Yuriko Miki (三木 佑里子, Miki Yuriko, born 1 October 1989) is a Japanese retired badminton player from Panasonic badminton team, and in 2013, started to play for the Hokuto Bank.[1][2] Teamed-up with Koharu Yonemoto, they won the 2011 New Zealand and Austrian International tournament.[3] They also won the Grand Prix title at the 2014 Russia Open tournament.[4]

Yuriko Miki
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1989-10-01) 1 October 1989 (age 35)
Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
HandednessRight
Women's doubles
Highest ranking18 (28 November 2013)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
East Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2013 Tianjin Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tianjin Women's team
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Kuala Lumpur Girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
BWF profile
Yuriko Miki (right) and her women's doubles partner Koharu Yonemoto at the 2013 French Super Series.

Achievements

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East Asian Games

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Binhai New Area Dagang Gymnasium,
Tianjin, China
  Koharu Yonemoto   Ou Dongni
  Tang Yuanting
8–21, 11–21   Silver

Asian Junior Championships

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Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  Mizuki Fujii   Ma Jin
  Wang Xiaoli
10–21, 12–21   Bronze

BWF Grand Prix

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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
2010 Russian Open   Koharu Yonemoto   Valeria Sorokina
  Nina Vislova
18–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2012 Canada Open   Koharu Yonemoto   Misaki Matsutomo
  Ayaka Takahashi
15–21, 21–15, 12–21   Runner-up
2013 Thailand Open   Koharu Yonemoto   Nitya Krishinda Maheswari
  Greysia Polii
7–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2014 Russian Open   Koharu Yonemoto   Mayu Matsumoto
  Wakana Nagahara
21–17, 21–7   Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

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Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Austrian International   Koharu Yonemoto   Line Damkjær Kruse
  Marie Røpke
26–24, 21–15   Winner
2011 New Zealand International   Koharu Yonemoto   Poon Lok Yan
  Tse Ying Suet
16–21, 21–16, 22–20   Winner
2011 Osaka International   Koharu Yonemoto   Miri Ichimaru
  Shiho Tanaka
21–19, 18–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2012 Scottish International   Koharu Yonemoto   Naoko Fukuman
  Kurumi Yonao
21–23, 18–21   Runner-up
2013 Osaka International   Koharu Yonemoto   Rie Eto
  Yu Wakita
10–21, 13–21   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ 三木 佑里子/ Yuriko Miki. smash-net.tv (in Japanese). TMONY Japan Corporation. Archived from the original on 21 May 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  2. ^ バドミントン米元、三木で最後の練習. nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Zauner/Zirnwald im Wien-Halbfinale gescheitert". sport.orf.at (in German). ORF Sport +. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Russian Open 2014 Finals – Japanese dominate almost all". badzine.net. Retrieved 17 May 2017.