Naoki Kawamae

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{{Infobox badminton player

| name = Naoki Kawamae

| country = Japan

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|11|6}}

| birth_place = Nara Prefecture, Japan

| height = 1.68 m

| weight = 62 kg

| years_active =

| handedness = Right

| coach =

| event = Men's doubles

| highest_ranking = 9

| date_of_highest_ranking = 5 April 2012

| current_ranking =

| date_of_current_ranking =

| played =

| titles =

| medal_templates =

{{MedalSport | Men's badminton }}

{{MedalCountry | {{JPN}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Thomas Cup }}

{{MedalBronze | 2010 Kuala Lumpur | Men's team }}

{{MedalBronze | 2012 Wuhan | Men's team }}

| bwfbadminton_id = 51213

| bwf_id = A01C0F77-EDC5-4E39-A6F1-1813242D0632

}}

{{nihongo|Naoki Kawamae|川前 直樹|Kawamae Naoki|born 6 November 1982}} is a Japanese badminton player from the NTT East team.{{cite web|title=選手 川前 直樹 |url=http://www.joc.or.jp/games/olympic/london/sports/badminton/team/kawamaenaoki.html |publisher=Japanese Olympic Committee |access-date=20 June 2017 |language=ja}} In 2012, he competed at the London Olympics, but did not advance to the knock-out stage after placing third in the group stage.{{cite web|title=佐藤翔・川前組、最終戦で五輪初勝利 |url=http://www.sanspo.com/london2012/news/20120730/bad12073023360007-n1.html |publisher=Sankei Sports |access-date=20 June 2017 |language=ja}}

Achievements

= BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 1 runner-up) =

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

Men's doubles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2011

| align="left" | Australian Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Shoji Sato

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroyuki Endo
{{flagicon|JPN}} Kenichi Hayakawa

| align="left" | 17–21, 18–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D4F1C5"

| align="center" | 2011

| align="left" | Russian Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Shoji Sato

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroyuki Endo
{{flagicon|JPN}} Kenichi Hayakawa

| align="left" | 21–18, 21–17

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

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| align="center" | 2011

| align="left" | India Grand Prix Gold

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Shoji Sato

| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} Andrei Adistia
{{flagicon|INA}} Christopher Rusdianto

| align="left" | 21–17, 12–21, 23–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

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| align="center" | 2012

| align="left" | Swiss Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Shoji Sato

| align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} Fang Chieh-min
{{flagicon|TPE}} Lee Sheng-mu

| align="left" | 21–13, 21–14

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

: {{Color box|#FFFF67|border=darkgray}} BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

: {{Color box|#D4F1C5|border=darkgray}} BWF Grand Prix tournament

= BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 3 runners-up) =

Men's singles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2005

| align="left" | Southern PanAm International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Keishi Kawaguchi

| align="left" | 9–15, 15–9, 9–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

Men's doubles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2004

| align="left" | Canterbury International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yusuke Shinkai

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Keishi Kawaguchi
{{flagicon|JPN}} Toru Matsumoto

| align="left" | 15–11, 15–4

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2004

| align="left" | Western Australia International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yusuke Shinkai

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Keishi Kawaguchi
{{flagicon|JPN}} Toru Matsumoto

| align="left" | 15–8, 15–12

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center" | 2008

| align="left" | Osaka International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Keishi Kawaguchi

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Ko Sung-hyun
{{flagicon|KOR}} Kwon Yi-goo

| align="left" | 11–21, 16–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center" | 2008

| align="left" | Canadian International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Keishi Kawaguchi

| align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Howard Bach
{{flagicon|USA}} Khankham Malaythong

| align="left" | 21–15, 21–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2009

| align="left" | Estonian International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Shoji Sato

| align="left" | {{flagicon|RUS}} Andrey Ashmarin
{{flagicon|RUS}} Anton Ivanov

| align="left" | 21–13, 21–9

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center" | 2009

| align="left" | Swedish International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Shoji Sato

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Langridge
{{flagicon|ENG}} David Lindley

| align="left" | 15–21, 21–14, 21–17

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center" | 2009

| align="left" | Austrian International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Shoji Sato

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshiteru Hirobe
{{flagicon|JPN}} Hajime Komiyama

| align="left" | 21–19, 21–17

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D5D5D5"

| align="center" | 2009

| align="left" | Croatian International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Shoji Sato

| align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Mads Conrad-Petersen
{{flagicon|DEN}} Mads Pieler Kolding

| align="left" | 15–21, 19–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

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| align="center" | 2009

| align="left" | Canadian International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Shoji Sato

| align="left" | {{flagicon|CAN}} Alvin Lau
{{flagicon|CAN}} Li Chi-Lin

| align="left" | 21–15, 21–12

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

: {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} BWF International Challenge tournament

: {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} BWF International Series tournament

References

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