title: Naoki Kawamae
text: # Naoki Kawamae
  
  Naoki Kawamae (川前 直樹, Kawamae Naoki, born 6 November 1982) is a Japanese badminton player from the NTT East team. In 2012, he competed at the London Olympics, but did not advance to the knock-out stage after placing third in the group stage.
  
  ## Achievements
  
  ### BWF Grand Prix (3 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.
  
  Men's doubles
  
  | Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2011 | Australian Open | Shoji Sato | Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa | 17–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
  | 2011 | Russian Open | Shoji Sato | Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa | 21–18, 21–17 | Winner |
  | 2011 | India Grand Prix Gold | Shoji Sato | Andrei Adistia Christopher Rusdianto | 21–17, 12–21, 23–21 | Winner |
  | 2012 | Swiss Open | Shoji Sato | Fang Chieh-min Lee Sheng-mu | 21–13, 21–14 | Winner |
  
      BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
      BWF Grand Prix tournament
  
  ### BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 3 runners-up)
  
  Men's singles
  
  | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2005 | Southern PanAm International | Keishi Kawaguchi | 9–15, 15–9, 9–15 | Runner-up |
  
  Men's doubles
  
  | Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2004 | Canterbury International | Yusuke Shinkai | Keishi Kawaguchi Toru Matsumoto | 15–11, 15–4 | Winner |
  | 2004 | Western Australia International | Yusuke Shinkai | Keishi Kawaguchi Toru Matsumoto | 15–8, 15–12 | Winner |
  | 2008 | Osaka International | Keishi Kawaguchi | Ko Sung-hyun Kwon Yi-goo | 11–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
  | 2008 | Canadian International | Keishi Kawaguchi | Howard Bach Khankham Malaythong | 21–15, 21–15 | Winner |
  | 2009 | Estonian International | Shoji Sato | Andrey Ashmarin Anton Ivanov | 21–13, 21–9 | Winner |
  | 2009 | Swedish International | Shoji Sato | Chris Langridge David Lindley | 15–21, 21–14, 21–17 | Winner |
  | 2009 | Austrian International | Shoji Sato | Yoshiteru Hirobe Hajime Komiyama | 21–19, 21–17 | Winner |
  | 2009 | Croatian International | Shoji Sato | Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding | 15–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
  | 2009 | Canadian International | Shoji Sato | Alvin Lau Li Chi-Lin | 21–15, 21–12 | Winner |
  
      BWF International Challenge tournament
      BWF International Series tournament
  