Sayaka Hirota (廣田 彩花, Hirota Sayaka, born 1 August 1994) is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with Saishunkan team.[1][2] She and her partner Yuki Fukushima won the 2017 Most Improved Player of the Year award.[3] Hirota and Fukushima were ranked world No. 1 at the BWF World Ranking on 21 June 2018.[4]

Sayaka Hirota
廣田 彩花
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1994-08-01) 1 August 1994 (age 30)
Kumamoto, Japan
ResidenceGifu, Gifu, Japan
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
HandednessRight
Women's doubles
Highest ranking1 (with Yuki Fukushima 21 June 2018)
Current ranking8 (with Yuki Fukushima 16 April 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Glasgow Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Nanjing Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Basel Women's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 2019 Nanning Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Suzhou Mixed team
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Bangkok Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Bangkok Women's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Women's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Wuhan Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2023 Dubai Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Wuhan Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Manila Women's doubles
Asia Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Alor Setar Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Manila Women's team
BWF profile

Achievements

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BWF World Championships

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland   Yuki Fukushima   Chen Qingchen
  Jia Yifan
18–21, 21–17, 15–21   Silver
2018 Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park, Nanjing, China   Yuki Fukushima   Mayu Matsumoto
  Wakana Nagahara
21–19, 19–21, 20–22   Silver
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland   Yuki Fukushima   Mayu Matsumoto
  Wakana Nagahara
11–21, 22–20, 21–23   Silver

Asian Games

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia   Yuki Fukushima   Chen Qingchen
  Jia Yifan
17–21, 8–21   Bronze
2022 Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China   Yuki Fukushima   Baek Ha-na
  Lee So-hee
14–21, 12–21   Bronze

Asian Championships

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China
  Yuki Fukushima   Misaki Matsutomo
  Ayaka Takahashi
21–18, 18–21, 21–15   Gold
2019 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China
  Yuki Fukushima   Mayu Matsumoto
  Wakana Nagahara
16–21, 24–26   Bronze
2022 Muntinlupa Sports Complex,
Metro Manila, Philippines
  Yuki Fukushima   Rin Iwanaga
  Kie Nakanishi
21–16, 15–21, 19–21   Bronze
2023 Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  Yuki Fukushima   Baek Ha-na
  Lee So-hee
21–7, 21–14   Gold

BWF World Tour (11 titles, 8 runners-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] 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.[6]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 German Open Super 300   Yuki Fukushima   Huang Dongping
  Zheng Yu
18–21, 21–14, 21–6   Winner
2018 All England Open Super 1000   Yuki Fukushima   Christinna Pedersen
  Kamilla Rytter Juhl
19–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2018 Indonesia Open Super 1000   Yuki Fukushima   Mayu Matsumoto
  Wakana Nagahara
21–14, 16–21, 21–14   Winner
2018 Japan Open Super 750   Yuki Fukushima   Chen Qingchen
  Jia Yifan
21–15, 21–12   Winner
2018 Korea Open Super 500   Yuki Fukushima   Misaki Matsutomo
  Ayaka Takahashi
11–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2018 Denmark Open Super 750   Yuki Fukushima   Shiho Tanaka
  Koharu Yonemoto
21–19, 21–16   Winner
2018 Hong Kong Open Super 500   Yuki Fukushima   Lee So-hee
  Shin Seung-chan
21–18, 21–17   Winner
2019 Malaysia Masters Super 500   Yuki Fukushima   Greysia Polii
  Apriyani Rahayu
18–21, 21–16, 21–16   Winner
2019 Australian Open Super 300   Yuki Fukushima   Chen Qingchen
  Jia Yifan
21–10, 21–16   Winner
2019 Indonesia Open Super 1000   Yuki Fukushima   Misaki Matsutomo
  Ayaka Takahashi
21–16, 21–18   Winner
2019 Fuzhou China Open Super 750   Yuki Fukushima   Lee So-hee
  Shin Seung-chan
21–17, 21–15   Winner
2020 All England Open Super 1000   Yuki Fukushima   Du Yue
  Li Yinhui
21–13, 21–15   Winner
2020 Denmark Open Super 750   Yuki Fukushima   Mayu Matsumoto
  Wakana Nagahara
21–10, 16–21, 21–18   Winner
2021 All England Open Super 1000   Yuki Fukushima   Mayu Matsumoto
  Wakana Nagahara
18–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2022 Indonesia Open Super 1000   Yuki Fukushima   Nami Matsuyama
  Chiharu Shida
21–18, 14–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2023 Indonesia Masters Super 500   Yuki Fukushima   Liu Shengshu
  Zhang Shuxian
20–22, 19–21   Runner-up
2023 Swiss Open Super 300   Yuki Fukushima   Rena Miyaura
  Ayako Sakuramoto
Walkover   Runner-up
2023 Indonesia Open Super 1000   Yuki Fukushima   Baek Ha-na
  Lee So-hee
20–22, 10–21   Runner-up
2023 China Masters Super 750   Yuki Fukushima   Nami Matsuyama
  Chiharu Shida
18–21, 11–21   Runner-up

BWF Superseries (1 title, 2 runners-up)

