Yuki Fukushima
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Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1993年05月06日) 6 May 1993 (age 31) Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Gifu, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 1 (with Sayaka Hirota, 21 June 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 12 (with Mayu Matsumoto, 18 March 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Yuki Fukushima (福島由紀, Fukushima Yūki, born 6 May 1993) is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with Gifu Bluvic.[1] [2] She and her partner Sayaka Hirota won the 2017 Most Improved Player of the Year award.[3] The duo were ranked as world No. 1 at the BWF World Ranking in 21 June 2018.[4]
Awards and nominations
[edit ]Award | Year | Category | Result | Ref. |
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BWF Awards | 2017 | Most Improved Player of the Year with Sayaka Hirota | Won | [5] |
2018 | Female Player of the Year with Sayaka Hirota | Nominated | [6] | |
2019 | [7] |
Achievements
[edit ]BWF World Championships
[edit ]Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | Japan Sayaka Hirota | China Chen Qingchen China Jia Yifan |
18–21, 21–17, 15–21 | Silver Silver |
2018 | Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park, Nanjing, China | Japan Sayaka Hirota | Japan Mayu Matsumoto Japan Wakana Nagahara |
21–19, 19–21, 20–22 | Silver Silver |
2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland | Japan Sayaka Hirota | Japan Mayu Matsumoto Japan Wakana Nagahara |
11–21, 22–20, 21–23 | Silver Silver |
Asian Games
[edit ]Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia | Japan Sayaka Hirota | China Chen Qingchen China Jia Yifan |
17–21, 8–21 | Bronze Bronze |
2022 | Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China | Japan Sayaka Hirota | South Korea Baek Ha-na South Korea Lee So-hee |
14–21, 12–21 | Bronze Bronze |
Asian Championships
[edit ]Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
Japan Sayaka Hirota | Japan Misaki Matsutomo Japan Ayaka Takahashi |
21–18, 18–21, 21–15 | Gold Gold |
2019 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
Japan Sayaka Hirota | Japan Mayu Matsumoto Japan Wakana Nagahara |
16–21, 24–26 | Bronze Bronze |
2022 | Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines |
Japan Sayaka Hirota | Japan Rin Iwanaga Japan Kie Nakanishi |
21–16, 15–21, 19–21 | Bronze Bronze |
2023 | Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Japan Sayaka Hirota | South Korea Baek Ha-na South Korea Lee So-hee |
21–7, 21–14 | Gold Gold |
BWF World Tour (12 titles, 10 runners-up)
[edit ]The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[8] 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.[9]
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | German Open | Super 300 | Japan Sayaka Hirota | China Huang Dongping China Zheng Yu |
18–21, 21–14, 21–6 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
2018 | All England Open | Super 1000 | Japan Sayaka Hirota | Denmark Christinna Pedersen Denmark Kamilla Rytter Juhl |
19–21, 18–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
2018 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | Japan Sayaka Hirota | Japan Mayu Matsumoto Japan Wakana Nagahara |
21–14, 16–21, 21–14 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
2018 | Japan Open | Super 750 | Japan Sayaka Hirota | China Chen Qingchen China Jia Yifan |
21–15, 21–12 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
2018 | Korea Open | Super 500 | Japan Sayaka Hirota | Japan Misaki Matsutomo Japan Ayaka Takahashi |
11–21, 18–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
2018 | Denmark Open | Super 750 | Japan Sayaka Hirota | Japan Shiho Tanaka Japan Koharu Yonemoto |
21–19, 21–16 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
2018 | Hong Kong Open | Super 500 | Japan Sayaka Hirota | South Korea Lee So-hee South Korea Shin Seung-chan |
21–18, 21–17 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
2019 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | Japan Sayaka Hirota | Indonesia Greysia Polii Indonesia Apriyani Rahayu |
18–21, 21–16, 21–16 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
2019 | Australian Open | Super 300 | Japan Sayaka Hirota | China Chen Qingchen China Jia Yifan |
21–10, 21–16 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
2019 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | Japan Sayaka Hirota | Japan Misaki Matsutomo Japan Ayaka Takahashi |
21–16, 21–18 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
