Shogo Ogawa

Shōgo Ogawa
Personal information
Born (2001-04-01) 1 April 2001
Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Coached byKazumasa Sakai
Shu Wada
Men's singles
Career record49 wins, 20 losses (71.01%)
Highest ranking55 (11 March 2025)
Current ranking75 (17 February 2026)
BWF profile

Shogo Ogawa (小川 翔悟, Ogawa Shōgo; born 1 April 2001) is a Japanese badminton player.[1] Born in Miyazaki Prefecture, he plays for the JTEKT Stingers and is a member of the Japanese national team.[2] Ogawa won his first BWF World Tour title at the Vietnam Open.

Early career

Ogawa began playing badminton at the age of nine with the Miyazaki Bad Kids club. He attended Ikime Minami Junior High School and Nissen Gakuen High School, before enrolling in the Faculty of Economics at Hosei University.[3][4]

While at university, Ogawa and his partner Daisuke Sano placed third in men's doubles at the 2021 All Japan Student Championship (Inter-Collegiate).[5] The following year, he won the 2022 All Japan Student Mixed Doubles Championship with Miori Miya.[6] Ogawa captained the university's men's badminton team.[7] He received the 2022 Hosei University Supporter's Association Award.[8]

Career

After joining the JTEKT Stingers badminton team on 1 April 2023, Ogawa competed at the Mauritius International, where he won the men's doubles title with partner Daisuke Sano and finished as the runner-up in men's singles.[9]

In May 2024, Ogawa was selected as a sparring partner for the Japanese national team at the Paris Olympics.[10][11] He won his first BWF World Tour title at the 2024 Vietnam Open and also claimed the title at the Bendigo International.[12][13] That same year, he secured runner-up finishes at both the Mexican International and the Sydney International.[14][15] He reached his first Super 300 semifinal at the 2024 Syed Modi International, where he was defeated by Lakshya Sen.[16]

Ogawa achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 55 on 11 March 2025. In the first half of the 2025 season, he was eliminated in the early rounds of all tournaments entered. His performance improved in September, reaching the quarterfinals of the Indonesia Masters Super 100 I. In November, he advanced to the semifinals of the Super 300 Korea Masters, defeating Zaki Ubaidillah in the quarterfinals before losing to the eventual champion, Jason Teh.[17][18] Ogawa concluded his 2025 season at the Super 500 Australian Open. He defeated Srikanth Kidambi in the second round but was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Lin Chun-yi.[19]

Achievements

BWF World Tour (1 title)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[20] 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.[21]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result Ref
2024 Vietnam Open Super 100 China Wang Zhengxing 21–19, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [12]

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

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2023 Mauritius International India Kartikey Kumar 18–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [9]
2024 Mexican International Japan Ryoma Muramoto 21–16, 18–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [14]
2024 Bendigo International Japan Keisuke Fujiwara 21–18, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [13]
2024 Sydney International Chinese Taipei Huang Ping-hsien 14–21, 22–20, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [15]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2023 Mauritius International Japan Daisuke Sano India Hariharan Amsakarunan
India Ruban Kumar 		21–17, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [9]
  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 23 December 2025.[22]

References

  1. ^ "Shogo OGAWA | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Shogo Ogawa's Profile". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Shogo OGAWA | Profile". Badminton S/J League (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 17 May 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Ogawa and Sano pair win the 2022 Kanto Student Badminton Championships (Men's)". Hosei University (in Japanese). 28 July 2022. Archived from the original on 19 September 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  5. ^ "[Intercollegiate Championships] Meiji University's Takei and Endo win double titles with the men's team! <Men's Doubles>". Badminton Spirit (in Japanese). 22 October 2021. Archived from the original on 17 May 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  6. ^ "[Badminton] Shogo Ogawa and Miori Miya win the All Japan Student Mixed Doubles Championship! They secure a ticket to the All Japan Championships!". Hosei Sports (in Japanese). 26 August 2022. Archived from the original on 15 June 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  7. ^ "[Badminton] Player interviews just before the start of the Spring League (Men's edition)". Hosei Sports (in Japanese). 27 April 2022. Archived from the original on 13 May 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  8. ^ "Supporter's Association Award (2022)". Hosei University Supporter's Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 22 June 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  9. ^ a b c "Mauritius International 2023: Indian shuttlers dominate men's singles, mixed doubles". Sportskeeda. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  10. ^ "[パリ五輪2024] いざ、夢舞台へ！パリオリンピックの出場内定選手が決定！" (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  11. ^ "第３３回オリンピック競技大会（２０２４/パリ） バドミントン競技派遣選手団内定のお知らせ" (PDF) (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  12. ^ a b Khoirul Huda, Andhika (15 September 2024). "Final Vietnam Open 2024: Indonesia Raih 1 Gelar Juara Lewat Adnan/Indah". Sindonews. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Yonex Bendigo International: Day Five Recap". Badminton Oceania. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Winners in Mexico – Pan Am Circuit 2024". Badminton Pan America. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Roketto Sydney International Finals Recap". Badminton Oceania. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  16. ^ "Syed Modi: Sen, Pusarla In Title Round". Badminton World Federation. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  17. ^ Iksan (7 November 2025). "Korea Masters 2025: Zaki Ubaidillah eliminated in the quarterfinals". Badminton Association of Indonesia (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 23 November 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  18. ^ "Korea Masters: Okimoto Surges into Final". Badminton World Federation. 9 November 2025. Archived from the original on 10 November 2025. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  19. ^ "Badminton Australian Open 2025: Live Updates, Japanese Team Results, and Summary". International Olympic Committee (in Japanese). 16 November 2025. Archived from the original on 24 November 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  20. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  21. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  22. ^ "Shogo OGAWA head to head". BWF. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
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