Asuka Takahashi
髙橋 明日香
たかはし あすか
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1999-11-13) 13 November 1999 (age 24)
Ashikaga, Tochigi, Japan[1]
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking47 (19 April 2022)
Current ranking72 (21 March 2023)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Uber Cup
Silver medal – second place 2020 Aarhus Women's team
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Bilbao Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Yogyakarta Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Bangkok Mixed team
BWF profile

Asuka Takahashi (髙橋 明日香, Takahashi Asuka, born 13 November 1999) is a Japanese badminton player from Yonex team.[2] She won her first international title at the Estonian International tournament in 2019.[3]

Achievements

BWF World Tour (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 singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2019 Vietnam Open Super 100 China Zhang Yiman 18–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 4 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2018 Vietnam International Indonesia Dinar Dyah Ayustine 21–13, 16–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Estonian International Japan Hirari Mizui 8–21, 21–17, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Swedish Open Japan Mako Urushizaki 21–23, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Indonesia International Japan Hirari Mizui 21–16, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Malaysia International China Wang Zhiyi 21–12, 17–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Thailand International Vietnam Nguyễn Thùy Linh 21–17, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Vietnam International Vietnam Nguyễn Thùy Linh 7–21, 21–15, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "髙橋 明日香/ Asuka Takahashi" (in Japanese). Smash and Net.Tv. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. ^ "選手プロフィール 髙橋 明日香 たかはし あすか" (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  3. ^ "ヨネックスバドミントンチームの髙橋明日香がASTROX 88 Sでチーム加入後初の国際大会優勝！ヨネックス エストニアインターナショナル" (in Japanese). Yonex. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  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.

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