Ayako Sakuramoto
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Japanese badminton player (born 1995)
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Badminton player
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1995年08月19日) August 19, 1995 (age 29) Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Takeshi Kamura [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 9 (with Yukiko Takahata, 5 February 2019) 11 (with Rena Miyaura, 23 January 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 53 (with Arisa Igarashi, 18 March 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ayako Sakuramoto (櫻本 絢子, Sakuramoto Ayako, born August 19, 1995) is a Japanese badminton player. She is a member of the Yonex team.[2] [3] She specializes in women's doubles and has achieved success in numerous tournaments. These include the Asian Junior Championships, BWF World Tour, BWF Grand Prix, and BWF International Challenge/Series. Sakuramoto frequently partners with Yukiko Takahata and Rena Miyaura, with whom she has won multiple titles and medals.
Career
[edit ]Sakuramoto who educated at the Kyushu International University High School, won the girls' doubles bronze medal at the 2011 Asian Junior Badminton Championships.[4] She also won 2012 gold and 2013 bronze in the mixed team event.[5] [6] In 2017, she became the women's doubles runner-up at the Osaka International tournament partnered with Yukiko Takahata.[7] She won her first senior international title at the Spanish International tournament with Takahata.[8]
Achievements
[edit ]Asian Junior Championships
[edit ]Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium, Lucknow, India |
Japan Ayano Torii | Indonesia Suci Rizky Andini Indonesia Tiara Rosalia Nuraidah |
15–21, 15–21 | Bronze Bronze |
BWF World Tour (12 titles, 2 runners-up)
[edit ]The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[9] 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, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[10]
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | Japan Yukiko Takahata | Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva |
19–21, 21–15, 21–18 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner | |
| 2018 | New Zealand Open | Super 300 | Japan Yukiko Takahata | China Cao Tongwei China Zheng Yu |
21–9, 21–19 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner | |
| 2018 | Australian Open | Super 300 | Japan Yukiko Takahata | South Korea Baek Ha-na South Korea Lee Yu-lim |
23–21, 21–18 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner | |
| 2018 | Canada Open | Super 100 | Japan Yukiko Takahata | Germany Isabel Herttrich Germany Carla Nelte |
21–13, 21–15 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner | |
| 2018 | Singapore Open | Super 500 | Japan Yukiko Takahata | Japan Nami Matsuyama Japan Chiharu Shida |
16–21, 24–22, 21–13 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner | |
| 2018 | Akita Masters | Super 100 | Japan Yukiko Takahata | Japan Nami Matsuyama Japan Chiharu Shida |
23–21, 21–11 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner | |
| 2018 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | Japan Yukiko Takahata | Japan Mayu Matsumoto Japan Wakana Nagahara |
17–21, 13–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up | |
| 2018 | Indonesia Masters | Super 100 | Japan Yukiko Takahata | Japan Nami Matsuyama Japan Chiharu Shida |
11–21, 21–19, 22–20 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner | |
| 2019 | Akita Masters | Super 100 | Japan Yukiko Takahata | Indonesia Nita Violina Marwah Indonesia Putri Syaikah |
21–17, 14–21, 21–15 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner | |
| 2022 | Canada Open | Super 100 | Japan Rena Miyaura | Japan Rui Hirokami Japan Yuna Kato |
21–13, 21–8 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner | |
| 2022 | Indonesia Masters | Super 100 | Japan Rena Miyaura | Japan Rui Hirokami Japan Yuna Kato |
21–23, 18–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up | |
| 2023 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | Japan Rena Miyaura | Japan Yuki Fukushima Japan Sayaka Hirota |
Walkover | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner | |
| 2023 | Orléans Masters | Super 300 | Japan Rena Miyaura | China Liu Shengshu China Tan Ning |
21–19, 16–21, 21–12 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner | [11] |
| 2025 | India Open | Super 750 | Japan Arisa Igarashi | South Korea Kim Hye-jeong South Korea Kong Hee-yong |
21–15, 21–13 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner | [12] |
BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)
[edit ]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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | New Zealand Open | Japan Yukiko Takahata | Malaysia Vivian Hoo Malaysia Woon Khe Wei |
21–18, 16–21, 19–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 3 runners-up)
[edit ]Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Osaka International | Japan Yukiko Takahata | South Korea Kim So-yeong South Korea Yoo Hae-won |
21–16, 17–21, 19–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2017 | Spanish International | Japan Yukiko Takahata | Japan Misato Aratama Japan Akane Watanabe |
21–10, 21–15 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2018 | Osaka International | Japan Yukiko Takahata | Japan Naoko Fukuman Japan Kurumi Yonao |
21–17, 19–21, 16–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2022 | Mexican International | Japan Hinata Suzuki | Japan Rui Hirokami Japan Yuna Kato |
21–15, 19–21, 17–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
References
[edit ]- ^ "Yonex Badminton Team Coach" (in Japanese). Yonex . Retrieved January 19, 2025.
- ^ "Players: Ayako Sakuramoto". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ "ヨネックス バドミントンチーム 選手紹介" (in Japanese). Yonex . Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ "China bags 5-gold again while Japan defends 1-bronze only" (in Japanese). BadPaL. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ "Asian Juniors 2012 Team Final – Japan wins first team title". Badzine.net. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ "China regains No.1 in Asia, recovers from last year's loss to Japan" (in Japanese). BadPaL. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ "ヨネックス大阪インターナショナルチャレンジ2017" (in Japanese). Yonex . Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ "バドミントンスペインインターナショナル2017" (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (March 19, 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (January 10, 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on January 13, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
- ^ "3rd women's doubles title for Japan". Orléans Masters Badminton. April 9, 2023. Archived from the original on January 19, 2025. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
- ^ "[Badminton] "Sakugashi" Ayako Sakuramoto and Arisa Igarashi win India Open after only four and a half months together" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. January 19, 2025. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
External links
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