# Noriyasu Hirata

Noriyasu Hirata (平田 典靖, Hirata Noriyasu, born 17 November 1983) is a Japanese badminton player from Tonami Transportation badminton team. In 2013, he and his men's doubles partner Hirokatsu Hashimoto, received the Badminton Nippon League's Valuable Player Award. He competed at the 2010 and 2014 Asian Games.

## Achievements
### Asian Championships

Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2011 | Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China | Hirokatsu Hashimoto | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng | 12–21, 15–21 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2009 | Suwon Indoor Stadium, Suwon, South Korea | Miyuki Maeda | Yoo Yeon-seong Kim Min-jung | 15–21, 15–21 | Bronze |

### 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 | Hirokatsu Hashimoto | 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 | Hirokatsu Hashimoto | Rupesh Kumar K. T. Sanave Thomas | 16–21, 21–15, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2010 | Dutch Open | Hirokatsu Hashimoto | Yoshiteru Hirobe Kenta Kazuno | 21–17, 21–13 | Winner |
    BWF Grand Prix tournament

### BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2009 | Osaka International | Hirokatsu Hashimoto | Yoshiteru Hirobe Hajime Komiyama | 19–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
| 2010 | Osaka International | Hirokatsu Hashimoto | Hiroyuki Endo Yoshiteru Hirobe | 16–21, 23–21, 21–17 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2008 | Osaka International | Shizuka Matsuo | Kwon Yi-goo Ha Jung-eun | 22–24, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2008 | Australian International | Shizuka Matsuo | Chen Hung-ling Chou Chia-chi | 16–21, 4–21 | Runner-up |
| 2009 | Osaka International | Shizuka Matsuo | Hsieh Yu-hsing Chien Yu-chin | 18–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF International Challenge tournament

## Record against selected opponents

Men's doubles results with Hirokatsu Hashimoto against Super Series finalists, Worlds Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.
* Cai Yun & Fu Haifeng 0–4
* Chai Biao & Guo Zhendong 1–3
* Guo Zhendong & Xu Chen 0–2
* Chai Biao & Hong Wei 0–2
* Liu Xiaolong & Qiu Zihan 1–2
* Fang Chieh-min & Lee Sheng-mu 2–6
* Lee Sheng-mu & Tsai Chia-hsin 1–3
* Mathias Boe & Carsten Mogensen 0–5
* Markis Kido & Hendra Setiawan 2–3
* Angga Pratama & Rian Agung Saputro 4–1
* Mohammad Ahsan & Bona Septano 0–1
* Mohammad Ahsan & Hendra Setiawan 0–2
* Hiroyuki Endo & Kenichi Hayakawa 0–4
* Jung Jae-sung & Lee Yong-dae 0–2
* Ko Sung-hyun & Yoo Yeon-seong 2–4
* Ko Sung-hyun & Lee Yong-dae 0–3
* Lee Yong-dae & Yoo Yeon-seong 0–1
* Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif & Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari 1–0
* Koo Kien Keat & Tan Boon Heong 2–2
* Goh V Shem & Lim Khim Wah 2–1
* Bodin Isara & Maneepong Jongjit 0–1
* Howard Bach & Tony Gunawan 0–2