2019 | Fuzhou China Open | Super 750 | Japan Sayaka Hirota | South Korea Lee So-hee South Korea Shin Seung-chan |
21–17, 21–15 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
2020 | All England Open | Super 1000 | Japan Sayaka Hirota | China Du Yue China Li Yinhui |
21–13, 21–15 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
2020 | Denmark Open | Super 750 | Japan Sayaka Hirota | Japan Mayu Matsumoto Japan Wakana Nagahara |
21–10, 16–21, 21–18 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
2021 | All England Open | Super 1000 | Japan Sayaka Hirota | Japan Mayu Matsumoto Japan Wakana Nagahara |
18–21, 16–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
2022 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | Japan Sayaka Hirota | Japan Nami Matsuyama Japan Chiharu Shida |
21–18, 14–21, 17–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
2023 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | Japan Sayaka Hirota | China Liu Shengshu China Zhang Shuxian |
20–22, 19–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
2023 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | Japan Sayaka Hirota | Japan Rena Miyaura Japan Ayako Sakuramoto |
Walkover | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
2023 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | Japan Sayaka Hirota | South Korea Baek Ha-na South Korea Lee So-hee |
20–22, 10–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
2023 | China Masters | Super 750 | Japan Sayaka Hirota | Japan Nami Matsuyama Japan Chiharu Shida |
18–21, 11–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
2024 | Kumamoto Masters | Super 500 | Japan Mayu Matsumoto | China Liu Shengshu China Tan Ning |
15–21, 5–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
2025 | Malaysia Open | Super 1000 | Japan Mayu Matsumoto | China Jia Yifan China Zhang Shuxian |
17–21, 21–15, 21–15 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
2025 | All England Open | Super 1000 | Japan Mayu Matsumoto | Japan Nami Matsuyama Japan Chiharu Shida |
16–21, 21–14, 17–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
BWF Superseries (1 title, 1 runner-up)
[edit ]The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[10] 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.[11] 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 | Japan Sayaka Hirota | China Huang Yaqiong China Tang Jinhua |
21–17, 18–21, 21–12 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
2017 | Dubai World Superseries Finals | Japan Sayaka Hirota | Japan Shiho Tanaka Japan Koharu Yonemoto |
16–21, 15–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
BWF Grand Prix (4 titles, 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 |
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2015 | New Zealand Open | Japan Sayaka Hirota | China Xia Huan China Zhong Qianxin |
21–17, 22–24, 19–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
2015 | Scottish Open | Japan Sayaka Hirota | Netherlands Samantha Barning Netherlands Iris Tabeling |
21–14, 14–11 Retired | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
2016 | New Zealand Open | Japan Sayaka Hirota | South Korea Chang Ye-na South Korea Lee So-hee |
21–13, 21–16 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
2016 | Chinese Taipei Masters | Japan Sayaka Hirota | Japan Shiho Tanaka Japan Koharu Yonemoto |
11–10, 11–5, 11–7 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
2017 | German Open | Japan Sayaka Hirota | China Huang Dongping China Li Yinhui |
15–21, 21–17, 21–15 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 3 runners-up)
[edit ]Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Sydney International | Japan Kana Ito | 14–21, 21–13, 19–21 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Singapore International | Japan Yui Miyauchi | Japan Asumi Kugo Japan Megumi Yokoyama |
21–12, 16–21, 17–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
2014 | Sydney International | Japan Sayaka Hirota | Indonesia Sylvina Kurniawan Australia Susan Wang |
11–5, 11–5, 11–2 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
2015 | Osaka International | Japan Sayaka Hirota | China Chen Qingchen China Jia Yifan |
17–21, 15–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
2016 | Vietnam International | Japan Chiharu Shida | Japan Shiho Tanaka Japan Koharu Yonemoto |
28–26, 21–15 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
2016 | Spanish International | Japan Chiharu Shida | Japan Sayaka Hirota Japan Nao Ono |
