Wakana Nagahara Explained

Wakana Nagahara
永原 和可那
Country:Japan
Birth Date:1996 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Hokkaido, Japan
Residence:Akita, Akita, Japan
Height:1.68 m
Handedness:Right
Event:Women's & mixed doubles
Highest Ranking:1 (WD with Mayu Matsumoto, 30 April 2019)
19 (XD with Takuro Hoki, 9 July 2019)
Current Ranking:6
Date Of Current Ranking:WD with Mayu Matsumoto, 13 August 2024
Bwf Id:7DF0F07A-0BA5-4622-8D22-D93F04BF4991

is a Japanese badminton player.[1] She is a two-time world champion in the women's doubles. Nagahara attended Aomori Yamada High School, and was part of the Japanese national junior team that won the bronze medals at the 2013, 2014 Asian and 2014 World Junior Championships. She won her first senior international title at the 2014 Smiling Fish International in the women's doubles event partnered with Mayu Matsumoto.[2] In national events, she plays for the Hokuto Bank team.[3] Nagahara was awarded as the 2018 Most Improved Player of the Year by the BWF together with her partner Mayu Matsumoto. They obtained the honour after winning the 2018 BWF World Championships title and improving their ranking from 14 to 3 in the world.[4] On 30 April 2019, she reached a career high as the women's doubles world No. 1.

Career

2021

In March, Nagahara and her partner Mayu Matsumoto won their first World Tour Super 1000 title in the All England Open defeating their compatriots, the defending champion, and current world number 1, Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota in the final.[5] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics partnering Matsumoto as 3rd seeds, and her pace was stopped by Kim So-yeong and Kong Hee-yong of South Korea in the quarter-finals.[6]

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park, Nanjing, China Mayu Matsumoto Yuki Fukushima
Sayaka Hirota		19–21, 21–19, 22–20 Gold
2019St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Mayu Matsumoto Yuki Fukushima
Sayaka Hirota		21–11, 20–22, 23–21 Gold
2021Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain Mayu Matsumoto Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan		15–21, 12–21 Bronze
2022Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Mayu Matsumoto Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan		13–21, 14–21 Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China		 Mayu Matsumoto Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan		21–19, 14–21, 19–21 Silver
2023Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates		 Mayu Matsumoto Baek Ha-na
Lee So-hee		21–16, 8–21, 13–21 Bronze

BWF World Tour (5 titles, 10 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[7] 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.[8]

Women's doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Indonesia OpenSuper 1000 Mayu Matsumoto Yuki Fukushima
Sayaka Hirota		14–21, 21–16, 14–21 Runner-up
2018Spain MastersSuper 300 Mayu Matsumoto Ayako Sakuramoto
Yukiko Takahata		21–17, 21–13 Winner
2018China OpenSuper 1000 Mayu Matsumoto Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi		16–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2018French OpenSuper 750 Mayu Matsumoto Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva		21–14, 21–19 Winner
2018Fuzhou China OpenSuper 750 Mayu Matsumoto Lee So-hee
Shin Seung-chan		21–23, 18–21 Runner-up
2019All England OpenSuper 1000 Mayu Matsumoto Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan		21–18, 20–22, 11–21 Runner-up
2019Singapore OpenSuper 500 Mayu Matsumoto Kim Hye-jeong
Kong Hee-yong		21–17, 22–20 Winner
2019Japan OpenSuper 750 Mayu Matsumoto Kim So-yeong
Kong Hee-yong		12–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2019BWF World Tour FinalsWorld Tour Finals Mayu Matsumoto Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan		14–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2020Denmark OpenSuper 750 Mayu Matsumoto Yuki Fukushima
Sayaka Hirota		10–21, 21–16, 18–21 Runner-up
2021All England OpenSuper 1000 Mayu Matsumoto Yuki Fukushima
Sayaka Hirota		21–18, 21–16 Winner
2022Thailand OpenSuper 500 Mayu Matsumoto Nami Matsuyama
Chiharu Shida		21–17, 15–21, 24–26 Runner-up
2022French OpenSuper 750 Mayu Matsumoto Pearly Tan
Thinaah Muralitharan		19–21, 21–18, 15–21 Runner-up
2023Canada OpenSuper 500 Mayu Matsumoto Nami Matsuyama
Chiharu Shida		20–22, 16–21 Runner-up
2024India OpenSuper 750 Mayu Matsumoto Zhang Shuxian
Zheng Yu		21–12, 21–13 Winner

