Miyu Kato (加藤 美優, Katō Miyu, born April 14, 1999) is a Japanese table tennis player.[6][7]
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.jpg) Kato at the 2017 Asian Championships | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 14, 1999 Musashino, Tokyo, Japan[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 159 cm (5 ft 3 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb)[3] | |||||||||||||||||
Table tennis career | ||||||||||||||||||
| Playing style | Right-handed shakehand grip | |||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 13 (January 2018)[4] | |||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 59 (17 May 2022)[5] | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Nippon Paint Mallets | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
editITTF Tours
editWomen's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Final opponent | Score | Rank |
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| 2018 | Slovenian Open | Challenge | Sakura Mori | 4–3[8] | 
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| 2019 | Spanish Open | Adina Diaconu | 4–2[9] |
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| Croatia Open | Miyuu Kihara | 3–4[10] | 
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Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Final opponents | Score | Rank |
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| 2016 | Bulgarian Open | World Tour | Misaki Morizono | Maria Dolgikh Polina Mikhailova |
3–0[11] |
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| Austrian Open | Hina Hayata | Honoka Hashimoto Hitomi Sato |
2–3[12] |
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| 2017 | Belarus Open | Challenge | Misaki Morizono | Lin Chia-hsuan Lin Po-hsuan |
3–1[13] |
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| Polish Open | Miyu Maeda | Lee Ho Ching Doo Hoi Kem |
2–3[14] |
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Career records
edit- Singles
- World Junior Championships: 3rd (2016, 2017).
- Doubles
- World Junior Championships: 2nd (2016), 3rd (2017).
- Asian Junior and Cadet Championships: 2nd (2013).
- Team
- World Junior Championships: 1st (2016), 2nd (2017).
- Asian Championships: 2nd (2017, 2019).
- Asian Junior and Cadet Championships: 2nd (2013, 2014, 2015).
References
edit- ^ "４勝！小６美優が愛ちゃん超えた／卓球". www.nikkansports.com (in Japanese). January 20, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- ^ "加藤 美優". T.League (in Japanese). Retrieved February 10, 2020.
- ^ "Kato Miyu". Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
- ^ "ITTF World Ranking – Kato Miyu". ITTF. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
- ^ "ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking". ittf.com. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- ^ Японские юниоры грозят китайской гегемонии. News&Score (in Russian). May 28, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
- ^ "小６加藤美優 大学生撃破！愛に並ぶ５回戦進出！". Sponichi Annex. January 20, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
"１２歳の加藤美優、福原超えの４勝／卓球". Sankei Sports. January 20, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
"卓球・１４歳美優ちゃん中学生女王に". Daily Sport Online. January 18, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
"【卓球】１４歳美優、ジュニア初優勝！世界卓球切符グイッ". Hochi Shimbun. January 18, 2014. Archived from the original on January 17, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2014. - ^ Daish, Simon (July 19, 2018). "Defending champion falls, Miyu Kato ends reign". ITTF. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
- ^ "2019 Spanish Open Success For Miyu Kato and Zhai Yujia". SD Sport. March 25, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
- ^ Marshall, Ian (May 18, 2019). "Zagreb highlights: Miyuu Kihara, youngest ever". ITTF. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
- ^ Marshall, Ian (August 28, 2016). "Mixed fortunes for top seeded Russians, gold for men, silver for women". Retrieved February 10, 2020.
- ^ Daish, Simon (November 13, 2016). "All-Japanese Women's Doubles final comes down to dramatic finish". ITTF. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- ^ Daish, Simon (March 19, 2017). "Miyu Kato and Misaki Morizono the successful partnership". ITTF. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
- ^ "ITTF Challenge Polish Open: Hongkong rozdaje karty w deblu". Onet.pl (in Polish). October 8, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
External links
edit- Miyu Kato's ITTF ranking
- List of articles about Miyu Kato provided by the ITTF website
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