Open di Danimarca | 10/20 16:35 | 3 | Zii Jia Lee v Kenta Nishimoto | L | 2-0 | |
Open di Danimarca | 10/19 12:40 | 4 | Tien Chen Chou v Kenta Nishimoto | W | 1-2 | |
Open di Danimarca | 10/18 09:20 | 5 | Jun Peng Zhao v Kenta Nishimoto | W | 1-2 | |
Open di Hong Kong | 09/17 09:20 | 1 | Jonatan Christie v Kenta Nishimoto | L | 2-1 | |
Open di Hong Kong | 09/16 12:15 | 2 | Kenta Nishimoto v Anthony Sinisuka Ginting | W | 2-0 | |
Open di Hong Kong | 09/15 11:25 | 3 | Kenta Nishimoto v Rasmus Gemke | W | 1-0 | |
Open di Hong Kong | 09/14 10:30 | 4 | Kenta Nishimoto v Christo Popov | W | 2-1 | |
Open di Hong Kong | 09/13 04:15 | 5 | Kenta Nishimoto v Guang Zu Lu | W | 2-0 | |
Open di Cina | 09/05 11:50 | 5 | Tzu Wei Wang v Kenta Nishimoto | L | 2-0 | |
Campionati mondiali | 08/25 18:25 | 3 | Anders Antonsen v Kenta Nishimoto | L | 2-0 | |
Campionati mondiali | 08/24 16:35 | 4 | Kenta Nishimoto v Kanta Tsuneyama | W | 2-0 | |
Campionati mondiali | 08/23 10:20 | 5 | Julien Carraggi v Kenta Nishimoto | W | 1-2 | |
Campionati mondiali | 08/21 16:30 | 6 | Srikanth Kidambi v Kenta Nishimoto | W | 0-2 | |
Australian Open | 08/02 02:05 | 5 | Srikanth Kidambi v Kenta Nishimoto | L | 2-0 | |
Open di Giappone | 07/27 09:15 | 4 | Kenta Nishimoto v Kunlavut Vitidsarn | L | 0-2 | |
Open di Giappone | 07/26 04:05 | 5 | Kenta Nishimoto v Zii Jia Lee | W | 2-1 | |
Open della Corea del Sud | 07/21 07:30 | 3 | Kenta Nishimoto v Anders Antonsen | L | 1-2 | |
Open della Corea del Sud | 07/20 07:05 | 4 | Koki Watanabe v Kenta Nishimoto | W | 0-2 | |
Open della Corea del Sud | 07/19 07:05 | 5 | Pyeong Gang Choi v Kenta Nishimoto | W | 0-2 | |
Open del Canada | 07/08 22:35 | 2 | Kenta Nishimoto v Lakshya Sen | L | 0-2 | |
Open del Canada | 07/07 20:25 | 3 | Magnus Johannesen v Kenta Nishimoto | W | 1-2 | |
Open del Canada | 07/06 23:45 | 4 | Yu Jen Chi v Kenta Nishimoto | W | 1-2 | |
Open del Canada | 07/05 23:20 | 5 | Li Yang Su v Kenta Nishimoto | W | 0-2 | |
Open di Taipei | 06/23 08:15 | 3 | Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo v Kenta Nishimoto | L | 2-0 | |
Open di Taipei | 06/22 07:40 | 4 | Yin Chak Chan v Kenta Nishimoto | W | 0-2 | |
Open di Taipei | 06/21 08:40 | 5 | Sholeh Aidil v Kenta Nishimoto | W | 0-2 | |
Open d’Indonesia | 06/13 05:30 | 5 | H.S. Prannoy v Kenta Nishimoto | L | 2-0 | |
Open di Singapore | 06/06 07:30 | 5 | Chia Hao Lee v Kenta Nishimoto | L | 2-0 | |
Masters di Malesia | 05/26 03:25 | 3 | Kenta Nishimoto v H.S. Prannoy | L | 1-2 | |
Masters di Malesia | 05/25 04:40 | 4 | Jonatan Christie v Kenta Nishimoto | W | 0-2 |
Kenta Nishimoto (西本 拳太, Nishimoto Kenta, born 30 August 1994) is a Japanese badminton player. He won a silver medal in the men's singles at the 2017 Summer Universiade and a bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games. Nishimoto was part of Japan winning team at the 2012 Asian Junior Championships and at the 2017 Asia Mixed Team Championships.
In 2013, Nishimoto reached the final of the Russia Open Grand Prix tournament, and became the runner-up after being defeated by Vladimir Ivanov of Russia.
In August, Nishimoto participated in the 2017 Summer Universiade, held in Taipei. He lost to Wang Tzu-wei in the final, 16–21, 15–21, clinching a silver medal.
In January, Nishimoto reached his first BWF World Tour final, the 2018 Malaysia Masters. In the final, he lost to then-reigning world champion Viktor Axelsen in the final, 13–21, 23–21, 18–21 in three games.
Later in August, Nishimoto participated in the 2018 Asian Games, held in Jakarta. He lost to home favourite and eventual champion Jonatan Christie in the semi-final, losing 15–21, 21–15, 19–21 in three games, winning a bronze medal.
At the end of the year, Nishimoto made it to another final, the 2018 Hong Kong Open. He lost to Korea's Son Wan-ho in the final, losing 21–14, 17–21, 13–21 in an hour and 29 minutes.
Kicking off the 2019 season, in March, Nishimoto made it to his first final of the year, the 2019 German Open. He lost in the final to compatriot Kento Momota in straight games, losing 10–21, 16–21.
The following year, at the 2020 Thailand Masters, Nishimoto lost to Hong Kong's Ng Ka Long in the final, losing 21–16, 13–21, 12–21 in three games.
In September, Nishimoto made it to his 7th career final, this time at his home event, the 2022 Japan Open. In the final, he beat 6th ranked and 3rd seed Chou Tien-chen in the final, winning 21–19, 21–23, 21–17 in rubber games. After the final, Nishimoto stated that he was "really happy" and also "a bit relieved" after clinching his first title, and thanked the home crowd for their support.