Sayaka Takahashi

Sayaka Takahashi (高橋 沙也加, Takahashi Sayaka, born 29 July 1992) is a Japanese badminton player who is single specialist.

Sayaka Takahashi
Sayaka Takahashi (left) and Shiho Tanaka (right) at Australia Open Super Series 2017
Personal information
Country	Japan
Born	(1992-07-29) 29 July 1992 Kashihara, Nara, Japan
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb; 9 st 6 lb)
Handedness	Left
Women's singles
Highest ranking	10 (12 February 2019)
Current ranking	16 (3 September 2019)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing Japan Uber Cup 2018 Bangkok Women's team 2014 New Delhi Women's team Asian Games 2014 Incheon Women's team Asian Championships 2014 Gimcheon Women's singles 2013 Taipei Women's singles Asia Mixed Team Championships 2019 Hong Kong Mixed team Asian Junior Championships 2009 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
BWF profile

Personal life

Takahashi is the younger sister of Ayaka Takahashi who is a badminton doubles player.

Achievements

Asian Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea	Sung Ji-hyun	21–23, 13–21	Bronze
2013	Taipei Arena, Taipei, Chinese Taipei	Li Xuerui	18–21, 21–18, 12–21	Bronze

BWF World Tour

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Akita Masters	Super 100	Mako Urushizaki	21–11, 13–21, 21–18	Winner
2018	Singapore Open	Super 500	Gao Fangjie	25–23, 21–14	Winner
2018	Canada Open	Super 100	Li Xuerui	20–22, 21–15, 17–21	Runner-up
2018	New Zealand Open	Super 300	Zhang Yiman	21–13, 21–14	Winner
2018	Swiss Open	Super 300	Natsuki Nidaira	21–12, 21–18	Winner

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Vietnam Open	Vu Thi Trang	21–9, 21–14	Winner
2015	Malaysia Masters	Nozomi Okuhara	13–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2014	German Open	Sung Ji-hyun	21–17, 8–21, 21–12	Winner
2013	Australian Open	Nitchaon Jindapon	24–22, 21–10	Winner
2012	Canada Open	Nozomi Okuhara	8–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2012	Malaysia Masters	Busanan Ongbumrungpan	17–21, 20–22	Runner-up

     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Osaka International	Lee Jang-mi	21–16, 21–18	Winner
2017	Portugal International	Chisato Hoshi	21–10, 21–15	Winner
2016	Malaysia International	Ho Yen Mei	21–17, 21–11	Winner
2015	Osaka International	Sayaka Sato	21–11, 15–21, 29–27	Winner
2015	Portugal International	Aya Ohori	21–13, 21–14	Winner
2012	Scottish International	Kim Hyo-min	21–6, 21–8	Winner
2012	Maldives International	Yu Wakita	21–17, 21–16	Winner
2012	Osaka International	Yui Hashimoto	22–20, 21–19	Winner
2012	Austrian International	Chan Tsz Ka	21–17, 21–9	Winner

     BWF International Challenge tournament

     BWF International Series tournament

External links

• Sayaka Takahashi at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com