Sayaka Hirota
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 1 (with Yuki Fukushima, 21 June 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 4 (with Yuki Fukushima, 3 May 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Achievements
BWF World Championships
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | ![]() |
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18–21, 21–17, 15–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park, Nanjing, China | ![]() |
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21–19, 19–21, 20–22 | ![]() |
2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland | ![]() |
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11–21, 22–20, 21–23 | ![]() |
Asian Games
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia | ![]() |
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17–21, 8–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China | ![]() |
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14–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
Asian Championships
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
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21–18, 18–21, 21–15 | ![]() |
2019 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
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16–21, 24–26 | ![]() |
2022 | Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines |
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21–16, 15–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
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21–7, 21–14 | ![]() |
BWF World Tour (11 titles, 7 runners-up)
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 |
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2018 | German Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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18–21, 21–14, 21–6 | ![]() |
2018 | All England Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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19–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–14, 16–21, 21–14 | ![]() |
2018 | Japan Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–12 | ![]() |
2018 | Korea Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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11–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Denmark Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–19, 21–16 | ![]() |
2018 | Hong Kong Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–17 | ![]() |
2019 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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18–21, 21–16, 21–16 | ![]() |
2019 | Australian Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–10, 21–16 | ![]() |
2019 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–18 | ![]() |
2019 | Fuzhou China Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–15 | ![]() |
2020 | All England Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–13, 21–15 | ![]() |
2020 | Denmark Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–10, 16–21, 21–18 | ![]() |
2021 | All England Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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18–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–18, 14–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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20–22, 19–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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Walkover | ![]() |
2023 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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20–22, 10–21 | ![]() |
BWF Superseries (1 title, 2 runners-up)
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 |
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2017 | Malaysia Open | ![]() |
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21–17, 18–21, 21–12 | ![]() |
2017 | Dubai World Superseries Finals | ![]() |
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16–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Japan Open | ![]() |
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13–21, 8–21 | ![]() |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix (4 titles, 1 runners-up)
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 |
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2015 | New Zealand Open | ![]() |
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21–17, 22–24, 19–21 | ![]() |
2015 | Scottish Open | ![]() |
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21–14, 14–11 Retired | ![]() |
2016 | New Zealand Open | ![]() |
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21–13, 21–16 | ![]() |
2016 | Chinese Taipei Masters | ![]() |
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11–10, 11–5, 11–7 | ![]() |
2017 | German Open | ![]() |
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15–21, 21–17, 21–15 | ![]() |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Sydney International | ![]() |
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11–5, 11–5, 11–2 | ![]() |
2015 | Osaka International | ![]() |
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17–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2016 | Spanish International | ![]() |
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21–14, 13–21, 21–19 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
Performance timeline
- Key
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |
National team
- Senior level
Team events | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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Asia Team Championships | G | NH | G | NH | A | NH |
Asian Games | G | NH | NH | |||
Uber Cup | G | NH | A | NH | B | NH |
Sudirman Cup | NH | S | NH | A | NH | B |
Women's singles
Tournament | 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
Events | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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Asian Championships | 2R | 1R | G | B | NH | B | G | |
Asian Games | NH | B | NH | NH | ||||
World Championships | NH | S | S | S | NH | A | w/d | QF |
Olympic Games | DNQ | NH | QF | NH |
Tournament | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | BWF World Tour | Best | |||||||||
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2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
Malaysia Open | A | W | 2R | QF | NH | w/d | 1R | W ('17) | ||||
India Open | A | 1R | SF | A | NH | A | 2R | SF ('17) | ||||
Indonesia Masters | A | NH | A | 1R | 2R | A | F | F ('23) | ||||
German Open | A | 2R | W | W | SF | NH | A | QF | W ('17, '18) | |||
All England Open | A | QF | F | SF | W | F | 1R | 2R | W ('20) | |||
Swiss Open | A | NH | A | F | F ('23) | |||||||
Malaysia Masters | A | 1R | 1R | QF | A | SF | W | 2R | NH | 2R | QF | W ('19) |
Thailand Open | A | NH | A | QF | 2R | w/d | NH | QF | A | QF ('18, '22) | ||
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Singapore Open | A | 2R | 1R | A | SF | NH | A | 2R | SF ('19) | |||
Indonesia Open | A | QF | W | W | NH | A | F | F | W ('18, '19) | |||
Chinese Taipei Open | A | 2R | A | NH | A | 2R ('15) | ||||||
Canada Open | A | NH | A | SF | 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 | W ('19) | ||||
China Open | A | QF | QF | SF | NH | SF ('19) | ||||||
Hong Kong Open | A | 2R | A | QF | W | 2R | NH | W ('18) | ||||
Vietnam Open | A | 2R | A | NH | A | 2R ('16) | ||||||
Denmark Open | A | 2R | W | SF | W | A | QF | W ('18, '20) | ||||
French Open | A | 2R | 2R | SF | NH | A | SF | SF ('19, '22) | ||||
Korea Masters | QF | QF | SF | 1R | A | NH | A | SF ('15) | ||||
China Masters | A | QF | A | 2R | W | NH | W ('19) | |||||
Superseries / World Tour Finals |
DNQ | F | DNQ | SF | DNQ | F ('17) | ||||||
Chinese Taipei Masters | NA | SF | W | NA | W ('16) | |||||||
Macau Open | A | SF | A | NH | NA | SF ('15) | ||||||
New Zealand Open | A | SF | F | W | A | SF | NH | NA | W ('16) | |||
Scottish Open | A | W | A | NA | NH | NA | W ('15) | |||||
Year-end ranking | 142 | 61 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 1 | |
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Best |
Mixed doubles
Tournament | 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
- "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. 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
- Sayaka Hirota at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com