BWF Grand Prix (2 titles, 4 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014Russian Open Mayu Matsumoto Yuriko Miki
Koharu Yonemoto		17–21, 7–21 Runner-up
2016U.S. Open Mayu Matsumoto Shiho Tanaka
Koharu Yonemoto		22–20, 15–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2016Thailand Open Mayu Matsumoto Puttita Supajirakul
Sapsiree Taerattanachai		12–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2017Canada Open Mayu Matsumoto Chisato Hoshi
Naru Shinoya		21–16, 16–21, 21–18 Winner
2017U.S. Open Mayu Matsumoto Lee So-hee
Shin Seung-chan		16–21, 13–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title)

Women's doubles

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

Performance timeline

National team

Team events 2013 2014
Asian Junior Championshipsbgcolor=CD7F32 Bbgcolor=CD7F32 B
World Junior Championshipsbgcolor=FFFF00 4thbgcolor=CD7F32 B
Team events 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Asia Team Championshipsstyle=color:#ccc NHbgcolor=gold Gstyle=color:#ccc NHAstyle=color:#ccc NHA
Uber Cupstyle=color:#ccc NHAstyle=color:#ccc NHbgcolor=CD7F32 Bstyle=color:#ccc NHbgcolor=CD7F32 B
Sudirman Cupbgcolor=silver Sstyle=color:#ccc NHstyle=color:#ccc NHbgcolor=CD7F32 Bstyle=color:#ccc NH

