# Shogo Ogawa

Shogo Ogawa (小川 翔悟, Ogawa Shōgo, born 1 April 2001) is a Japanese badminton player. He is from Miyazaki Prefecture and a member of the current Japan national badminton team (Team B). He joined the JTEKT Stingers badminton team on 1 April 2023.

## Career
### 2024

In May, the Nippon Badminton Association chose Ogawa and Riku Hatano to serve as sparring partners for the Japanese badminton team at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
In September, Ogawa competed in the 2024 Vietnam Open, where he advanced to the final by defeating sixth-seeded Shesar Hiren Rhustavito in the semifinals. He then won his first BWF World Tour title by defeating Wang Zhengxing from China in straight games in the final.
In October, he participated in the Bendigo International. Throughout the competition, Ogawa maintained an impressive record, winning all his matches in straight games. A major highlight of his tournament run was his quarter-final victory over the top seed, Kuo Kuan-lin from Chinese Taipei. In the final, he faced Keisuke Fujiwara, securing the championship title with a decisive 21–18, 21–9 win.
Ogawa came to the Sydney International as the men's singles champion from the Bendigo International the week before. He was looking for his second consecutive title. In the final, he faced Huang Ping-hsien from Chinese Taipei. Huang took control early, winning the first game 21–14. In the second game, Ogawa came back from a four-point deficit to win a close game 22–20. The third game was a tense battle, with the score remaining close throughout. Finally, Huang prevailed and won the final game 21–14 to take the men's singles title.
Ogawa participated in the 2024 Syed Modi International, his final international tournament of the year. He reached his first semifinal at this level of the tournament. In the second round, Ogawa upset the third seed, Kiran George, and continued his impressive run by defeating the eighth seed, Ayush Shetty, in the quarterfinals. His tournament concluded with a semifinal loss against the top-seeded Lakshya Sen.

## Achievements
### BWF World Tour (1 title)

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 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
| 2024 | Vietnam Open | Super 100 | Wang Zhengxing | 21–19, 22–20 | Winner | |

### BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2023 | Mauritius International | Kartikey Gulshan Kumar | 18–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2024 | Mexican International | Ryoma Muramoto | 21–16, 18–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2024 | Bendigo International | Keisuke Fujiwara | 21–18, 21–9 | Winner |
| 2024 | Sydney International | Huang Ping-hsien | 14–21, 22–20, 14–21 | Runner-up |
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
| 2023 | Mauritius International | Daisuke Sano | Hariharan Amsakarunan Ruban Kumar Rethinasabapathi | 21–17, 21–16 | Winner | |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series tournament

## Record against selected opponents

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 9 December 2024.
| Player | Matches | Win | Lost | Diff. |
| Lakshya Sen | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |