Sayaka Sato (佐藤 冴香, Satō Sayaka, born 29 March 1991) is a Japanese badminton player. She competed for Japan at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 March 1991 Sendai, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Kanagawa, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 12 (10 November 2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 416 (17 March 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements edit
BWF World Junior Championships edit
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Badminton Hall, Pune, India |  Saina Nehwal
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9–21, 18–21 |  Silver
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BWF Superseries edit
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[3] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011,[4] with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Indonesia Open | Saina Nehwal
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19–21, 21–13, 11–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2017 | Indonesia Open |  Sung Ji-hyun
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21–13, 17–21, 21–14 |  Winner
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- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix edit
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | New Zealand Open |  Maria Febe Kusumastuti
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21–10, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2011 | U.S. Open |  Tai Tzu-ying
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16–21, 21–19, 6–21 | Runner-up
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| 2014 | Korea Grand Prix |  Nozomi Okuhara
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17–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2014 | Scottish Open |  Beatriz Corrales
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21–18, 21–9 | Winner
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| 2015 | U.S. Open | Nozomi Okuhara
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16–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | Korea Masters |  Sun Yu
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22–20, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2015 | Mexico City Grand Prix | Bae Yeon-ju
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21–15, 21–9 | Winner
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| 2016 | Syed Modi International | Sung Ji-hyun
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21–12, 18–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series edit
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | Waikato International | Ayaka Takahashi
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11–21, 21–17, 26–28 | Runner-up
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| 2008 | North Shore City International | Misaki Matsutomo
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21–18, 22–20 | Winner
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| 2011 | New Zealand International |  Gu Juan
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21–14, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2014 | USA International | Kaori Imabeppu
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19–21, 20–22 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | Osaka International | Sayaka Takahashi
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11–21, 21–15, 27–29 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "Yonex Badminton Team". www.yonex.co.jp (in Japanese). Yonex. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Players: Sayaka Sato". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
- ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
External links edit
- Sayaka Sato at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Sayaka Sato at BWFbadminton.com
- Sayaka Sato at Olympedia
- Sayaka Sato at Olympics.com
