Tomoka Miyazaki (宮崎 友花, Miyazaki Tomoka, born 17 August 2006) is a Japanese badminton player.[2][3] She was the world junior champion winning the girls' singles title in 2022.[4]
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 August 2006 Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 49 kg (108 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's singles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career record | 82 wins, 21 losses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 13 (15 October 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 13 (15 October 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
edit2022
editAt the World Junior Championships held in Santander, Spain in October, Miyazaki won the girls' singles title as a first-year high school student. She became the fourth Japanese player to win the world junior singles title, following Nozomi Okuhara, Akane Yamaguchi, and Riko Gunji.[4]
2023
editIn October, Miyazaki won the Indonesia Masters II title, defeating Thai player Pornpicha Choeikeewong in the final.[5]
In November, she reached the final of Korea Masters where she lost to Korea's no. 2 player, Kim Ga-eun, finishing as the runner-up.[6]
2024
editIn March, Miyazaki won the Orléans Masters title after defeating Hina Akechi in the finals.[7] The following week, at the Swiss Open, she defeated the 2019 world champion and Olympic medalist P. V. Sindhu in the second round,[8] but ultimately lost to Olympic gold medalist Carolina Marin in the semi-finals.[9]
In April, Miyazaki participated in the 2024 Uber Cup.[10]
In September, she finished second to Wang Zhiyi in her maiden Super 1000 final at the China Open.[11]
Achievements
editBWF World Junior Championships
editGirls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2022 | Palacio de Deportes de Santander, Santander, Spain |  Yuan Anqi
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21–14, 20–22, 21–17 |  Gold
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[4] |
BWF World Tour (2 titles, 2 runners-up)
editThe BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[12] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are 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.[13]
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2023 (II) | Indonesia Masters | Super 100 |  Pornpicha Choeikeewong
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21–9, 21–15 |  Winner
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[5] |
| 2023 | Korea Masters | Super 300 |  Kim Ga-eun
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21–19, 17–21, 12–21 |  Runner-up
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[6] |
| 2024 | Orléans Masters | Super 300 |  Hina Akechi
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21–18, 21–12 | Winner
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[7] |
| 2024 | China Open | Super 1000 | Wang Zhiyi
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17–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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[11] |
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 2 runners-up)
editWomen's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2022 | Slovenia Future Series | Hina Akechi
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21–14, 21–19 | Winner
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[14] |
| 2023 | Northern Marianas Open | Kim Ga-ram
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21–15, 23–25, 13–21 | Runner-up
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[15] |
| 2023 | Saipan International | Kim Ga-ram
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21–19, 14–21, 21–17 | Winner
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[16] |
| 2023 | Guatemala Future Series | Mei Sudo
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21–17, 19–21, 21–11 | Winner
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[17] |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2023 | Guatemala Future Series | Maya Taguchi
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Mei Sudo Nao Yamakita
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21–16, 14–21, 23–25 | Runner-up
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[17] |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (1 runner-up)
editGirls' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2022 | Malaysia Junior International | Kokona Ishikawa
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17–21, 21–17, 22–24 | Runner-up
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[18] |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
Record against selected opponents
editRecord against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 21 September 2024.[19]
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References
edit- ^ a b "【バドミントン】高１宮崎友花、前年準優勝水井破り初戦突破「どこまでいけるか」旋風巻き起こす - スポーツ : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Tomoka MIYAZAKI | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "宮崎 友花 | 選手プロフィール | 公益財団法人日本バドミントン協会" (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association.
- ^ a b c Sukumar, Dev (31 October 2022). "World Juniors: Miyazaki's Magic Lights Up Finals Day". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ a b Miranti (29 October 2023). "Rekap Final Indonesia Masters S100 2023: Tuan Rumah Pesta Juara Borong 2 Gelar". INDOSPORT (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Korea Masters: Momota Breaks Dry Spell". Badminton World Federation. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ a b Kumar, Prem (18 March 2024). "Orleans Masters: Teen Star Miyazaki Eyes Bigger Victories". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ Roy, Anjishnu (22 March 2024). "Swiss Open badminton 2024: PV Sindhu crashes out, Kidambi Srikanth makes quarter-finals". Olympics.
- ^ Jiwani, Rory (24 March 2024). "BWF Swiss Open 2024: Carolina Marin battles past Miyazaki Tomoka to reach Basel final". Olympics.
- ^ "Rising Stars Farhan, Miyazaki in Thomas, Uber Squads". bwfthomasubercups.bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ a b "世界ジュニア女王の宮崎友花が準優勝！ チームヨネックスは４種目を制覇 中国オープン | ヨネックス(YONEX)" [World junior champion Tomoka Miyazaki is the runner-up! Team Yonex wins four events at the China Open]. Yonex (in Japanese). 24 September 2024. Archived from the original on 15 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/tournament/5CE7508F-B2AC-4C4E-90C1-D890BA4D7BDF
- ^ https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/tournament/6f65618e-3246-4d08-b930-28c57af68b5a
- ^ https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/tournament/c7f951e6-7ae1-441b-9a0a-16fdf8d920bc
- ^ a b https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/tournament/a8957ac6-d7eb-4eac-99a0-1171537dbf45
- ^ https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/tournament/4C108B0A-02B3-4BAC-B7A1-282838389E45
- ^ "Tomoka Miyazaki head to head". Retrieved 11 June 2024.
