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]
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Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kumamoto, Japan | 1 August 1994|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Gifu, Gifu, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 1 (with Yuki Fukushima 21 June 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 8 (with Yuki Fukushima 16 April 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Achievements
editBWF World Championships
editWomen's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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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
editWomen's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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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
editWomen's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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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)
editThe 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 |
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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)
editThe 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 |
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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 |
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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)
editThe 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 |
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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)
editWomen's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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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
edit- Key
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |
National team
edit- Senior level
Team events | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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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
editSenior level
editWomen's singles
editTournament | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | Best | ||
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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
editEvents | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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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 | ||||||||||
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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
editTournament | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | Best | ||
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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
edit- ^ "Players: Sayaka Hirota". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "【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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
- ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
External links
edit- Sayaka Hirota at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Sayaka Hirota at BWFbadminton.com
- Sayaka Hirota at Olympedia
- Sayaka Hirota at Olympics.com