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Tomoka Miyazaki

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Tomoka Miyazaki
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (2006-08-17) 17 August 2006 (age 18)
Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight49 kg (108 lb)[1]
HandednessRight
CoachTakako Ida
Shōji Satō
Women's singles
Career record94 wins, 28 losses
Highest ranking7 (21 January 2025)
Current ranking8 (4 February 2025)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Uber Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Chengdu Women's team
Asian Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Selangor Women's team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Santander Girls' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Santander Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Yogyakarta Mixed team
BWF profile

Tomoka Miyazaki (宮崎 友花, Miyazaki Tomoka, born 17 August 2006) is a Japanese badminton player.[2][3] She was the world junior champion winning the girls' singles title in 2022.[4]

Career

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2022

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At the World Junior Championships held in Santander, Spain in October, Miyazaki won the girls' singles title as a first-year high school student. She became the fourth Japanese player to win the world junior singles title, following Nozomi Okuhara, Akane Yamaguchi, and Riko Gunji.[4]

2023

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In October, Miyazaki won the Indonesia Masters II title, defeating Thai player Pornpicha Choeikeewong in the final.[5]

In November, she reached the final of Korea Masters where she lost to Korea's no. 2 player, Kim Ga-eun, finishing as the runner-up.[6]

2024

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In March, Miyazaki won the Orléans Masters title after defeating Hina Akechi in the finals.[7] The following week, at the Swiss Open, she defeated the 2019 world champion and Olympic medalist P. V. Sindhu in the second round,[8] but ultimately lost to Olympic gold medalist Carolina Marin in the semi-finals.[9]

In April, Miyazaki participated in the 2024 Uber Cup.[10]

In September, she finished second to Wang Zhiyi in her maiden Super 1000 final at the China Open.[11]

Miyazaki received a grant from the Kozuki Foundation's Athlete Support Program, which provides financial assistance to promising young athletes.[12] High school and university students in the program receive 1.2 million yen annually. The Kozuki Foundation held an award ceremony in Tokyo on 18 December 2024.[13]

At the All Japan Badminton Championships, which took place in Tokyo on 25-30 December 2024, Miyazaki won the women's singles title. Her path to the championship began with a win over Asuka Takahashi in the quarterfinals,[14] followed by a win over Riko Gunji in the semifinals.[15] In the final, Miyazaki secured the championship title by defeating Natsuki Nidaira.[16] This victory made her the fourth high school student in history to win the championship, following Aiko Miyamura in 1989, Nozomi Okuhara in 2011, and Akane Yamaguchi in 2014.[17]

2025

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Miyazaki was selected as a member of the 2025 Japan National Team, coached by Takako Ida and Shōji Satō.[18] She will be representing Japan at the 2025 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships.[19]

Achievements

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BWF World Junior Championships

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Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Palacio de Deportes de Santander, Santander, Spain China Yuan Anqi 21–14, 20–22, 21–17 Gold Gold [4]

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[20] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are 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.[21]

Women's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result Ref
2023 (II) Indonesia Masters Super 100 Thailand Pornpicha Choeikeewong 21–9, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [5]
2023 Korea Masters Super 300 South Korea Kim Ga-eun 21–19, 17–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [6]
2024 Orléans Masters Super 300 Japan Hina Akechi 21–18, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [7]
2024 China Open Super 1000 China Wang Zhiyi 17–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [11]

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Slovenia Future Series Japan Hina Akechi 21–14, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [22]
2023 Northern Marianas Open South Korea Kim Ga-ram 21–15, 23–25, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [23]
2023 Saipan International South Korea Kim Ga-ram 21–19, 14–21, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [24]
2023 Guatemala Future Series Japan Mei Sudo 21–17, 19–21, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [25]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2023 Guatemala Future Series Japan Maya Taguchi Japan Mei Sudo
Japan Nao Yamakita 		21–16, 14–21, 23–25 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [25]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (1 runner-up)

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Girls' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Malaysia Junior International Japan Kokona Ishikawa 17–21, 21–17, 22–24 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [26]
  BWF Junior International Series tournament

Performance timeline

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Key
W F SF QF #R RR Q# A G S B NH N/A DNQ
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

National team

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  • Junior level
Team events 2022 2023
Asian Junior Championships NH G
World Junior Championships B 5th
  • Senior level
Team events 2024 2025 Ref
Asia Team Championships B NH
Asia Mixed Team Championships NH [19]
Uber Cup B NH

