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Ayako Sakuramoto

Ayako Sakuramoto (櫻本 絢子, Sakuramoto Ayako, born 19 August 1995) is a Japanese badminton player from the Yonex team.[1][2]

Ayako Sakuramoto
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1995-08-19) 19 August 1995 (age 29)
Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
HandednessLeft
Women's doubles
Highest ranking9 (with Yukiko Takahata, 5 February 2019)
11 (with Rena Miyaura, 23 January 2024)
Current ranking172 (with Arisa Higashino, 26 November 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Uber Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Chengdu Women's team
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Hong Kong Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Selangor Women's team
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Chiba Mixed team
Asia Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Gimcheon Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Lucknow Girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kota Kinabalu Mixed team
BWF profile

Career

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Sakuramoto 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

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Asian Junior Championships

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Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium,
Lucknow, India 		  Ayano Torii   Suci Rizky Andini
  Tiara Rosalia Nuraidah 		15–21, 15–21   Bronze

BWF World Tour (11 titles, 2 runners-up)

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The 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
2018 Swiss Open Super 300   Yukiko Takahata   Gabriela Stoeva
  Stefani Stoeva 		19–21, 21–15, 21–18   Winner
2018 New Zealand Open Super 300   Yukiko Takahata   Cao Tongwei
  Zheng Yu 		21–9, 21–19   Winner
2018 Australian Open Super 300   Yukiko Takahata   Baek Ha-na
  Lee Yu-rim 		23–21, 21–18   Winner
2018 Canada Open Super 100   Yukiko Takahata   Isabel Herttrich
  Carla Nelte 		21–13, 21–15   Winner
2018 Singapore Open Super 500   Yukiko Takahata   Nami Matsuyama
  Chiharu Shida 		16–21, 24–22, 21–13   Winner
2018 Akita Masters Super 100   Yukiko Takahata   Nami Matsuyama
  Chiharu Shida 		23–21, 21–11   Winner
2018 Spain Masters Super 300   Yukiko Takahata   Mayu Matsumoto
  Wakana Nagahara 		17–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2018 Indonesia Masters Super 100   Yukiko Takahata   Nami Matsuyama
  Chiharu Shida 		11–21, 21–19, 22–20   Winner
2019 Akita Masters Super 100   Yukiko Takahata   Nita Violina Marwah
  Putri Syaikah 		21–17, 14–21, 21–15   Winner
2022 Canada Open Super 100   Rena Miyaura   Rui Hirokami
  Yuna Kato 		21–13, 21–8   Winner
2022 Indonesia Masters Super 100   Rena Miyaura   Rui Hirokami
  Yuna Kato 		21–23, 18–21   Runner-up
2023 Swiss Open Super 300   Rena Miyaura   Yuki Fukushima
  Sayaka Hirota 		Walkover   Winner
2023 Orléans Masters Super 300   Rena Miyaura   Liu Shengshu
  Tan Ning 		21–19, 16–21, 21–12   Winner

BWF Grand Prix (1 runners-up)

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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
2017 New Zealand Open   Yukiko Takahata   Vivian Hoo
  Woon Khe Wei 		21–18, 16–21, 19–21   Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 3 runners-up)

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Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Osaka International   Yukiko Takahata   Kim So-yeong
  Yoo Hae-won 		21–16, 17–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2017 Spanish International   Yukiko Takahata   Misato Aratama
  Akane Watanabe 		21–10, 21–15   Winner
2018 Osaka International   Yukiko Takahata   Naoko Fukuman
  Kurumi Yonao 		21–17, 19–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2022 Mexican International   Hinata Suzuki   Rui Hirokami
  Yuna Kato 		21–15, 19–21, 17–21   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Players: Ayako Sakuramoto". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "China bags 5-gold again while Japan defends 1-bronze only" (in Japanese). BadPaL. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Asian Juniors 2012 Team Final – Japan wins first team title". Badzine.net. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  5. ^ "China regains No.1 in Asia, recovers from last year's loss to Japan" (in Japanese). BadPaL. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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