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Tomoka Miyazaki

Tomoka Miyazaki (宮崎 友花, Miyazaki Tomoka, born 17 August 2006) is a Japanese badminton player from Osaka prefecture.[2][3]

Tomoka Miyazaki
宮崎 友花
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (2006-08-17) 17 August 2006 (age 17)
Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight49 kg (108 lb)[1]
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Career record66 wins, 11 losses
Highest ranking25 (25 March 2024)
Current ranking26 (24 April 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Asian Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Selangor Women's team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Santander Girls' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Santander Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Yogyakarta Mixed team
BWF profile

Career edit

2022 edit

At the World Junior Championships held in Santander, Spain in October, Miyazaki won the girls' singles title as a first-year high school student. She became the fourth Japanese player to win the world junior singles title, following Nozomi Okuhara, Akane Yamaguchi, and Riko Gunji.[4]

2023 edit

In October, Miyazaki won the Indonesia Masters II title, defeating Thai player Pornpicha Choeikeewong in the final.[5]

In November, she reached the final of Korea Masters where she lost to Korea's no. 2 player, Kim Ga-eun, finishing as the runner-up.[6]

2024 edit

In March, Miyazaki won the Orléans Masters title after defeating Hina Akechi in the finals.[7] The following week, at the Swiss Open, she defeated the 2019 world champion and Olympic medalist P. V. Sindhu in the second round,[8] but ultimately lost to Olympic gold medalist Carolina Marin in the semi-finals.[9]

On April 28th, Miyazaki will participate in 2024 Thomas & Uber Cup.[10]

Achievements edit

BWF World Junior Championships edit

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Palacio de Deportes de Santander, Santander, Spain   Yuan Anqi 21–14, 20–22, 21–17   Gold [4]

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 1 runner-up) edit

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[11] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[12]

Women's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result Ref
2023 (II) Indonesia Masters Super 100   Pornpicha Choeikeewong 21–9, 21–15   Winner [5]
2023 Korea Masters Super 300   Kim Ga-eun 21–19, 17–21, 12–21   Runner-up [6]
2024 Orléans Masters Super 300   Hina Akechi 21–18, 21–12   Winner [7]

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 2 runners-up) edit

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Slovenia Future Series   Hina Akechi 21–14, 21–19   Winner [13]
2023 Northern Marianas Open   Kim Ga-ram 21–15, 23–25, 13–21   Runner-up [14]
2023 Saipan International   Kim Ga-ram 21–19, 14–21, 21–17   Winner [15]
2023 Guatemala Future Series   Mei Sudo 21–17, 19–21, 21–11   Winner [16]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2023 Guatemala Future Series   Maya Taguchi   Mei Sudo
  Nao Yamakita 		21–16, 14–21, 23–25   Runner-up [17]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (1 runner-up) edit

Girls' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Malaysia Junior International   Kokona Ishikawa 17–21, 21–17, 22–24   Runner-up [18]
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References edit

  1. ^ a b "【バドミントン】高１宮崎友花、前年準優勝水井破り初戦突破「どこまでいけるか」旋風巻き起こす - スポーツ : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). 26 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Tomoka MIYAZAKI | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  3. ^ "宮崎 友花 | 選手プロフィール | 公益財団法人日本バドミントン協会" (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association.
  4. ^ a b Sukumar, Dev (31 October 2022). "World Juniors: Miyazaki's Magic Lights Up Finals Day". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b Miranti (29 October 2023). "Rekap Final Indonesia Masters S100 2023: Tuan Rumah Pesta Juara Borong 2 Gelar". INDOSPORT (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Korea Masters: Momota Breaks Dry Spell". Badminton World Federation. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  7. ^ a b Kumar, Prem (18 March 2024). "Orleans Masters: Teen Star Miyazaki Eyes Bigger Victories". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  8. ^ Roy, Anjishnu (22 March 2024). "Swiss Open badminton 2024: PV Sindhu crashes out, Kidambi Srikanth makes quarter-finals". Olympics.
  9. ^ Jiwani, Rory (24 March 2024). "BWF Swiss Open 2024: Carolina Marin battles past Miyazaki Tomoka to reach Basel final". Olympics.
  10. ^ "Rising Stars Farhan, Miyazaki in Thomas, Uber Squads". bwfthomasubercups.bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  11. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  12. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  13. ^ https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/tournament/5CE7508F-B2AC-4C4E-90C1-D890BA4D7BDF
  14. ^ https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/tournament/6f65618e-3246-4d08-b930-28c57af68b5a
  15. ^ https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/tournament/c7f951e6-7ae1-441b-9a0a-16fdf8d920bc
  16. ^ https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/tournament/a8957ac6-d7eb-4eac-99a0-1171537dbf45
  17. ^ https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/tournament/a8957ac6-d7eb-4eac-99a0-1171537dbf45
  18. ^ https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/tournament/4C108B0A-02B3-4BAC-B7A1-282838389E45

External links edit

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