Shiori Saito (齋藤 栞, Saitō Shiori, born 14 February 1998) is a Japanese badminton player who plays for ACT Saikyo badminton club.[1][2] She was the champion of the women's singles event at the 2016 Sydney International tournament and in 2017, she was chosen to join the B squad of Japan national badminton team.[3]
| Shiori Saito | |||||||||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 February 1998 Saitama Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 53 (5 April 2018) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 165 (28 March 2023) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| BWF profile | |||||||||||||||
Achievements
editBWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up)
editThe 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 |
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| 2018 | Bangka Belitung Indonesia Masters | Super 100 |  Minatsu Mitani
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16–21, 12–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2018 | Orléans Masters | Super 100 |  Mia Blichfeldt
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21–18, 21–14 |  Winner
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BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles)
editWomen's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Sydney International |  Xu Wei
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21–14, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2017 | Finnish Open | Mako Urushizaki
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21–8, 21–10 | Winner
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| 2017 | Indonesia International |  Asty Dwi Widyaningrum
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21–15, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2018 | Indonesia International |  An Se-young
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21–12, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2022 | North Harbour International | Hirari Mizui
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21–19, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2023 | Osaka International | Hina Akechi
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21–15, 21–13 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Players: Shiori Saito". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "メンバー紹介-選手紹介". act-saikyo.com (in Japanese). The Saikyo Bank, Ltd. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "『ACT SAIKYO』齋藤 栞選手 2017年日本代表（ナショナルチーム）Ｂ代表メンバーに選出！！". www.saikyobank.co.jp (in Japanese). The Saikyo Bank, Ltd. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
External links
edit- Shiori Saito at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com