Ayane Kurihara

Ayane Kurihara
Personal information
Country	Japan
Born	(1989-09-27) 27 September 1989 (age 36) Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	59 kg (130 lb)
Retired	23 December 2019
Handedness	Right
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	26 (WS 3 November 2011) 22 (WD 19 March 2015) 11 (XD 9 March 2017)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing   Japan Sudirman Cup 2015 Dongguan Mixed team 2017 Gold Coast Mixed team Asia Mixed Team Championships 2017 Ho Chi Minh Mixed team 2019 Hong Kong Mixed team Asian Junior Championships 2007 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
BWF profile

Ayane Kurihara (栗原 文音; born 27 September 1989) is a Japanese former badminton player. She began playing badminton at age 9, and played competitively from then on. She became a member of the Japan national badminton team at the age of 19. ^[1] Her current partner is Naru Shinoya for women's doubles and Kohei Gondo for mixed doubles. Kurihara competed with her former partner Kenta Kazuno in the mixed doubles at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ^[2]

Kurihara announced her retirement through her Twitter account on 23 December 2019. ^[3]

Achievements

BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, ^[4] 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 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100. ^[5]

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2018	Chinese Taipei Open	Super 300	Naru Shinoya	Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida	10–21, 17–21	Runner-up	[6]

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2018	Akita Masters	Super 100	Kohei Gondo	Alfian Eko Prasetya Angelica Wiratama	21–9, 21–23, 21–17	Winner	[7]

BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 3 runners-up)

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 singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Russian Open	Ella Diehl	21–19, 21–19	Winner
2011	German Open	Liu Xin	13–21, 21–15, 9–21	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2015	Swiss Open	Naru Shinoya	Bao Yixin Tang Yuanting	19–21, 21–14, 17–21	Runner-up	[8]
2015	U.S. Open	Naru Shinoya	Yu Yang Zhong Qianxin	14–21, 10–21	Runner-up	[9]

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 3 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2010	Malaysia International	Masayo Nojirino	21–15, 18–21, 21–10	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2014	Polish Open	Naru Shinoya	Anastasia Chervyakova Nina Vislova	21–15, 17–21, 20–22	Runner-up	[10]
2014	Malaysia International	Naru Shinoya	Maretha Dea Giovani Rosyita Eka Putri Sari	21–14, 21–17	Winner	[11]
2015	China International	Naru Shinoya	Ou Dongni Yu Xiaohan	21–14, 18–21, 21–23	Runner-up	[12]
2015	Portugal International	Naru Shinoya	Carola Bott Jennifer Karnott	21–13, 21–16	Winner	[13]

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	South Australia International	Kohei Gondo	Terry Hee Citra Putri Sari Dewi	20–22, 18–21	Runner-up
2018	Indonesia International	Kohei Gondo	Adnan Maulana Shella Devi Aulia	21–17, 23–21	Winner
2018	Yonex / K&D Graphics International	Kohei Gondo	Natchanon Tulamok Natcha Saenghote	21–7, 21–16	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

References

1. "Players: Ayane Kurihara". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 30 July 2018.
2. "Ayane Kurihara". Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
3. "栗原文音退役后深夜发推 坚持到最后所以不后悔" (in Chinese). Sina Sports. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
4. 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.
5. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
6. Almond, Florence (7 October 2018). "Two titles for hosts on finals day at BWF Chinese Taipei Open". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 24 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
7. "Sitthikom secures Akita Masters win". Bangkok Post. 30 July 2018. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
8. Liew, Vincent (15 March 2015). "Kidambi Srikanth, Lu Kai/Cai Yun lift Swiss Open". BadmintonPlanet.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
9. "Chong Wei's triumphant return – 2015 Yonex Suffolk County Community College US Open – Finals". Badminton World Federation. 22 June 2015. Archived from the original on 24 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
10. Røsler, Manuel (24 March 2014). "So close but yet so far for Mateusiak & Wojtkowska". Badminton Europe. Archived from the original on 23 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
11. Liew, Vincent (16 November 2014). "Lee Hyun-il outlasts Tan Chun Seang to win Kuching International". BadmintonPlanet.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
12. "China International Badminton Challenge: Chinese badminton team wins 4 golds and 3 silvers" (in Chinese). General Administration of Sport of China. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 24 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
13. Lemke, Marcus (10 March 2015). "Mülheim native takes second place in Portugal" (in German). Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung. Archived from the original on 24 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.

External links

• Ayane Kurihara at BWF Badminton.com
• Ayane Kurihara at BWF .TournamentSoftware.com (archived, alternate link )
• Ayane Kurihara at Olympics.com
• Ayane Kurihara at Olympic.org (archived)
• Ayane Kurihara at Olympedia
• Ayane Kurihara– Rio 2016 at Team Japan (in Japanese) ( in English )