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 | |
Masters di Malesia | 05/24 10:20 | 5 | Kenta Nishimoto v Tze Yong Ng | W | 2-1 | |
Sudirman Cup | 05/17 10:25 | - | Kenta Nishimoto v Hyeok Jin Jeon | L | 0-2 | |
Campionati Asiatici | 04/27 13:30 | 4 | Kenta Nishimoto v Anthony Sinisuka Ginting | L | 0-2 | |
Campionati Asiatici | 04/26 16:40 | 5 | Kenta Nishimoto v Jewel Angelo Albo | W | 2-0 | |
Masters d'Orleans | 04/06 08:30 | 4 | Kenta Nishimoto v Priyanshu Rajawat | L | 0-2 | |
Masters d'Orleans | 04/05 09:15 | 5 | Kenta Nishimoto v Hao Lee Chia | W | 2-0 | |
Masters di Spagna | 04/02 10:20 | 1 | Kenta Nishimoto v Kanta Tsuneyama | W | 2-1 | |
Masters di Spagna | 04/01 10:55 | 2 | Kenta Nishimoto v Toma Junior Popov | W | 2-1 | |
Masters di Spagna | 03/31 10:55 | 3 | Kenta Nishimoto v Srikanth Kidambi | W | 2-0 | |
Masters di Spagna | 03/30 08:30 | 4 | Kenta Nishimoto v Arnaud Merkle | - | Walkover | |
Masters di Spagna | 03/29 08:40 | 5 | Kenta Nishimoto v Chia Hao Lee | W | 2-1 | |
All England Open | 03/16 18:55 | 4 | Kenta Nishimoto v Zii Jia Lee | L | 0-2 | |
All England Open | 03/15 14:40 | 5 | Kenta Nishimoto v Brian Yang | W | 2-0 | |
Open di Germania | 03/10 15:40 | 3 | Kento Momota v Kenta Nishimoto | L | 2-1 | |
Open di Germania | 03/09 16:55 | 4 | Kenta Nishimoto v Kean Yew Loh | W | 2-1 | |
Open di Germania | 03/08 12:35 | 5 | Kenta Nishimoto v June Wei Cheam | W | 2-0 | |
Masters di Thailandia | 02/03 06:50 | 3 | Chun-Yi Lin v Kenta Nishimoto | L | 2-0 | |
Masters di Thailandia | 02/02 08:00 | 4 | Kenta Nishimoto v Anders Antonsen | W | 2-1 | |
Masters di Thailandia | 02/01 06:00 | 5 | Kenta Nishimoto v Mithun Manjunath | W | 2-0 | |
Masters d'Indonesia | 01/26 02:20 | 4 | Kenta Nishimoto v Brian Yang | L | 1-2 | |
Masters d'Indonesia | 01/25 04:20 | 5 | Christian Adinata v Kenta Nishimoto | W | 1-2 | |
Open d'India | 01/18 06:40 | 5 | Kantaphon Wangcharoen v Kenta Nishimoto | L | 2-1 | |
Open di Malaysia | 01/13 08:20 | 3 | Viktor Axelsen v Kenta Nishimoto | L | 2-0 | |
Open di Malaysia | 01/12 03:00 | 4 | Jonatan Christie v Kenta Nishimoto | W | 0-2 | |
Open di Malaysia | 01/10 02:20 | 5 | Kenta Nishimoto v Srikanth Kidambi | W | 2-0 | |
Australian Open | 11/17 03:00 | 4 | Koki Watanabe v Kenta Nishimoto | L | 2-0 | |
Australian Open | 11/16 03:20 | 5 | Kenta Nishimoto v June Wei Cheam | W | 2-0 | |
Open di Francia | 10/25 09:40 | 5 | Viktor Axelsen v Kenta Nishimoto | L | 2-0 |
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.