Kenta Hasebe Explained

Kenta Hasebe
Nationality:	Japanese
Birth Date:	20 May 1991
Education:	North Sydney Boys High School
Occupation:	French and Japanese Teacher
Sport:	Bowls
Club:	North Sydney BC

Kenta Treacher Hasebe (born 1991) is a Japanese international lawn and indoor bowler. ^[1]

Biography

Hasebe, a school teacher at Sydney Girls High School, represented Japan in the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch and won a bronze medal in the triples with Hisaharu Satoh and Kenichi Emura. The bronze medal was the first ever bowls medal won by his nation.^[2]

World Championships

In 2020, he was selected for his second World Championship at the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3]

In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent Japan at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.^[4] He participated in the men's triples and the men's singles events.^{[5] [6]} In the triples his team reached the quarter final before losing to England.

Asia Pacific Championships

He won two medals at the 2015 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in Christchurch.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kenta Hasebe, Japan team profiles. World Bowls 2016.
2. Web site: 2016 World Bowls Championship Finals. Burnside Bowling Club.
3. Web site: 2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES. 12 February 2020 . Bowls Australia.
4. Web site: COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023 . Bowls International . 5 June 2023 . 2 September 2023.
5. Web site: Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia . World Bowls . 2 September 2023.
6. Web site: SCHEDULE & DRAWS . Bowls Australia . 2 September 2023.
7. Web site: Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners. World Bowls. 31 May 2021.