Kyohei Yamashita

Kyohei Yamashita (山下 恭平) is a Japanese badminton player who specializes in doubles. He was the bronze medalist in mixed doubles at the 2021 BWF World Championships in Huelva. Yamashita graduated from Nippon Sport Science University then joined the NTT East badminton team.

2021
Kyohei Yamashita won the mixed doubles bronze medal at the 2021 BWF World Championships after losing in the semifinals to compatriots Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino, 13–21, 8–21.

2024
His mixed doubles partner Naru Shinoya retired from the national team and international tournaments on 15 April 2024. Kyohei Yamashita continues to play in the men's doubles with Hiroki Midorikawa in local and international tournaments.

BWF World Championships
Mixed doubles

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.

Mixed doubles

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles)
Men's doubles
 * BWF International Challenge tournament
 * BWF International Series tournament
 * BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Boys' doubles
 * BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
 * BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
 * BWF Junior International Series tournament
 * BWF Junior Future Series tournament

Individual competitions
Men's doubles