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 record89 wins, 25 losses
Highest ranking11 (26 November 2024)
Current ranking12 (17 December 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Uber Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Chengdu Women's team
Asian Team Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Selangor Women's team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Santander Girls' singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Santander Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 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]

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Career

2022

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

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

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]

Miyazaki received a grant from the Kozuki Foundation's Athlete Support Program, which provides financial assistance to promising young athletes. [12] High school and university students in the program receive 1.2 million yen annually. The Kozuki Foundation held an award ceremony in Tokyo on 18 December 2024. [13]

Achievements

BWF World Junior Championships

Girls' singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResultRef
2022 Palacio de Deportes de Santander, Santander, Spain Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yuan Anqi 21–14, 20–22, 21–17 Med 1.png Gold [4]

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

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, [14] 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. [15]

Women's singles

YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResultRef
2023 (II) Indonesia Masters Super 100 Flag of Thailand.svg Pornpicha Choeikeewong 21–9, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner [5]
2023 Korea Masters Super 300 Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Ga-eun 21–19, 17–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up [6]
2024 Orléans Masters Super 300 Flag of Japan.svg Hina Akechi 21–18, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner [7]
2024 China Open Super 1000 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Zhiyi 17–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up [11]

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

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResultRef
2022 Slovenia Future Series Flag of Japan.svg Hina Akechi 21–14, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner [16]
2023 Northern Marianas Open Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Ga-ram 21–15, 23–25, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up [17]
2023 Saipan International Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Ga-ram21–19, 14–21, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner [18]
2023 Guatemala Future Series Flag of Japan.svg Mei Sudo 21–17, 19–21, 21–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner [19]

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResultRef
2023 Guatemala Future Series Flag of Japan.svg Maya Taguchi Flag of Japan.svg Mei Sudo
Flag of Japan.svg Nao Yamakita
21–16, 14–21, 23–25Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up [19]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (1 runner-up)

Girls' singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResultRef
2022Malaysia Junior International Flag of Japan.svg Kokona Ishikawa 17–21, 21–17, 22–24Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up [20]
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

Performance timeline

Key
WFSFQF#RRRQ#AGSBNHN/ADNQ
(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

Team events20222023
Asian Junior Championships NH G
World Junior Championships B 5th
Team events2024
Asia Team Championships B
Uber Cup B

Individual competitions

Events20222023Ref
Asian Junior Championships NH QF
World Junior Championships G QF [4]
Tournament BWF World Tour BestRef
2023 2024 2025
Malaysia Open A Q
India Open A Q
Indonesia Masters A Q
Thailand Masters A 2R 2R ('24)
Orléans Masters A W W ('24) [7]
Swiss Open A SF SF ('24)
Spain Masters A 1R NH1R ('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 AW ('23)
W [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 A2R ('23)
Year-end ranking391224
Tournament20232024Best

Record against selected opponents

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 16 December 2024. [21]

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