Ji-hoon | 9–15, 12–21 | Bronze |

### BWF World Tour

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely 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 |
| 2018 | Akita Masters | Super 100 | Hirokatsu Hashimoto | Akbar Bintang Cahyono Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani | 16–21, 6–21 | Runner-up |

### BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2012 | Canada Open | Ryota Taohata | Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda | 21–12, 16–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
    BWF Grand Prix tournament

### BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2010 | Polish International | Pablo Abián | 12–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
| 2010 | Peru International | Yuichi Ikeda | 19–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2010 | Peru International | Hajime Komiyama | Adrian Liu Derrick Ng | 18–21, 21–10, 20–22 | Runner-up |
| 2011 | Austrian International | Ryota Taohata | Anthony Clark Chris Langridge | 15–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2012 | Austrian International | Ryota Taohata | K. T. Rupesh Kumar Sanave Thomas | 21–23, 20–22 | Runner-up |
| 2012 | Scottish International | Ryota Taohata | Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda | 21–16, 11–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Austrian International | Ryota Taohata | Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda | 21–18, 15–21, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2018 | Osaka International | Hirokatsu Hashimoto | Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub | 21–19, 15–21, 21–15 | Winner |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series tournament