Sayaka Hobara 保原 彩夏
Personal information
Country	Japan
Born	(1998-07-30) 30 July 1998 (age 25) Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Handedness	Left
Women's doubles
Highest ranking	39 (with Yui Suizu, 21 November 2023) 49 (with Natsuki Sone, 22 October 2019)
Current ranking	39 (with Yui Suizu, 21 November 2023)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Japan World Junior Championships 2016 Bilbao Girls' doubles 2016 Bilbao Mixed team Asian Junior Championships 2016 Bangkok Mixed team
BWF profile

Sayaka Hobara (保原 彩夏, Hobara Sayaka, born 30 July 1998) is a Japanese badminton player.^[1][2] Hobara was the girls' doubles champion at the 2016 World Junior Championships partnered with Nami Matsuyama.^[3]

Achievements

BWF World Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Bilbao Arena, Bilbao, Spain	Nami Matsuyama	Du Yue Xu Ya	25–23, 19–21, 21–14	Gold

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

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Austrian International	Natsuki Sone	Chisato Hoshi Kie Nakanishi	15–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2019	Osaka International	Natsuki Sone	Rira Kawashima Saori Ozaki	14–21, 21–10, 21–16	Winner
2019	Maldives International	Natsuki Sone	Ashwini Ponnappa N. Sikki Reddy	21–10, 17–21, 21–12	Winner
2020	Jamaica International	Rena Miyaura	Daniela Macías Dánica Nishimura	21–3, 21–7	Winner
2022	Malang Indonesia International	Hinata Suzuki	Lanny Tria Mayasari Ribka Sugiarto	16–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2023	Mexican International	Yui Suizu	Francesca Corbett Allison Lee	21–11, 23–21	Winner
2023	Saipan International	Yui Suizu	Hsu Ya-ching Lin Wan-ching	10–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2023	Indonesia International	Yui Suizu	Laksika Kanlaha Phataimas Muenwong	18–21, 18–21	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament