Yu Wakita (脇田 侑, Wakita Yū, born 4 November 1984) is a Japanese female badminton player.[1][2]

Yu Wakita
Personal information
Country Japan
Born (1984-11-04) 4 November 1984 (age 39)
Gifu Prefecture, Japan
Women's Singles & Women's Doubles
Highest ranking98 (WS) 18 Mar 2010
13 (WD) 27 Jan 2011
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Kuala Lumpur Girls' team
BWF profile

Achievements edit

BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up) edit

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

Women's Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 U.S. Open   Rie Eto   Cheng Wen-hsing
  Chien Yu-chin
8-21, 20-22   Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (11 titles, 6 runners-up) edit

Women's Singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2012 Maldives International   Sayaka Takahashi 17-21, 16-21   Runner-up
2012 Iran Fajr International   Neslihan Yiğit 16-21, 14-21   Runner-up
2008 Dutch International   Larisa Griga 19-21, 19-21   Runner-up

Women's Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Dutch International   Rie Eto   Imogen Bankier
  Petya Nedelcheva
14-21, 21-18, 21-12   Winner
2013 Osaka International   Rie Eto   Yuriko Miki
  Koharu Yonemoto
21–10, 21-13   Winner
2013 French International   Rie Eto   Amelia Alicia Anscelly
  Soong Fie Cho
21-17, 21-17   Winner
2013 Polish Open   Rie Eto   Yuki Anai
  Yumi Murayama
21–11, 21-7   Winner
2012 Maldives International   Rie Eto   Naoko Fukuman
  Kurumi Yonao
18-21, 21-13, 21-23   Runner-up
2012 Osaka International   Rie Eto   Naoko Fukuman
  Kurumi Yonao
21–18, 21-12   Winner
2012 Iran Fajr International   Rie Eto   Ayumi Tasaki
  Seiko Yamada
21-15, 23-21   Winner
2011 Swedish International   Rie Eto   Line Damkjær Kruse
  Marie Røpke
14-21, 16-21   Runner-up
2011 Polish Open   Rie Eto   Kana Ito
  Asumi Kugo
21–16, 21-9   Winner
2010 Austrian International   Rie Eto   Naoko Fukuman
  Minatsu Mitani
21–14, 21-10   Winner
2010 Iran Fajr International   Rie Eto   Negin Amiripour
  Sahar Zamanian
21–5, 21-12   Winner
2010 Lao International   Rie Eto   Nandatheero Peranart
  Lerthiran Prangnuch
21-18, 21-8   Winner
2010 Vietnam International   Rie Eto   Jung Kyung-eun
  Yoo Hyun-young
16-21, 18-21   Runner-up
2009 Malaysia International   Rie Eto   Woon Khe Wei
  Chong Sook Chin
21-18, 21-11   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References edit

  1. ^ "Players: Yu Wakita". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  2. ^ "胁田侑 Wakita Yu". www.badmintoncn.com (in Chinese). Badmintoncn.com. Retrieved 12 September 2016.

External links edit