Keita Masuda (舛田圭太; born 27 February 1979 in Kanazawa, Ishikawa, JapanProfile at Tonami team HP ) is a male badminton player from Japan.
Career Masuda competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Tadashi Ohtsuka. They had a bye in the first round, then were defeated in the round of 16 by Fu Haifeng and Cai Yun of China.
Matsuda played at the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's doubles with Tadashi Ohtsuka, and were defeated in the third round by the eventual champions Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan, of Indonesia, 22–20, 21–19. He also played in mixed doubles with Miyuki Maeda and they lost in the second round against He Hanbin and Yu Yang, 21–17, 21–18.
Achievements BWF Grand Prix (2 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. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2005 Dutch Open Tadashi Ōtsuka Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah 7–15, 4–15 Runner-up 2007 U.S. Open Tadashi Ōtsuka Howard Bach Khan Malaythong 21–18, 21–11 Winner
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 U.S. Open Miyuki Maeda Howard Bach Eva Lee 19–21, 21–11, 21–19 Winner BWF Grand Prix tournament IBF World Grand Prix tournament
IBF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 4 runners-up) Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref 2003 Mauritius International Hidetaka Yamada 15–4, 15–11 Winner
Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 1999 Mexico International Tadashi Ōtsuka Ma Che Kong Yau Tsz Yuk 7–15, 15–13, 10–15 Runner-up 2000 Cuba International Tadashi Ōtsuka José Antonio Crespo Sergio Llopis 15–9, 15–2 Winner 2000 French International Tadashi Ōtsuka Takuya Katayama Yuzo Kubota 15–6, 15–11 Winner 2003 Waikato International Tadashi Ōtsuka Hendri Saputra Denny Setiawan 7–15, 15–12, 3–15 Runner-up 2003 Guatemala International Tadashi Ōtsuka Howard Bach Kevin Han 15–6, 15–12 Winner 2004 Iran Fajr International Tadashi Ōtsuka Liu Kwok Wa Albertus Susanto Njoto 4–15, 11–15 Runner-up 2004 Mauritius International Tadashi Ōtsuka Liu Kwok Wa Albertus Susanto Njoto 15–11, 15–8 Winner BWF International Series tournament
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