Asuka Takahashi

Asuka Takahashi (髙橋 明日香, Takahashi Asuka, born 13 November 1999) is a Japanese badminton player from Yonex team.^[2] She won her first international title at the Estonian International tournament in 2019.^[3]

Asuka Takahashi 髙橋 明日香 たかはし あすか
Personal information
Country	Japan
Born	(1999-11-13) 13 November 1999 (age 23) Ashikaga, Tochigi, Japan^[1]
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)
Handedness	Right
Women's singles
Highest ranking	47 (19 April 2022)
Current ranking	81 (3 January 2023)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Japan Uber Cup 2020 Aarhus Women's team World Junior Championships 2016 Bilbao Mixed team 2017 Yogyakarta Mixed team Asian Junior Championships 2016 Bangkok Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)

The 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
2019	Vietnam Open	Super 100	Zhang Yiman	18–21, 11–21	Runner-up

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

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Vietnam International	Dinar Dyah Ayustine	21–13, 16–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2019	Estonian International	Hirari Mizui	8–21, 21–17, 21–11	Winner
2019	Swedish Open	Mako Urushizaki	21–23, 19–21	Runner-up
2019	Indonesia International	Hirari Mizui	21–16, 21–15	Winner
2019	Malaysia International	Wang Zhiyi	21–12, 17–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2023	Thailand International Challenge	Nguyễn Thùy Linh	21–17, 21–17	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

References

1. "髙橋 明日香/ Asuka Takahashi" (in Japanese). Smash and Net.Tv. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
2. "選手プロフィール 髙橋 明日香 たかはし あすか" (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
3. "ヨネックスバドミントンチームの髙橋明日香がASTROX 88 Sでチーム加入後初の国際大会優勝！ヨネックス エストニアインターナショナル" (in Japanese). Yonex. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
4. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). . Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
5. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

External links

• Asuka Takahashi at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com