14–21, 21–13, 19–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
Performance timeline
[edit ]- Key
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 | S | NH | B | NH | A |
Sudirman Cup | NH | S | NH | A | NH | B | NH |
Individual competitions
[edit ]- Senior level
Women's singles
[edit ]Tournament | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | Best | |||
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2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | ||
Malaysia Masters | A | QF | A | QF ('14) | |
Japan Open | 1R | A | 1R ('12) | ||
Scottish Open | A | QF | QF ('15) | ||
Year-end ranking | 262 | 427 | 189 | 334 | 163 |
Women's doubles
[edit ]Event | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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Asian Championships | 2R | 1R | G | B | NH | B | G | 1R | Q | |
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 | NH |
Tournament | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | BWF World Tour | Best | Ref | ||||||||||||
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2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |||
Malaysia Open | A | W | 2R | QF | NH | w/d | 1R | A | W | W ('17, '25) | ||||||
India Open | A | 2R | A | 1R | SF | A | NH | A | 2R | A | QF | SF ('17) | ||||
Indonesia Masters | 2R | A | NH | A | 1R | 2R | A | F | A | QF | F ('23) | |||||
Thailand Masters | NA | A | NH | A | 1R | A | 1R ('24) | |||||||||
German Open | A | 2R | W | W | SF | NH | A | QF | A | W ('17, '18) | ||||||
Orléans Masters | A | NH | A | SF | SF ('25) | |||||||||||
All England Open | A | QF | F | SF | W | F | 1R | 2R | QF | F | W ('20) | [12] | ||||
Swiss Open | A | 1R | A | NH | A | F | A | F ('23) | ||||||||
Thailand Open | A | NH | A | QF | 2R | w/d | NH | QF | A | QF ('18, '22) | ||||||
w/d | ||||||||||||||||
Malaysia Masters | SF | A | 1R | 1R | QF | A | SF | W | 2R | NH | 2R | QF | A | W ('19) | ||
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) | ||||||
Australian Open | A | QF | A | SF | A | W | NH | QF | SF | A | W ('19) | |||||
U.S. Open | A | QF | A | NH | A | QF ('16) | ||||||||||
Canada Open | A | NH | A | SF | A | SF ('23) | ||||||||||
Japan Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | SF | W | QF | NH | w/d | SF | A | W ('18) | |||
Korea Open | A | 2R | F | 2R | NH | A | 2R | A | F ('18) | |||||||
Chinese Taipei Open | A | 2R | A | NH | A | 2R ('15) | ||||||||||
Vietnam Open | A | 2R | A | NH | A | 2R ('16) | ||||||||||
Hong Kong Open | A | 2R | A | QF | W | 2R | NH | 2R | A | W ('18) | ||||||
China Open | A | QF | QF | SF | NH | QF | A | SF ('19) | ||||||||
Macau Open | 2R | A | SF | A | NH | 1R | SF ('15) | |||||||||
Denmark Open | A | 2R | W | SF | W | 2R | QF | 1R | A | W ('18, '20) | ||||||
French Open | A | 2R | 2R | SF | NH | SF | SF | QF | 2R | SF ('19, '21, '22) | ||||||
Korea Masters | A | QF | QF | SF | 1R | A | NH | A | SF ('15) | |||||||
Japan Masters | NH | 1R | F | F ('24) | ||||||||||||
China Masters | A | QF | A | 2R | W | NH | F | SF | W ('19) | |||||||
Syed Modi International | A | NH | A | NH | A | SF | A | SF ('23) | ||||||||
BWF Superseries / World Tour Finals |
DNQ | F | DNQ | SF | DNQ | F ('17) | ||||||||||
Chinese Taipei Masters | NH | SF | W | NH | W ('16) | |||||||||||
New Zealand Open | NH | 2R | 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 | 77 | 84 | 61 | 23 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 93 | 1 | ||
Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Best |
Mixed doubles
[edit ]Tournament | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | Best | ||
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2014 | 2015 | 2016 | ||
New Zealand Open | 2R | A | QF | QF ('16) |
Korea Masters | 1R | 2R | A | 2R ('15) |
Chinese Taipei Masters | NH | 2R | A | 2R ('15) |
Year-end ranking | 190 | 180 | 213 | 95 |
Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Best |
References
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External links
[edit ]- Yuki Fukushima at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
- Yuki Fukushima at BWFBadminton.com Edit this at Wikidata
- Yuki Fukushima at Olympedia Edit this at Wikidata
- Yuki Fukushima at Olympics.com
- Living people
- 1993 births
- Badminton players from Kumamoto Prefecture
- Japanese female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for Japan
- Badminton players at the 2018 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
- Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games
- World No. 1 badminton players
- 21st-century Japanese sportswomen