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The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[7] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[8] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Malaysia Open   Yuki Fukushima   Huang Yaqiong
  Tang Jinhua
21–17, 18–21, 21–12   Winner
2017 Dubai World Superseries Finals   Yuki Fukushima   Shiho Tanaka
  Koharu Yonemoto
16–21, 15–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Japan Open   Takuro Hoki   Wang Yilyu
  Huang Dongping
13–21, 8–21   Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (4 titles, 1 runners-up)

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The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 New Zealand Open   Yuki Fukushima   Xia Huan
  Zhong Qianxin
21–17, 22–24, 19–21   Runner-up
2015 Scottish Open   Yuki Fukushima   Samantha Barning
  Iris Tabeling
21–14, 14–11 Retired   Winner
2016 New Zealand Open   Yuki Fukushima   Chang Ye-na
  Lee So-hee
21–13, 21–16   Winner
2016 Chinese Taipei Masters   Yuki Fukushima   Shiho Tanaka
  Koharu Yonemoto
11–10, 11–5, 11–7   Winner
2017 German Open   Yuki Fukushima   Huang Dongping
  Li Yinhui
15–21, 21–17, 21–15   Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Sydney International   Yuki Fukushima   Sylvina Kurniawan
  Susan Wang
11–5, 11–5, 11–2   Winner
2015 Osaka International   Yuki Fukushima   Chen Qingchen
  Jia Yifan
17–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2016 Spanish International   Nao Ono   Yuki Fukushima
  Chiharu Shida
21–14, 13–21, 21–19   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

Performance timeline

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Key
W F SF QF #R RR Q# A G S B NH N/A DNQ
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

National team

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  • Senior level
Team events 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Asia Team Championships G NH G NH A NH A
Asian Games G NH B NH
Uber Cup G NH A NH B NH A
Sudirman Cup NH S NH A NH B NH

Individual competitions

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Senior level

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Women's singles
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Tournament BWF Superseries / Grand Prix Best
2013 2014 2015
Korea Masters 1R A 1R ('13)
Scottish Open A 1R 1R ('15)
Year-end ranking 351 396 337 239
Women's doubles
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Events 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Asian Championships 2R 1R G B NH B G 1R
Asian Games NH B NH B NH
World Championships NH S S S NH A w/d QF NH
Olympic Games DNQ NH QF NH DNQ
Tournament BWF Superseries / Grand Prix BWF World Tour Best
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Malaysia Open A W 2R QF NH w/d 1R A W ('17)
India Open A 1R SF A NH A 2R A SF ('17)
Indonesia Masters A NH A 1R 2R A F A F ('23)
German Open A 2R W W SF NH A QF A W ('17, '18)
All England Open A QF F SF W F 1R 2R QF W ('20)
Swiss Open A NH A F A F ('23)
Malaysia Masters A 1R 1R QF A SF W 2R NH 2R QF A W ('19)
Thailand Open A NH A QF 2R w/d NH QF A QF ('18, '22)
w/d
Singapore Open A 2R 1R A SF NH A 2R A SF ('19)
Indonesia Open A QF W W NH A F F A W ('18, '19)
Chinese Taipei Open A 2R A NH A 2R ('15)
Canada Open A NH A SF A SF ('23)
Korea Open A 2R F 2R NH A 2R F ('18)
Japan Open A 1R 1R 2R SF W QF NH w/d SF W ('18)
Australian Open A SF A W NH QF SF A W ('19)
China Open A QF QF SF NH QF SF ('19)
Hong Kong Open A 2R A QF W 2R NH 2R W ('18)
Vietnam Open A 2R A NH A 2R ('16)
Denmark Open A 2R W SF W A QF 1R W ('18, '20)
French Open A 2R 2R SF NH A SF QF 2R SF ('19, '22)
Korea Masters QF QF SF 1R A NH A SF ('15)
Japan Masters NH 1R 1R ('23)
China Masters A QF A 2R W NH F W ('19)
Syed Modi International NH A NH A SF SF ('23)
BWF Superseries /
World Tour Finals
DNQ F DNQ SF DNQ F ('17)
Chinese Taipei Masters NH SF W NH W ('16)
Macau Open A SF A NH SF ('15)
New Zealand Open A SF F W A SF NH W ('16)
Scottish Open A W A N/A NH N/A NH N/A W ('15)
Year-end ranking 142 61 23 20 4 1 2 2 4 13 5 1
Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Best
Mixed doubles
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Tournament BWF Superseries / Grand Prix Best
2015 2016 2017
Australian Open A 1R 1R ('17)
Korea Open A QF QF ('17)
China Open A 2R 2R ('17)
Japan Open A F F ('17)
Denmark Open A 2R 2R ('17)
Hong Kong Open A SF SF ('17)
Chinese Taipei Masters 1R A NH 1R ('15)
Year-end ranking 734 1.159 38 32
Tournament 2015 2016 2017 Best

References

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  1. ^ "Players: Sayaka Hirota". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  2. ^ "選手・スタッフ紹介: 選手・スタッフ紹介" (in Japanese). Saishunkan Badminton. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  3. ^ "最も成長した選手」は福島・広田組が受賞/バドミントン". Sanspo (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  4. ^ "【世界ランキング】福島&廣田が初の世界ランク1位に輝く!". Badminton Spirit (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  7. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  8. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
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