Denmark Open | 10/20 16:35 | 3 | Zii Jia Lee v Kenta Nishimoto | L | 2-0 | |
Denmark Open | 10/19 12:40 | 4 | Tien Chen Chou v Kenta Nishimoto | W | 1-2 | |
Denmark Open | 10/18 09:20 | 5 | Jun Peng Zhao v Kenta Nishimoto | W | 1-2 | |
Hongkong Open | 09/17 09:20 | 1 | Jonatan Christie v Kenta Nishimoto | L | 2-1 | |
Hongkong Open | 09/16 12:15 | 2 | Kenta Nishimoto v Anthony Sinisuka Ginting | W | 2-0 | |
Hongkong Open | 09/15 11:25 | 3 | Kenta Nishimoto v Rasmus Gemke | W | 1-0 | |
Hongkong Open | 09/14 10:30 | 4 | Kenta Nishimoto v Christo Popov | W | 2-1 | |
Hongkong Open | 09/13 04:15 | 5 | Kenta Nishimoto v Guang Zu Lu | W | 2-0 | |
China Open | 09/05 11:50 | 5 | Tzu Wei Wang v Kenta Nishimoto | L | 2-0 | |
Mistrzostwa Świata | 08/25 18:25 | 3 | Anders Antonsen v Kenta Nishimoto | L | 2-0 | |
Mistrzostwa Świata | 08/24 16:35 | 4 | Kenta Nishimoto v Kanta Tsuneyama | W | 2-0 | |
Mistrzostwa Świata | 08/23 10:20 | 5 | Julien Carraggi v Kenta Nishimoto | W | 1-2 | |
Mistrzostwa Świata | 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 | |
Japan Open | 07/27 09:15 | 4 | Kenta Nishimoto v Kunlavut Vitidsarn | L | 0-2 | |
Japan Open | 07/26 04:05 | 5 | Kenta Nishimoto v Zii Jia Lee | W | 2-1 | |
Korea Open | 07/21 07:30 | 3 | Kenta Nishimoto v Anders Antonsen | L | 1-2 | |
Korea Open | 07/20 07:05 | 4 | Koki Watanabe v Kenta Nishimoto | W | 0-2 | |
Korea Open | 07/19 07:05 | 5 | Pyeong Gang Choi v Kenta Nishimoto | W | 0-2 | |
Canada Open | 07/08 22:35 | 2 | Kenta Nishimoto v Lakshya Sen | L | 0-2 | |
Canada Open | 07/07 20:25 | 3 | Magnus Johannesen v Kenta Nishimoto | W | 1-2 | |
Canada Open | 07/06 23:45 | 4 | Yu Jen Chi v Kenta Nishimoto | W | 1-2 | |
Canada Open | 07/05 23:20 | 5 | Li Yang Su v Kenta Nishimoto | W | 0-2 | |
Taipei Open | 06/23 08:15 | 3 | Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo v Kenta Nishimoto | L | 2-0 | |
Taipei Open | 06/22 07:40 | 4 | Yin Chak Chan v Kenta Nishimoto | W | 0-2 | |
Taipei Open | 06/21 08:40 | 5 | Sholeh Aidil v Kenta Nishimoto | W | 0-2 | |
Indonesia Open | 06/13 05:30 | 5 | H.S. Prannoy v Kenta Nishimoto | L | 2-0 | |
Singapore Open | 06/06 07:30 | 5 | Chia Hao Lee v Kenta Nishimoto | L | 2-0 | |
Malaysia Masters | 05/26 03:25 | 3 | Kenta Nishimoto v H.S. Prannoy | L | 1-2 | |
Malaysia Masters | 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.