Saki Shibata

Saki Shibata (芝田 沙季, Shibata Saki, born 25 August 1997) is a Japanese table tennis player.[2]

Saki Shibata
Born (1997-08-25) 25 August 1997
Asahi, Chiba, Japan[1]
Height155 cm (5 ft 1 in)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip[1]
Highest ranking13 (June 2019)[3]
Current ranking54 (17 May 2022)[4]
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  Japan
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 DohaTeam
Silver medal – second place2019 YogyakartaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2019 YogyakartaDoubles
Bronze medal – third place2021 DohaSingles

During the 2018 ITTF Challenge Series season she won unprecedented ten titles, including four senior singles titles.[5]

Achievements

ITTF Tours

Women's singles

Year Tournament Level Final opponent Score Rank
2016 Belarus Open World Tour Viktoria Pavlovich 4–2[6] 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2017 Polish Open Challenge Mima Ito 1–4[7] 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Belgium Open Polina Mikhailova 4–1[8] 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2018 Spanish Open Hitomi Sato 4–2[9] 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Croatia Open Elizabeta Samara 4–2[10] 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Belgium Open Honoka Hashimoto 4–0[11] 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Belarus Open Polina Mikhailova 4–0[12] 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2019 Thailand Open Hitomi Sato 3–4[13] 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2020 Portugal Open Kasumi Ishikawa 0–4[14] 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Final opponents Score Rank
2018 Belgium Open Challenge Satsuki Odo Sarah De Nutte
Ni Xialian		 3–0[11] 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Thailand Open Orawan Paranang
Suthasini Sawettabut		 2–3[15] 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Belarus Open Barbora Balážová
Hana Matelová		 3–0[16] 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2019 Oman Open Honoka Hashimoto
Hitomi Sato		 3–1[17] 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Slovenia Open Miyu Nagasaki
Miyuu Kihara		 0–3[18] 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Thailand Open Ayane Morita
Yuka Umemura		 3–0[13] 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Bulgaria Open World Tour Miu Hirano Gu Yuting
Mu Zi		 0–3[19] 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Czech Open 1–3[20] 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Belarus Open Challenge Satsuki Odo Anna Węgrzyn
Katarzyna Węgrzyn		 3–1[21] 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2020 Spanish Open Honoka Hashimoto
Maki Shiomi		 3–0[22] 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Portugal Open Orawan Paranang
Suthasini Sawettabut		 3–0[14] 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References
  1. Hayashi, Naofumi (12 January 2019). "芝田沙季、日本勢５番手３強崩す「一つ一つクリアできれば五輪が見えてくる」". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. "芝田 沙季 Saki Shibata". tleague.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  3. "ITTF World ranking profile - Shibata Saki". ITTF. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  4. "ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking". ittf.com. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  5. Marshall, Ian (24 December 2018). "Review 2018: Saki Shibata deserving an opportunity". ITTF. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  6. Daish, Simon (12 September 2016). "Saki Shibata ends Belarusian dream with Women's Singles triumph". ITTF. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  7. Marshall, Ian (8 October 2017). "Form maintained, Mima Ito wins in Poland". ITTF. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  8. Daish, Simon (4 November 2017). "Review Day Three: Podium positions decided, Kim Donghyun and Saki Shibata finish on top in De Haan". ITTF. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  9. Marshall, Ian (1 April 2018). "Review Day Three: Titles decides, Japan and Korea share spoils". ITTF. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  10. Marshall, Ian (15 April 2018). "Incredible run of form maintained, Saki Shibata wins in Zagreb". ITTF. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  11. Daish, Simon (27 October 2018). "Japan and Korea share the spoils on dramatic final day in De Haan". ITTF. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  12. Marshall, Ian (18 November 2018). "Title regained, Saki Shibata for the fourth time". ITTF. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  13. "Update day three: Seamaster 2019 ITTF Challenge Thailand Open". ITTF. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  14. "2020 ITTF Challenge Plus Portugal Open: Final Day". ITTF. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  15. Marshall, Ian (20 May 2018). "First ever for Thailand, Orawan Paranang and Suthasini Sawettabut history makers". ITTF. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  16. Marshall, Ian (18 November 2018). "Satsuki Odo and Saki Shibata at full speed, title secured". ITTF. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  17. Marshall, Ian (24 March 2019). "Oman Highlights Final Day: talent shines through". ITTF. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  18. "Seamaster 2019 ITTF Challenge, Slovenia Open Results (12 May)". ITTF. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  19. Francis, James (19 August 2019). "The big winners in Bulgaria..." ITTF. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  20. "China's Gu/Mu win women's doubles title at ITTF Czech Open". Xinhua. 25 August 2019. Archived from the original on August 25, 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  21. "2019 ITTF Challenge Belgosstrakh Belarus Open". European Table Tennis Union. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  22. Marshall, Ian (9 February 2020). "Kirill Gerassimenko and Honoka Hashimoto win in Granada". ITTF. Retrieved 10 February 2020.


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