# Hirokatsu Hashimoto

Hirokatsu Hashimoto (橋本 博且, Hashimoto Hirokatsu, born 18 December 1985) is a Japanese badminton player from Tonami Transportation badminton team. In 2013, he and his men's doubles partner Noriyasu Hirata, received the Badminton Nippon League's Valuable Player Award. He competed at the 2010 and 2014 Asian Games. His best achievement is to win the 2014 Thomas Cup.

## Achievements
### Asian Championships

Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2011 | Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China | Noriyasu Hirata | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng | 12–21, 15–21 | Silver |

### BWF World Tour

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 Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | Akita Masters | Super 100 | Hiroyuki Saeki | Akbar Bintang Cahyono Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani | 16–21, 6–21 | Runner-up |

### BWF Superseries

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 |
| 2011 | India Open | Noriyasu Hirata | Angga Pratama Rian Agung Saputro | 21–17, 21–9 | Winner |
    BWF Superseries tournament

### BWF Grand Prix

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 |
| 2009 | New Zealand Open | Noriyasu Hirata | Rupesh Kumar K. T. Sanave Thomas | 16–21, 21–15, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2010 | Dutch Open | Noriyasu Hirata | Yoshiteru Hirobe Kenta Kazuno | 21–17, 21–13 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2011 | Australian Open | Mizuki Fujii | Songphon Anugritayawon Kunchala Voravichitchaikul | 15–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
    BWF Grand Prix tournament

### BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2009 | Osaka International | Noriyasu Hirata | Yoshiteru Hirobe Hajime Komiyama | 19–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
| 2010 | Osaka International | Noriyasu Hirata | Hiroyuki Endo Yoshiteru Hirobe | 16–21, 23–21, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2018 | Osaka International | Hiroyuki Saeki | Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub | 21–19, 15–21, 21–15 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2010 | Osaka International | Mizuki Fujii | Kenichi Hayakawa Shizuka Matsuo | 14–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF International Challenge tournament