All England Open | 05/25 12:00 | 1 | Kenta Nishimoto v Hans-Kristian Vittinghus | W | 2-0 | |
Indonesia Masters XD | 05/23 03:00 | 1 | Tzu Wei Wang v Kenta Nishimoto | W | 0-2 | |
Indonesia Masters XD | 05/22 03:00 | 1 | Kenta Nishimoto v Kai Schaefer | W | 2-1 | |
Indonesia Masters XD | 05/20 08:00 | 1 | Kenta Nishimoto v Wing Ki Vincent Wong | W | 2-0 | |
Indonesia Masters XD | 04/25 04:00 | 5 | Srikanth Kidambi v Kenta Nishimoto | L | 2-1 | |
All England Open | 03/16 17:40 | 3 | Kenta Nishimoto v Wan Ho Son | L | 1-2 | |
All England Open | 03/15 15:30 | 4 | Ka Long Angus NG v Kenta Nishimoto | W | 0-2 | |
All England Open | 03/14 10:00 | 5 | Kenta Nishimoto v Kanta Tsuneyama | W | 2-0 | |
Indonesia Masters XD | 03/10 15:00 | 2 | Kenta Nishimoto v Tien Chen Chou | L | 1-2 | |
Indonesia Masters XD | 03/09 15:10 | 3 | Kenta Nishimoto v Jonatan Christie | W | 2-0 | |
Indonesia Masters XD | 03/08 16:50 | 4 | Kenta Nishimoto v Hyun Il Lee | W | 2-0 | |
Indonesia Masters XD | 03/07 17:15 | 5 | Wan Ho Son v Kenta Nishimoto | W | 1-2 | |
Indonesia Masters XD | 01/21 05:00 | 1 | Viktor Axelsen v Kenta Nishimoto | L | 2-1 | |
Indonesia Masters XD | 01/20 06:31 | - | Hans-Kristian Vittinghus v Kenta Nishimoto | W | 0-2 | |
Indonesia Masters XD | 01/20 05:00 | 2 | Hans-Kristian Vittinghus v Kenta Nishimoto | W | 0-2 | |
Indonesia Masters XD | 01/19 07:45 | 3 | Ka Long Angus NG v Kenta Nishimoto | W | 1-2 | |
Indonesia Masters XD | 01/18 11:45 | 4 | Yuxiang Huang v Kenta Nishimoto | W | 0-2 | |
Indonesia Masters XD | 01/17 11:15 | 5 | Kenta Nishimoto v Chong Wei Lee | W | 2-1 | |
Swiss Open WD Qual | 11/21 06:24 | - | Dong Keun Lee v Kenta Nishimoto | L | 2-0 | |
All England Open | 11/15 11:00 | 5 | Kenta Nishimoto v Anders Antonsen | L | 1-2 | |
French Open | 10/29 13:00 | 1 | Kenta Nishimoto v Srikanth Kidambi | L | 0-2 | |
French Open | 10/28 13:30 | 2 | Anders Antonsen v Kenta Nishimoto | W | 0-2 | |
All England Open | 10/27 21:44 | - | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting v Kenta Nishimoto | W | 1-2 | |
French Open | 10/27 18:00 | 3 | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting v Kenta Nishimoto | W | 1-2 | |
French Open | 10/26 17:50 | 4 | Kenta Nishimoto v Sai Praneeth B. | W | 2-0 | |
French Open | 10/25 10:55 | 5 | Chong Wei Lee v Kenta Nishimoto | W | 0-2 | |
Swiss Open WD Qual | 10/24 15:20 | 1 | Scott Evans v Kenta Nishimoto | W | 0-2 | |
Swiss Open WD Qual | 10/24 10:00 | 1 | Kenta Nishimoto v Erik Meijis | W | 2-0 | |
Denmark Open | 10/18 10:00 | 5 | Anders Antonsen v Kenta Nishimoto | L | 2-0 | |
Swiss Open WD Qual | 10/17 13:40 | 1 | Kenta Nishimoto v Zvonimir Durkinjak | W | 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.