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Hashiru Shimono

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Hashiru Shimono
Shimono at the 2020 Estonian International
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1997-03-21) 21 March 1997 (age 28)
Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking71 (23 March 2017)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Japan
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Alor Setar Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Taipei Boys' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Taipei Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kota Kinabalu Mixed team
BWF profile

Hashiru Shimono (下農走, Shimono Hashiru; born 21 March 1997) is a Japanese badminton player.[1][2] In his junior career, he won three bronze medals with the Japanese national team in the team event at the 2014 World Junior Championships and the 2013 and 2014 Asian Junior Championships. He also won an individual boys' doubles bronze medal with Kanta Tsuneyama at the 2014 Asian Junior Championships.

Shimono began his senior career with the Tonami Transportation team in 2015. Initially a singles player, he won his first international title at the 2020 Estonian International. After shifting his focus to doubles in 2022, he was the runner-up in men's doubles at the 2022 Canadian International with Mahiro Kaneko, and in mixed doubles at the 2023 Northern Marianas Open with Miku Shigeta. He has been affiliated with the Kanazawa Gakuin Club since 2024.

Early career

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Hashiru Shimono began his badminton career at age six. He received early training and education at Uriwari Nishi SSC, Daito Junior High School, and Higashi Osaka University Kashiwara High School.[3] From 2012 to 2014, Shimono was a member of the Japan U-19 junior national team and part of three bronze medal-winning mixed teams at the 2013 and 2014 Asian Junior Championships, and at the 2014 World Junior Championships.

During his junior career, Shimono partnered with Kanta Tsuneyama in boys' doubles. The pair won a bronze medal at the 2014 Asian Junior Championships.[4][5] They won two major Japanese national titles, defeating Kenya Mitsuhashi and Yuta Watanabe in the finals of both the 2013 All Japan Junior Championship and the 2014 Inter-High School Championships.[6][7]

Career

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Shimono began his professional career in 2015, joining the Tonami Transportation badminton team. From 2014 to 2021, he was a member of the Japan national B team, except for in 2018. He transferred to the Kanazawa Gakuin Club for the 2024 season.[8]

Singles career

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Shimono achieved his first senior international title at the 2020 Estonian International, where he defeated Lucas Claerbout in the final.[9] On the BWF World Tour, his best result was reaching the semifinals at the 2019 Akita Masters Super 100.[10] On the BWF International Challenge circuit, he was a semifinalist at the 2016 Polish Open, the 2018 South Australia International, and the 2019 Osaka International.[2] Shimono achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 71 on 23 March 2017.

Domestically, he was the singles runner-up at the All Japan Members Badminton Championships in both 2016 and 2018.[3] In 2021, he reached the semifinals of the All Japan Badminton Championships, the nation's highest-ranking domestic tournament.[2]

Doubles career

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From 2022, Shimono began competing primarily in doubles events. In men's doubles, he and Mahiro Kaneko were runners-up at the 2022 Canadian International.[11] In mixed doubles, Shimono partnered with Miku Shigeta and reached the final of the 2023 Northern Marianas Open.[12][13]

Nationally, in 2023, Shimono and Miku Shigeta won the mixed doubles title at the Japan Ranking Circuit Tournament and were runners-up at the All Japan Members Badminton Championships.[14][15] The following year, at the 2024 Japan Ranking Circuit Tournament, Shimono was a runner-up in two disciplines: men's doubles with Yujiro Nishikawa and mixed doubles with Hina Osawa.[16]

Achievements

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Asian Junior Championships

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Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2014 Taipei Gymnasium,
Taipei, Chinese Taipei 		Japan Kanta Tsuneyama South Korea Kim Jae-hwan
South Korea Kim Jung-ho 		16–21, 17–21 Bronze Bronze [4][5]

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 2 runners-up)

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Hashiru Shimono at Estonian International 2020

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2020 Estonian International France Lucas Claerbout 21–13, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [9]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Canadian International Japan Mahiro Kaneko Denmark Rasmus Kjær
Denmark Frederik Søgaard 		17–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [11]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2023 Northern Marianas Open Japan Miku Shigeta South Korea Wang Chan
South Korea Shin Seung-chan 		13–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [12][13]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

Record against selected opponents

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Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 6 July 2025.[17]

References

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  1. ^ "Hashiru SHIMONO | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Hashiru Shimono | Profile". Tonami Transportation (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 3 October 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Hashiru Shimono | Profile". Badminton S/J League (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 17 May 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  4. ^ a b "[2014 Asia Youth U-19] Individual Competition Day 4: Men's Singles Tsuneyama and Women's Singles Yamaguchi advance to the finals!" (in Japanese). SMASH and NET.TV. 22 February 2014. Archived from the original on 30 April 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Akane ready for the final after defeating the most dangerous Thai girl" (in Japanese). BadPal. 23 February 2014. Archived from the original on 9 December 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  6. ^ "JOC Junior Olympic Cup 32nd All Japan Junior Badminton Championships | Tournament Report". Ishikawa Prefecture Badminton Association (in Japanese). 16 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  7. ^ "[Inter-High School Championships] Minoru Koga wins two titles, Akane Yamaguchi wins for the second consecutive year!". SMASH and NET.TV (in Japanese). 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 14 June 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Shimono leaves the team!!". Tonami Transportation (in Japanese). 4 April 2024. Archived from the original on 11 September 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  9. ^ a b Sommer, Emilie (12 January 2020). "Claerbout: It is a mixed feeling". Badminton Europe. Archived from the original on 17 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  10. ^ "Akita Masters 2019: Yu Igarashi, Haruko Suzuki Win Their Final Decisive Matches to Advance to the Finals!". Badminton Spirit (in Japanese). 17 August 2019. Archived from the original on 13 June 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  11. ^ a b Rasmussen, Claus (11 December 2022). "Double victory in Canada" (in Danish). Sjællandske Medier. Archived from the original on 17 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  12. ^ a b Gases, Leigh (13 June 2023). "South Korea takes women's singles, mixed doubles". Saipan Tribune. Archived from the original on 18 January 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  13. ^ a b Sablan Jr., James (13 June 2023). "South Korea, Chinese-Taipei players rule Northern Marianas Open". Marianas Variety. Archived from the original on 31 January 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  14. ^ "[Japan Ranking Circuit] Shimono & Shigeta win their first mixed doubles title! Shibata unfortunately fails to win the double ＜Finals Digest-3＞". Badminton Spirit (in Japanese). 31 May 2023. Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  15. ^ "[All Japan Members 2023] Shibata & Yamada, Otake & Takahashi, Shimogami & Hobara take the top spot in doubles! <Doubles Results>". Badminton Spirit (in Japanese). 6 September 2023. Archived from the original on 17 May 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  16. ^ "[Japan Ranking Circuit 2024] Men's Doubles Champions: Yamashita & Midorikawa! Otake & Takahashi Win Women's Doubles for the Second Time! <Finals Results / Doubles>". Badminton Spirit (in Japanese). 29 May 2024. Archived from the original on 28 May 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  17. ^ "Hashiru SHIMONO head to head". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
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