Ayako Sakuramoto (櫻本 絢子, Sakuramoto Ayako, born 19 August 1995) is a Japanese badminton player from the Yonex team.[1][2]
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 August 1995 Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 9 (with Yukiko Takahata, 5 February 2019) 11 (with Rena Miyaura, 23 January 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 11 (with Rena Miyaura, 23 January 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[3] She also won 2012 gold and 2013 bronze in the mixed team event.[4][5] In 2017, she became the women's doubles runner-up at the Osaka International tournament partnered with Yukiko Takahata.[6] She won her first senior international title at the Spanish International tournament with Takahata.[7]
Achievements edit
Asian Junior Championships edit
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium, Lucknow, India |
 Ayano Torii
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 Suci Rizky Andini Tiara Rosalia Nuraidah
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15–21, 15–21 |  Bronze
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BWF World Tour (11 titles, 2 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 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | Yukiko Takahata
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 Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva
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19–21, 21–15, 21–18 |  Winner
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| 2018 | New Zealand Open | Super 300 | Yukiko Takahata
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 Cao Tongwei Zheng Yu
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21–9, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2018 | Australian Open | Super 300 | Yukiko Takahata
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 Baek Ha-na Lee Yu-rim
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23–21, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2018 | Canada Open | Super 100 | Yukiko Takahata
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 Isabel Herttrich Carla Nelte
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21–13, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2018 | Singapore Open | Super 500 | Yukiko Takahata
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Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida
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16–21, 24–22, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2018 | Akita Masters | Super 100 | Yukiko Takahata
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Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida
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23–21, 21–11 | Winner
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| 2018 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | Yukiko Takahata
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Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara
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17–21, 13–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2018 | Indonesia Masters | Super 100 | Yukiko Takahata
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Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida
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11–21, 21–19, 22–20 | Winner
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| 2019 | Akita Masters | Super 100 | Yukiko Takahata
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Nita Violina Marwah Putri Syaikah
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21–17, 14–21, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2022 | Canada Open | Super 100 | Rena Miyaura
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Rui Hirokami Yuna Kato
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21–13, 21–8 | Winner
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| 2022 | Indonesia Masters | Super 100 | Rena Miyaura
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Rui Hirokami Yuna Kato
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21–23, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | Rena Miyaura
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Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota
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Walkover | Winner
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| 2023 | Orléans Masters | Super 300 | Rena Miyaura
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Liu Shengshu Tan Ning
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21–19, 16–21, 21–12 | Winner
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BWF Grand Prix (1 runners-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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| 2017 | New Zealand Open | Yukiko Takahata
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 Vivian Hoo Woon Khe Wei
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21–18, 16–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (1 titles, 3 runners-up) edit
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Osaka International | Yukiko Takahata
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Kim So-yeong Yoo Hae-won
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21–16, 17–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Spanish International | Yukiko Takahata
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Misato Aratama Akane Watanabe
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21–10, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2018 | Osaka International | Yukiko Takahata
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Naoko Fukuman Kurumi Yonao
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21–17, 19–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2022 | Mexico International | Hinata Suzuki
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Rui Hirokami Yuna Kato
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21–15, 19–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "Players: Ayako Sakuramoto". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "ヨネックス バドミントンチーム 選手紹介" (in Japanese). Yonex. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "China bags 5-gold again while Japan defends 1-bronze only" (in Japanese). BadPaL. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "Asian Juniors 2012 Team Final – Japan wins first team title". Badzine.net. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "China regains No.1 in Asia,recovers from last year's loss to Japan" (in Japanese). BadPaL. Retrieved 19 June 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 19 June 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 19 June 2017.
- ^ 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.
External links edit
- Ayako Sakuramoto at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com