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Tomoka Miyazaki

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Tomoka Miyazaki
宮崎 友花
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (2006-08-17) 17 August 2006 (age 18)
Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight49 kg (108 lb)[1]
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Career record82 wins, 21 losses
Highest ranking13 (15 October 2024)
Current ranking13 (15 October 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Uber Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Chengdu Women's team
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

Tomoka Miyazaki (宮崎 友花, Miyazaki Tomoka, born 17 August 2006) is a Japanese badminton player.[2][3] She was the world junior champion winning the girls' singles title in 2022.[4]

Career

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2022

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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

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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

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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]

In April, Miyazaki participated in the 2024 Uber Cup.[10]

In September, she finished second to Wang Zhiyi in her maiden Super 1000 final at the China Open.[11]

Achievements

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BWF World Junior Championships

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Girls' singles

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

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

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[12] 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.[13]

Women's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result Ref
2023 (II) Indonesia Masters Super 100 Thailand Pornpicha Choeikeewong 21–9, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [5]
2023 Korea Masters Super 300 South Korea Kim Ga-eun 21–19, 17–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [6]
2024 Orléans Masters Super 300 Japan Hina Akechi 21–18, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [7]
2024 China Open Super 1000 China Wang Zhiyi 17–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [11]

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

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Slovenia Future Series Japan Hina Akechi 21–14, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [14]
2023 Northern Marianas Open South Korea Kim Ga-ram 21–15, 23–25, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [15]
2023 Saipan International South Korea Kim Ga-ram 21–19, 14–21, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [16]
2023 Guatemala Future Series Japan Mei Sudo 21–17, 19–21, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [17]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2023 Guatemala Future Series Japan Maya Taguchi Japan Mei Sudo
Japan Nao Yamakita 		21–16, 14–21, 23–25 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [17]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (1 runner-up)

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Girls' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Malaysia Junior International Japan Kokona Ishikawa 17–21, 21–17, 22–24 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [18]
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

Performance timeline

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Key
W F SF QF #R RR Q# A G S B NH N/A DNQ
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

National team

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  • Junior level
Team events 2022 2023
Asian Junior Championships NH G
World Junior Championships B 5th
  • Senior level
Team events 2024
Asia Team Championships B
Uber Cup B

Individual competitions

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  • Junior level
Events 2022 2023 Ref
Asian Junior Championships NH QF
World Junior Championships G QF [4]
  • Senior level
Tournament BWF World Tour Best Ref
2023 2024
Thailand Masters A 2R 2R ('24)
Orléans Masters A W W ('24) [7]
Swiss Open A SF SF ('24)
Spain Masters A 1R 1R ('24)
Singapore Open A 2R 2R ('24)
Indonesia Open A 1R 1R ('24)
Japan Open A 1R 1R ('24)
Korea Open A 1R 1R ('24)
Indonesia Masters Super 100 SF A W ('23)
W A [5]
Hong Kong Open A SF SF ('24)
China Open A F F ('24) [11]
Macau Open NH SF SF ('24)
Arctic Open A SF SF ('24)
Denmark Open A 2R 2R ('24)
Korea Masters F SF F ('23) [6]
Japan Masters 2R 1R 2R ('23)
China Masters A SF SF ('24)
Syed Modi International 2R 2R ('23)
Year-end ranking 39 24
Tournament 2023 2024 Best

Record against selected opponents

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Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 21 September 2024.[19]

References

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  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 c d Sukumar, Dev (31 October 2022). "World Juniors: Miyazaki's Magic Lights Up Finals Day". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b c 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 c "Korea Masters: Momota Breaks Dry Spell". Badminton World Federation. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  7. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b c "世界ジュニア女王の宮崎友花が準優勝！ チームヨネックスは４種目を制覇 中国オープン | ヨネックス(YONEX)" [World junior champion Tomoka Miyazaki is the runner-up! Team Yonex wins four events at the China Open]. Yonex (in Japanese). 24 September 2024. Archived from the original on 15 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  14. ^ https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/tournament/5CE7508F-B2AC-4C4E-90C1-D890BA4D7BDF
  15. ^ https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/tournament/6f65618e-3246-4d08-b930-28c57af68b5a
  16. ^ https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/tournament/c7f951e6-7ae1-441b-9a0a-16fdf8d920bc
  17. ^ a b https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/tournament/a8957ac6-d7eb-4eac-99a0-1171537dbf45
  18. ^ https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/tournament/4C108B0A-02B3-4BAC-B7A1-282838389E45
  19. ^ "Tomoka Miyazaki head to head". Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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