Tomoka Miyazaki 宮崎 友花 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan | 17 August 2006|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 49 kg (108 lb) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's singles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 89 wins, 25 losses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 11 (26 November 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 12 (17 December 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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]
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]
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]
Girls' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2022 | Palacio de Deportes de Santander, Santander, Spain | Yuan Anqi | 21–14, 20–22, 21–17 | Gold | [4] |
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
Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2023 (II) | Indonesia Masters | Super 100 | Pornpicha Choeikeewong | 21–9, 21–15 | Winner | [5] |
2023 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | Kim Ga-eun | 21–19, 17–21, 12–21 | Runner-up | [6] |
2024 | Orléans Masters | Super 300 | Hina Akechi | 21–18, 21–12 | Winner | [7] |
2024 | China Open | Super 1000 | Wang Zhiyi | 17–21, 15–21 | Runner-up | [11] |
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2022 | Slovenia Future Series | Hina Akechi | 21–14, 21–19 | Winner | [16] |
2023 | Northern Marianas Open | Kim Ga-ram | 21–15, 23–25, 13–21 | Runner-up | [17] |
2023 | Saipan International | Kim Ga-ram | 21–19, 14–21, 21–17 | Winner | [18] |
2023 | Guatemala Future Series | Mei Sudo | 21–17, 19–21, 21–11 | Winner | [19] |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2023 | Guatemala Future Series | Maya Taguchi | Mei Sudo Nao Yamakita | 21–16, 14–21, 23–25 | Runner-up | [19] |
Girls' singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2022 | Malaysia Junior International | Kokona Ishikawa | 17–21, 21–17, 22–24 | Runner-up | [20] |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |
Team events | 2022 | 2023 |
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Asian Junior Championships | NH | G |
World Junior Championships | B | 5th |
Team events | 2024 |
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Asia Team Championships | B |
Uber Cup | B |
Events | 2022 | 2023 | Ref |
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Asian Junior Championships | NH | QF | |
World Junior Championships | G | QF | [4] |
Tournament | BWF World Tour | Best | Ref | ||
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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 | NH | 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 | [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 | A | 2R ('23) | ||
Year-end ranking | 39 | 12 | 24 | ||
Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | Best |
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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