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 | 172 (with Arisa Igarashi, 26 November 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editSakuramoto 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
editAsian Junior Championships
editGirls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium, Lucknow, India |
15–21, 15–21 |
BWF World Tour (11 titles, 2 runners-up)
editThe 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 | 19–21, 21–15, 21–18 | |||
| 2018 | New Zealand Open | Super 300 | 21–9, 21–19 | |||
| 2018 | Australian Open | Super 300 | 23–21, 21–18 | |||
| 2018 | Canada Open | Super 100 | 21–13, 21–15 | |||
| 2018 | Singapore Open | Super 500 | 16–21, 24–22, 21–13 | |||
| 2018 | Akita Masters | Super 100 | 23–21, 21–11 | |||
| 2018 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | 17–21, 13–21 | |||
| 2018 | Indonesia Masters | Super 100 | 11–21, 21–19, 22–20 | |||
| 2019 | Akita Masters | Super 100 | 21–17, 14–21, 21–15 | |||
| 2022 | Canada Open | Super 100 | 21–13, 21–8 | |||
| 2022 | Indonesia Masters | Super 100 | 21–23, 18–21 | |||
| 2023 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | Walkover | |||
| 2023 | Orléans Masters | Super 300 | 21–19, 16–21, 21–12 |
BWF Grand Prix (1 runners-up)
editThe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | New Zealand Open | 21–18, 16–21, 19–21 |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 3 runners-up)
editWomen's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Osaka International | 21–16, 17–21, 19–21 | |||
| 2017 | Spanish International | 21–10, 21–15 | |||
| 2018 | Osaka International | 21–17, 19–21, 16–21 | |||
| 2022 | Mexican International | 21–15, 19–21, 17–21 |
- 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 BWFBadminton.com
- Ayako Sakuramoto at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)