Miyuki Maeda
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1985年10月14日) 14 October 1985 (age 39) Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 2 (WD 15 September 2011) 20 (XD 6 March 2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Miyuki Maeda (前田 美順, Maeda Miyuki, born 14 October 1985) is a Japanese international badminton player from the Renesas badminton club and later affiliated with Saishunkan team. She participated at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games,[1] and also in three Asian Games editions from 2006 to 2014.[2]
Career
[edit ]Maeda's first major success was at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. With her women's doubles partner Satoko Suetsuna they finished fourth, the 2nd best performance to date by Japanese badminton players at the Olympics. The two have continued to compete together after the Olympics and have maintained a top six ranking since March 2010.[3] On the national level they won their first doubles title in 2010.
In the mixed doubles Maeda competed with Noriyasu Hirata, winning the national championships in 2009 and 2010.
Awards
[edit ]In 2010, she received the Valuable Player Award with her partner Satoko Suetsuna at the 2010 Badminton Nihon League.[2]
Achievements
[edit ]BWF World Championships
[edit ]Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Wembley Arena, London, England | Japan Satoko Suetsuna | China Wang Xiaoli China Yu Yang |
8–21, 15–21 | Bronze Bronze |
| 2014 | Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark | Japan Reika Kakiiwa | China Wang Xiaoli China Yu Yang |
8–21, 13–21 | Bronze Bronze |
Asian Championships
[edit ]Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Suwon Indoor Stadium, Suwon, South Korea | Japan Noriyasu Hirata | South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong South Korea Kim Min-jung |
15–21, 15–21 | Bronze Bronze |
BWF Superseries
[edit ]The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.[5] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Indonesia Open | Japan Satoko Suetsuna | Indonesia Vita Marissa Indonesia Liliyana Natsir |
15–21, 14–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2009 | Japan Open | Japan Satoko Suetsuna | China Ma Jin China Wang Xiaoli |
19–21, 18–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2010 | Swiss Open | Japan Satoko Suetsuna | China Tian Qing China Yu Yang |
16–21, 13–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2010 | Denmark Open | Japan Satoko Suetsuna | Japan Shizuka Matsuo Japan Mami Naito |
21–17, 21–14 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2011 | India Open | Japan Satoko Suetsuna | Japan Mizuki Fujii Japan Reika Kakiiwa |
26–24, 21–15 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2012 | China Open | Japan Satoko Suetsuna | China Wang Xiaoli China Yu Yang |
19–21, 7–14 retired | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2013 | India Open | Japan Satoko Suetsuna | Denmark Christinna Pedersen Denmark Kamilla Rytter Juhl |
12–21, 23–21, 21–18 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2014 | Japan Open | Japan Reika Kakiiwa | Japan Misaki Matsutomo Japan Ayaka Takahashi |
13–21, 17–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix
[edit ]The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | U.S. Open | Japan Satoko Suetsuna | Japan Aki Akao Japan Tomomi Matsuda |
16–21, 21–14, 21–15 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2008 | German Open | Japan Satoko Suetsuna | South Korea Lee Hyo-jung South Korea Lee Kyung-won |
17–21, 16–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2008 | India Open | Japan Satoko Suetsuna | Chinese Taipei Cheng Wen-hsing Chinese Taipei Chien Yu-chin |
17–21, 16–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2011 | Malaysia Grand Prix Gold | Japan Satoko Suetsuna | Japan Shizuka Matsuo Japan Mami Naito |
21–18, 21–13 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2011 | India Grand Prix Gold | Japan Satoko Suetsuna | Singapore Shinta Mulia Sari Singapore Yao Lei |
17–21, 18–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | U.S. Open | Japan Keita Masuda | United States Howard Bach United States Eva Lee |
19–21, 21–11, 21–19 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
[edit ]Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Osaka International | Japan Keita Masuda | South Korea Cho Gun-woo South Korea Hong Soo-jung |
21–10, 21–9 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
Record against selected opponents
[edit ]Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.[6]
Satoko Suetsuna
[edit ]- Australia Leanne Choo & Renuga Veeran 2–0
- Canada Alex Bruce & Michelle Li 1–0
- China Cheng Shu & Zhao Yunlei 0–2
- China Du Jing & Yu Yang 0–5
- China Gao Ling & Huang Sui 0–1
- China Ma Jin & Wang Xiaoli 0–1
- China Tian Qing & Zhao Yunlei 0–3
- China Wang Xiaoli & Yu Yang 0–5
- China Wei Yili & Zhang Yawen 0–2
- China Wei Yili & Zhao Tingting 0–2
- China Yang Wei & Zhang Jiewen 1–2
- Chinese Taipei Cheng Wen-hsing & Chien Yu-chin 1–11
- Denmark Christinna Pedersen & Kamilla Rytter Juhl 2–3
- India Jwala Gutta & Ashwini Ponnappa 4–1
- Indonesia Vita Marissa & Liliyana Natsir 1–2
- Indonesia Nitya Krishinda Maheswari & Greysia Polii 1–2
- Japan Mizuki Fujii & Reika Kakiiwa 2–0
- Japan Kumiko Ogura & Reiko Shiota 0–2
- Japan Misaki Matsutomo & Ayaka Takahashi 2–1
- Malaysia Chin Eei Hui & Wong Pei Tty 4–4
- Russia Valeria Sorokina & Nina Vislova 5–0
- Singapore Jiang Yanmei & Li Yujia 0–3
- South Korea Lee Hyo-jung & Lee Kyung-won 0–7
References
[edit ]- ^ "Miyuki Maeda Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ^ a b "Maeda Miyuki". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ "Badminton World Federation – BWF World Ranking – BWF世界排名榜". Bwfbadminton.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ^ "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". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ "Miyuki Maeda head to Head". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
External links
[edit ]
- Miyuki Maeda at BWFBadminton.com
- Miyuki Maeda at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link) (archived)
- Miyuki Maeda at Olympedia Edit this at Wikidata
- Miyuki Maeda at Olympics.com Edit this at Wikidata
- 1985 births
- Living people
- People from Kirishima, Kagoshima
- Sportspeople from Kagoshima Prefecture
- Japanese female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for Japan
- Badminton players at the 2006 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2010 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2014 Asian Games
- Asian Games silver medalists for Japan
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
- Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- 21st-century Japanese sportswomen