Individual competitions

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  • Junior level
Events 2022 2023 Ref
Asian Junior Championships NH QF
World Junior Championships G QF [4]
  • Senior level
Tournament BWF World Tour Best Ref
2023 2024 2025
Malaysia Open A 1R 1R ('25) [27]
India Open A SF SF ('25) [28]
Indonesia Masters A QF QF ('25)
Thailand Masters A 2R A 2R ('24)
Orléans Masters A W Q W ('24) [7]
Swiss Open A SF SF ('24)
Spain Masters A 1R NH 1R ('24)
Singapore Open A 2R 2R ('24)
Indonesia Open A 1R 1R ('24)
Japan Open A 1R 1R ('24)
Korea Open A 1R 1R ('24)
Indonesia Masters Super 100 SF A W ('23)
W [5]
Hong Kong Open A SF SF ('24)
China Open A F F ('24) [11]
Macau Open NH SF SF ('24)
Arctic Open A SF SF ('24)
Denmark Open A 2R 2R ('24)
Korea Masters F SF F ('23) [6]
Japan Masters 2R 1R 2R ('23)
China Masters A SF SF ('24)
Syed Modi International 2R A 2R ('23)
Year-end ranking 39 12 7
Tournament 2023 2024 2025 Best Ref

Record against selected opponents

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Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 24 January 2025.[29]

References

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  1. ^ a b "【バドミントン】高１宮崎友花、前年準優勝水井破り初戦突破「どこまでいけるか」旋風巻き起こす - スポーツ : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). 26 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Tomoka MIYAZAKI | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  3. ^ "宮崎 友花 | 選手プロフィール | 公益財団法人日本バドミントン協会" (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association.
  4. ^ a b c d Sukumar, Dev (31 October 2022). "World Juniors: Miyazaki's Magic Lights Up Finals Day". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b c Miranti (29 October 2023). "Rekap Final Indonesia Masters S100 2023: Tuan Rumah Pesta Juara Borong 2 Gelar". INDOSPORT (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "Korea Masters: Momota Breaks Dry Spell". Badminton World Federation. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  7. ^ a b c Kumar, Prem (18 March 2024). "Orleans Masters: Teen Star Miyazaki Eyes Bigger Victories". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  8. ^ Roy, Anjishnu (22 March 2024). "Swiss Open badminton 2024: PV Sindhu crashes out, Kidambi Srikanth makes quarter-finals". Olympics.
  9. ^ Jiwani, Rory (24 March 2024). "BWF Swiss Open 2024: Carolina Marin battles past Miyazaki Tomoka to reach Basel final". Olympics.
  10. ^ "Rising Stars Farhan, Miyazaki in Thomas, Uber Squads". bwfthomasubercups.bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  11. ^ a b c "世界ジュニア女王の宮崎友花が準優勝！ チームヨネックスは４種目を制覇 中国オープン | ヨネックス(YONEX)" [World junior champion Tomoka Miyazaki is the runner-up! Team Yonex wins four events at the China Open]. Yonex (in Japanese). 24 September 2024. Archived from the original on 15 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  12. ^ "2024 Kozuki Athlete Support Program Award Ceremony (Tamito Watanabe, Meisa Anami, Tomoka Miyazaki, Masashi Maeda, and Sorato Anraku)" (in Japanese). Kozuki Foundation. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Sorato Anraku, Miwa Harimoto receive Kozuki Sports Awards and support project certification ceremony" (in Japanese). OVO. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  14. ^ "[Badminton] All Japan Men's and Women's Singles: Kodai Naraoka and consecutive Inter-High School champion Tomoka Miyazaki advance to the semifinals, while Nozomi Okuhara withdraws for the second year in a row" (in Japanese). Nippon News Network. 28 December 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  15. ^ "The star of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, high school senior Tomoka Miyazaki, on the verge of her first All Japan Championship victory: "I won't lose with my spirit"... Badminton" (in Japanese). Sports Hochi. 29 December 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  16. ^ "18-year-old Tomoka Miyazaki wins her first title in the women's singles badminton tournament... the first high school student to win since Akane Yamaguchi 10 years ago" (in Japanese). Yomiuri Shimbun. 30 December 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  17. ^ "18-year-old new heroine of the badminton world! Tomoka Miyazaki, the fourth high school queen to win the All Japan Championships! A shining star for the Los Angeles Olympics" (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  18. ^ "Announcement of the 2025 Japan National Team Players and Staff" (PDF) (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. 21 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  19. ^ a b "Announcement of the Sending of the Athletes to the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships 2025" (PDF) (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. 21 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  22. ^ Martinez, Sara Gonzalez (28 November 2022). "Tomic/Vitman close successful year with a gold". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  23. ^ Gases, Leigh (13 June 2023). "South Korea takes women's singles, mixed doubles". Saipan Tribune. Archived from the original on 18 January 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  24. ^ Sablan Jr., James (19 June 2023). "Miyazaki clinches Saipan International women's singles title". Marianas Variety. Archived from the original on 23 December 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  25. ^ a b "Champions in Guatemala – Pan Am Circuit 2023". Badminton Pan America. 26 June 2023. Archived from the original on 18 January 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  26. ^ https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/tournament/4C108B0A-02B3-4BAC-B7A1-282838389E45
  27. ^ "Ben Lane/Sean Vendy and Mia Blichfeldt deliver surprises to Kick Off the Malaysia Open". Badminton Europe. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  28. ^ Sukumar, Dev (18 January 2025). "India Open: Back from the Brink". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  29. ^ "Tomoka MIYAZAKI head to head". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
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