# Kyohei Yamashita

Kyohei Yamashita (山下 恭平, Yamashita Kyōhei, born 12 October 1998) is a Japanese badminton player who specializes in doubles. He was the bronze medalist in the mixed doubles at the 2021 BWF World Championships in Huelva. Yamashita graduated from Nippon Sport Science University then joined the NTT East team.

## Career
### 2021

Kyohei Yamashita won the mixed doubles bronze medal at the 2021 BWF World Championships after losing in the semifinals to compatriots Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino, 13–21, 8–21.

### 2024

His mixed doubles partner Naru Shinoya retired from the national team on 15 April 2024. Yamashita continues to play in the men's doubles with Hiroki Midorikawa in local and international tournaments.

## Achievements
### BWF World Championships

Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2021 | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain | Naru Shinoya | Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino | 13–21, 8–21 | Bronze |

### BWF World Tour (1 runner-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.
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
| 2019 | Akita Masters | Super 100 | Naru Shinoya | Ko Sung-hyun Eom Hye-won | 10–21, 17–21 | Runner-up | |

### BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles)

Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2019 | Malaysia International | Hiroki Midorikawa | Liang Weikeng Shang Yichen | 18–21, 21–10, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2023 | Osaka International | Hiroki Midorikawa | Wei Chun-wei Wu Guan-xun | 21–14, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2024 | Sydney International | Hiroki Midorikawa | Lai Po-yu Tsai Fu-cheng | 21–14, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2024 | North Harbour International | Hiroki Midorikawa | Lai Po-yu Tsai Fu-cheng | 16–21, 21–14, 21–14 | Winner |
    BWF International Challenge tournament

### BWF Junior International (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Boys' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2016 | Dutch Junior International | Naoki Yamazawa | Hiroki Okamura Masayuki Onodera | 21–17, 11–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | German Junior International | Naoki Yamazawa | Hiroki Okamura Masayuki Onodera | 21–14, 21–19 | Winner |
    BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament

## Performance timeline
### Key

| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |

### National team

* Junior level
| Team events | 2016 | Ref |
| Asian Junior Championships | B | |
* Senior level
| Team events | 2022 | 2023 |
| Asian Games | B | NH |
| Sudirman Cup | NH | B |

### Individual competitions
#### Senior level
##### Men's doubles

| Tournament | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | Best | Ref |
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Best | Ref |
| Indonesia Masters | A | A | A | A | QF | QF ('25) | |
| Orléans Masters | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R ('25) | |
| Swiss Open | A | A | A | A | Q | ('25) | |
| Baoji China Masters | N/A | N/A | N/A | QF | | QF ('24) | |
| Indonesia Masters Super 100 | A | 1R | A | A | | 1R ('19) | |
| Syed Modi International | A | A | 1R | A | | 1R ('23) | |
| Akita Masters | QF | A | N/A | N/A | | QF ('18) | |
| Year-end ranking | 265 | 214 | 211 | 131 | | 90 | |
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Best | Ref |

##### Mixed doubles

| Event | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Asian Championships | NH | QF | 1R | 1R |
| Asian Games | NH | 1R | NH | NH |
| World Championships | B | 3R | 2R | NH |
| Tournament | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | Best | Ref |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Best | Ref |
| Malaysia Open | A | NH | NH | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R ('24) | |
| India Open | A | NH | NH | A | QF | 1R | QF ('23) | |
| Indonesia Masters | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 2R ('23,'24) | |
| Thailand Masters | A | 2R | NH | NH | A | QF | QF ('24) | |
| German Open | A | NH | NH | 1R | SF | A | SF ('23) | |
| French Open | A | NH | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R ('22,'23) | |
| All England Open | A | A | A | 1R | QF | 1R | QF ('23) | |
| Swiss Open | A | NH | A | 1R | 2R | A | 2R ('23) | |
| Thailand Open | A | A | NH | QF | A | A | QF ('22) | |
| Malaysia Masters | A | A | NH | 1R | QF | A | QF ('23) | |
| Singapore Open | A | NH | NH | A | 1R | A | 1R ('23) | |
| Indonesia Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R ('21) | |
| Australian Open | A | NH | NH | QF | QF | A | QF ('22,'23) | |
| Canada Open | A | NH | NH | A | SF | A | SF ('23) | |
| Japan Open | A | NH | NH | 1R | 1R | A | 1R ('22,'23) | |
| Korea Open | A | NH | NH | A | 1R | A | 1R ('23) | |
| Hong Kong Open | A | NH | NH | NH | 1R | A | 1R ('23) | |
| Vietnam Open | 2R | NH | NH | A | A | A | 2R ('19) | |
| China Open | A | NH | NH | NH | 2R | A | 2R ('23) | |
| Denmark Open | A | A | A | QF | 1R | A | QF ('22) | |
| Kumamoto Masters | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | QF | A | QF ('23) | |
| China Masters | A | NH | NH | NH | 2R | A | 2R ('23) | |
| Syed Modi International | A | NH | NH | A | QF | A | QF ('23) | |
| Indonesia Masters Super 100 | 1R | NH | NH | A | A | A | 1R ('19) | |
| Akita Masters | F | NH | NH | NH | N/A | N/A | F ('19) | |
| Year-end ranking | 73 | 73 | 42 | 13 | 17 | 60 | 13 | |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Best | Ref |