Akiko Sugino Explained

Akiko Sugino
杉野 明子
Birth Date:7 December 1990
Birth Place:Ichihara, Chiba, Japan
Event:Women's singles SU5
Women's doubles SL3–SU5
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Highest Ranking:1 (WS 19 July 2022)
15 (WD with Noriko Ito 1 April 2019)
3 (XD with Toshiaki Suenaga 1 January 2019)
Current Ranking:3 (WS)
52 (WD with Noriko Ito)
7 (XD with Daisuke Fujihara)
Current Ranking Date:8 November 2022

is a Japanese para-badminton player who competes in international level events. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, Sugino won a bronze medal in the women's singles[1] and mixed doubles events.[2] Sugino is also a former world champion in the women's singles SU5 discipline.

Personal life

Sugino has a disability in her left arm.[3] She encountered and started playing para-badminton when she was in high school and later competed in able-bodied tournaments.[4]

Achievements

Paralympic Games

Women's singles

Mixed doubles

World Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2011Guatemala City, Guatemala Yuko Yamaguchi21–7, 21–15 Gold
2013Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany Mamiko Toyoda21–11, 14–21, 23–25 Silver

Women's doubles

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011Guatemala City, Guatemala Loi Lang Yean Yusuke Yamaguchi
Yuko Yamaguchi
21–13, 21–19 Gold
Daisuke Fujihara
Aki Takahashi
21–18, 21–10
Chan Cho Leung
Heo Sun-hee
21–13, 15–21, 21–18
2017Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea Toshiaki Suenaga Yang Jianyuan
Yang Qiuxia
11–21, 17–21 Bronze
2019St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Toshiaki Suenaga Jan Niklas-Pott
Katrin Seibert
21–19, 14–21, 19–21 Bronze

Asian Para Games

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014Gyeyang Gymnasium,
Incheon, South Korea
Noriko Ito Leani Ratri Oktila
Khalimatus Sadiyah
17–21, 21–18, 21–19 Bronze
Nipada Saensupa
Chanida Srinavakul
21–19, 14–21, 22–24
Cheng Hefang
Ma Huihui
11–21, 12–21
Wandee Kamtam
Sudsaifon Yodpa
17–21, 21–9, 21–6

Mixed doubles

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities,
Beijing, China
Asami Yamada Cheng Hefang
Ma Huihui
10–21, 11–21 Silver
Chiranjita Bharali
Manasi Girishchandra Joshi
21–8, 21–4
Parul Parmar
Khalimatus Sadiyah
21–15r
Mixed doubles

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (2 titles, 4 runners-up)

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[5] [6]

Women's singles

YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResult
2022Spanish Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Kaede Kameyama21–14, 12–21, 21–19 Winner
2022Dubai Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Manisha Ramdass17–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2022Canada Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Manisha Ramdass25–27, 9–21 Runner-up
20224 Nations Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Cathrine Rosengren13–21, 12–12 retired Runner-up
Mixed doubles
YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022Brazil Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Daisuke Fujihara Chirag Baretha
Mandeep Kaur
22–20, 21–19 Winner
2022Canada Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Daisuke Fujihara Taiyo Imai
Noriko Ito
16–21, 10–21 Runner-up

International Tournaments (7 titles, 8 runners-up)

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2015Indonesia Para Badminton International Mamiko Toyoda9–21, 22–20, 18–21 Runner-up
Larti21–7, 21–11
Zehra Bağlar21–7, 21–5
Norrizah Rahim21–14, 21–15
2016Colombia Para Badminton International Laura Johana21–6, 21–6 Winner
Abinaecia Maria da Silva21–4, 21–1
Cintya Oliveira21–9, 21–5
2017Peru Para Badminton International Mikaela Costa Almeida21–6, 21–8 Winner
Mamiko Toyoda21–19, 19–21, 21–16
Cintya Oliveira21–11, 21–7
Laura Johana21–3, 21–6
2017USA Para Badminton International Mamiko Toyoda20–22, 19–21 Runner-up
2018Spanish Para Badminton International Mamiko Toyoda16–21, 21–23 Runner-up
2018Brazil Para Badminton International Ayako Suzuki13–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2018Japan Para Badminton International Ayako Suzuki15–21, 5–21 Runner-up

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017Peru Para Badminton International Asami Yamada Cássia Angélica Morais
Cintya Oliveira
21–3, 21–5 Winner
2018Brazil Para Badminton International Noriko Ito Abinaecia Maria da Silva
Mamiko Toyoda
20–22, 21–17, 19–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Colombia Para Badminton International Daisuke Fujihara Rolando Bello Rodríguez
Laura Johana
21–10, 21–3 Winner
Eduardo Oliveira
Abinaecia Maria da Silva
21–7, 21–8
Leonardo Zuffo
Cintya Oliveira
21–3, 21–14
2017USA Para Badminton International Toshiaki Suenaga Taku Hiroi
Mamiko Toyoda
21–19, 21–13 Winner
2018Turkish Para Badminton International Toshiaki Suenaga Siripong Teamarrom
Nipada Saensupa
12–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2018Brazil Para Badminton International Toshiaki Suenaga Taiyo Imai
Asami Yamada
21–9, 21–17 Winner
2018Japan Para Badminton International Toshiaki Suenaga Siripong Teamarrom
Chanida Srinavakul
21–15, 21–18 Winner
2021Spanish Para Badminton International Daisuke Fujihara Lucas Mazur
Faustine Noël
12–21, 8–21 Runner-up

Notes and References

  1. Web site: September 4, 2021. Paralympics: Badminton history for Satomi as Kunieda gets his gold. Kyodo News.
  2. Web site: September 5, 2021. 2021 Paralympics: Indian duo Pramod Bhagat and Palak Kohli loses to Fujihara Daisuke and Sugino Akiko of Japan in bronze medal contest. Sportskeeda.
  3. Web site: 日本放送協会 . 杉野明子のプロフィール|パラバドミントン|東京オリンピックパラリンピック . 2022-11-21 . www3.nhk.or.jp.
  4. Web site: 2021-08-31 . 杉野明子のwikiプロフィール経歴と年齢や出身高校中学!障害や結婚彼氏も【東京パラリンピック】|オリ調 . 2022-11-21 . オリ調 . ja.
  5. News: 29 May 2022 . Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards . en . .
  6. News: 11 July 2022 . BWF Para Tournamentsoftware . en . .