Ippei Kojima
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Script error: No such module "Nihongo". is a Japanese retired badminton player who won a record eight Japanese national men's singles titles and some major international titles in both singles and doubles between the mid-1960s and the mid-1970s.
Career
His game was marked by exceptional foot speed, great tenacity, and power surprising for a man who was about five feet (1.524 meters) tall. Kojima is the first of only two Japanese players to have won men's singles at the prestigious Danish Open (1970). He also shared the Danish Open men's doubles title, with different partners, in 1968 and 1969.[1] In 1970 he reached the final of all three events at both the U.S. and Canadian Open championships, winning men's doubles in the U.S. and both singles and mixed doubles in Canada.[2] In 1971 he won men's singles at the Singapore Open and, over a select international field, at the Flare Square Invitational, a one-time-only event held in conjunction with the Calgary (Canada) Stampede, where he defeated Denmark's Svend Pri in the final. Perhaps the most notable matches of Kojima's career were a series of close but losing singles efforts against the iconic Rudy Hartono in Thomas Cup, the All-Englands, and other major venues in 1970 and 1971.[3][4]
Achievements
Asian Games
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | Template:Flagicon Muljadi | 15–17, 15–11, 10–15 | Bronze Bronze |
International tournaments
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Malaysia Open | Template:Flagicon Tan Aik Huang | 4–15, 15–13, 6–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 1968 | Singapore Open | Template:Flagicon Tan Aik Huang | 12–15, 4–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 1970 | Denmark Open | Template:Flagicon Erland Kops | 15–3, 15–10 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 1970 | US Open | Template:Flagicon Junji Honma | 15–13, 8–15, 8–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 1970 | Canada Open | Template:Flagicon Junji Honma | 15–11, 9–15, 15–6 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 1971 | Denmark Open | Template:Flagicon Rudy Hartono | 18–14, 14–15, 11–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 1971 | Canada Open | Template:Flagicon Rudy Hartono | 7–15, 2–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 1971 | Flare Square Invitational | Template:Flagicon Svend Pri | 15–3, 15–4 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 1971 | Singapore Open | Template:Flagicon Nunung Murdjianto | 15–3, 18–16 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 1972 | Denmark Open | Template:Flagicon Svend Pri | 9–15, 5–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
Men's doubles
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US Open | Template:Flagicon Machiko Aizawa | Template:Flagicon Paul Whetnall Template:Flagicon Margaret Boxall |
8–15, 2–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 1970 | Canada Open | Template:Flagicon Susan Whetnall | Template:Flagicon Paul Whetnall Template:Flagicon Margaret Boxall |
12–15, 15–5, 15–13 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
References
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- ^ Herbert Scheele, The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 152, 153.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Kojima Wins Canadian Title". The Straits Times. The New Straits Times Press. Singapore Government. 14 April 1970. p. 21. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ Herbert Scheele, The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 45.
- ^ "Danish National Championships", Badminton USA, May 1971, 23.
