Yukiko Takahata

Yukiko Takahata (高畑 祐紀子, Takahata Yukiko, born 18 March 1998) is a Japanese badminton player from the Yonex team.[1][2] In 2017, she became the women's doubles runner-up at the Osaka International tournament partnered with Ayako Sakuramoto.[3] She won her first senior international title at the Spanish International tournament with Sakuramoto.[4]

Yukiko Takahata
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1998-03-18) 18 March 1998
Hokkaido, Japan
Height1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
HandednessRight
Women's doubles
Highest ranking9 (with Ayako Sakuramoto 5 February 2019)
Current ranking26 (with Ayako Sakuramoto 19 April 2022)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Asia Mixed Team Championships
2019 Hong Kong Mixed team
BWF profile

Takahata started to represent the national team in the 2015 World Junior Championships held in Lima, Peru, and helped the team reach the semifinals. At the BWF Grand Prix events, her best result was a runner-up at the 2017 New Zealand Open.

Teamed-up with Sakuramoto, Takahata won seven of eight finals of the 2018 BWF World Tour, with a title of Super 500 tournament from Singapore Open, three titles of Super 300 tournament from Swiss, New Zealand, and Australia Open; and three titles of Super 100 tournament. She participated at the 2019 Asia Mixed Team Championships, and won the silver medal after the team lost to the Chinese in the final.

Achievements

BWF World Tour

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] 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.[6]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Swiss Open Super 300 Ayako Sakuramoto Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva		 19–21, 21–15, 21–18 Winner
2018 New Zealand Open Super 300 Ayako Sakuramoto Cao Tongwei
Zheng Yu		 21–9, 21–19 Winner
2018 Australian Open Super 300 Ayako Sakuramoto Baek Ha-na
Lee Yu-rim		 23–21, 21–18 Winner
2018 Canada Open Super 100 Ayako Sakuramoto Isabel Herttrich
Carla Nelte		 21–13, 21–15 Winner
2018 Singapore Open Super 500 Ayako Sakuramoto Nami Matsuyama
Chiharu Shida		 16–21, 24–22, 21–13 Winner
2018 Akita Masters Super 100 Ayako Sakuramoto Nami Matsuyama
Chiharu Shida		 23–21, 21–11 Winner
2018 Spain Masters Super 300 Ayako Sakuramoto Mayu Matsumoto
Wakana Nagahara		 17–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2018 Bangka Belitung Indonesia Masters Super 100 Ayako Sakuramoto Nami Matsuyama
Chiharu Shida		 11–21, 21–19, 22–20 Winner
2019 Akita Masters Super 100 Ayako Sakuramoto Nita Violina Marwah
Putri Syaikah		 21–17, 14–21, 21–15 Winner

BWF Grand Prix

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 Ayako Sakuramoto 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

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Osaka International Ayako Sakuramoto Kim So-yeong
Yoo Hae-won		 21–16, 17–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2017 Spanish International Ayako Sakuramoto Misato Aratama
Akane Watanabe		 21–10, 21–15 Winner
2018 Osaka International Ayako Sakuramoto Naoko Fukuman
Kurumi Yonao		 21–17, 19–21, 16–21 Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References
  1. "Players: Yukiko Takahata". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 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 20 June 2017.
  3. "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 20 June 2017.
  4. "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 20 June 2017.
  5. 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.
  6. 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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