Individual competitions

Senior level

Women's doubles
Events 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Asian ChampionshipsAbgcolor=silver SNHAbgcolor=CD7F32 Bbgcolor=FFEBCD QF
World Championshipsbgcolor=gold Gbgcolor=gold Gstyle=color:#ccc NHbgcolor=CD7F32 Bbgcolor=CD7F32 Bbgcolor=AFEEEE 3Rstyle=color:#ccc NH
Olympic GamesNHbgcolor=FFEBCD QFNHbgcolor=AFEEEE RR
Tournament Best
2014 2015 2016 2017 2024
align=left Malaysia OpenAbgcolor=FFEBCD QFbgcolor=FFEBCD QFNHbgcolor=FFFF00 SFAbgcolor=AFEEEE 2Rbgcolor=FFFF00 SF ('22)
align=left India OpenANHAbgcolor=00FF00 Wbgcolor=00FF00 W ('24)
align=left Indonesia MastersAstyle=color:#ccc NHAbgcolor=FFFF00 SFbgcolor=AFEEEE 2RAbgcolor=FFFF00 SF ('19)
German OpenAbgcolor=AFEEEE 2Rbgcolor=FFFF00 SFNHbgcolor=FFEBCD QFAbgcolor=FFFF00 SF ('19)
align=left French OpenAbgcolor=FFFF00 SFbgcolor=00FF00 Wbgcolor=FFFF00 SFstyle=color:#ccc NHAbgcolor=D8BFD8 Fbgcolor=FFFF00 SFbgcolor=FFFF00 SFbgcolor=00FF00 W ('18)
align=left All England OpenAbgcolor=FFFF00 SFbgcolor=D8BFD8 Fbgcolor=FFEBCD QFbgcolor=00FF00 Wbgcolor=FFEBCD QFbgcolor=AFEEEE 1Rbgcolor=00FF00 W ('21)
align=left Spain MastersNHbgcolor=00FF00 WAstyle=color:#ccc NHAbgcolor=00FF00 W ('18)
Thailand OpenNHAFAQFQFNHFAF ('16, '22)
align=left Malaysia MastersAbgcolor=AFEEEE 1RAbgcolor=FFFF00 SFstyle=color:#ccc NHbgcolor=AFEEEE 2Rbgcolor=FFFF00 SFAbgcolor=FFFF00 SF ('19, '23)
align=left Singapore OpenAbgcolor=00FF00 WNHAbgcolor=FFEBCD QFbgcolor=FFEBCD QFbgcolor=00FF00 W ('19)
align=left Indonesia OpenAbgcolor=D8BFD8 Fbgcolor=FFEBCD QFstyle=color:#ccc NHAbgcolor=AFEEEE 1Rbgcolor=FFFF00 SFbgcolor=FFFF00 SFbgcolor=D8BFD8 F ('18)
align=left Australian OpenAbgcolor=FFEBCD QFNHbgcolor=FFEBCD QFbgcolor=FFEBCD QFAbgcolor=FFEBCD QF ('19, '22, '23)
align=left U.S. OpenAbgcolor=AFEEEE 1Rbgcolor=D8BFD8 Fbgcolor=D8BFD8 FANHAbgcolor=D8BFD8 F ('16, '17)
align=left Canada OpenAbgcolor=FFEBCD QFAbgcolor=00FF00 WANHAbgcolor=D8BFD8 FAbgcolor=00FF00 W ('17)
align=left Japan OpenAbgcolor=AFEEEE 1Rbgcolor=AFEEEE 1Rbgcolor=AFEEEE 1Rbgcolor=FFEBCD QFbgcolor=D8BFD8 FNHbgcolor=FFEBCD QFbgcolor=FFFF00 SFbgcolor=AFEEEE 1Rbgcolor=D8BFD8 F ('19)
align=left Korea OpenAbgcolor=FFEBCD QFbgcolor=FFEBCD QFbgcolor=AFEEEE 2RNHAbgcolor=FFFF00 SFbgcolor=FFFF00 SF ('23)
align=left Chinese Taipei Openbgcolor=AFEEEE 2Rbgcolor=AFEEEE 1RAbgcolor=FFFF00 SFANHAbgcolor=FFFF00 SF ('17)
align=left China OpenAbgcolor=D8BFD8 Fbgcolor=AFEEEE 2RNHbgcolor=FFEBCD QFbgcolor=D8BFD8 F ('18)
align=left Hong Kong OpenAbgcolor=FFEBCD QFbgcolor=AFEEEE 1Rbgcolor=FFFF00 SFNHbgcolor=FFEBCD QFbgcolor=FFFF00 SF ('19)
align=left Denmark OpenAbgcolor=AFEEEE 1Rbgcolor=FFFF00 SFbgcolor=D8BFD8 FAbgcolor=AFEEEE 1Rbgcolor=FFFF00 SFbgcolor=D8BFD8 F ('20)
align=left Korea MastersAbgcolor=FFEBCD QFANHAbgcolor=FFEBCD QF ('16)
align=left Japan MastersNHbgcolor=FFFF00 SFbgcolor=FFFF00 SF ('23)
align=left China MastersAbgcolor=AFEEEE 2Rbgcolor=AFEEEE 1Rbgcolor=D8BFD8 Fbgcolor=FFFF00 SFNHbgcolor=FFEBCD QFbgcolor=D8BFD8 F ('18)
align=left Superseries /
World Tour Finals		bgcolor=FFFF00 SFbgcolor=D8BFD8 Fbgcolor=D8BFD8 F ('19)
align=left Macau OpenAbgcolor=FFEBCD QFANHbgcolor=FFEBCD QF ('17)
align=left New Zealand OpenAbgcolor=AFEEEE 2Rbgcolor=AFEEEE 2RAbgcolor=FFEBCD QFNHbgcolor=FFEBCD QF ('19)
align=left Russian Openbgcolor=D8BFD8 FANHbgcolor=D8BFD8 F ('14)
align=left Year-end ranking1019432143335891
Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Best
Mixed doubles
Events 2019
Asian Championshipsbgcolor=AFEEEE 2R
World Championshipsbgcolor=AFEEEE 3R
Tournament Best
2016 2017 2020
align=left Malaysia MastersAbgcolor=AFEEEE 2Rbgcolor=FFEBCD QFbgcolor=FFEBCD QF ('20)
align=left Indonesia MastersAstyle=color:#ccc NHAbgcolor=FFEBCD QFbgcolor=AFEEEE 1Rbgcolor=FFEBCD QF ('19)
German OpenAbgcolor=AFEEEE 1Rstyle=color:#ccc NHbgcolor=AFEEEE 1R ('19)
align=left All England OpenAbgcolor=AFEEEE 1Rbgcolor=AFEEEE 1Rbgcolor=AFEEEE 1R ('19, '20)
align=left Singapore OpenAbgcolor=AFEEEE 1Rstyle=color:#ccc NHbgcolor=AFEEEE 1R ('19)
align=left Australian OpenAbgcolor=AFEEEE 2Rstyle=color:#ccc NHbgcolor=AFEEEE 2R ('19)
align=left U.S. Openbgcolor=00FF00 Wbgcolor=D8BFD8 SFAstyle=color:#ccc NHbgcolor=00FF00 W ('16)
align=left Canada OpenAbgcolor=D8BFD8 SFAstyle=color:#ccc NHbgcolor=D8BFD8 SF ('17)
align=left Korea OpenAbgcolor=AFEEEE 1Rstyle=color:#ccc NHbgcolor=AFEEEE 1R ('19)
align=left China OpenAbgcolor=AFEEEE 1Rstyle=color:#ccc NHbgcolor=AFEEEE 1R ('19)
align=left Japan Openbgcolor=AFEEEE 1Rbgcolor=AFEEEE 1RAbgcolor=AFEEEE 1Rstyle=color:#ccc NHbgcolor=AFEEEE 1R ('16, '17, '19)
align=left Denmark OpenAbgcolor=AFEEEE 1Rbgcolor=AFEEEE 2Rbgcolor=AFEEEE 2R ('19)
align=left French OpenAbgcolor=FFEBCD QFbgcolor=FFEBCD QFstyle=color:#ccc NHbgcolor=FFEBCD QF ('18, '19)
align=left Fuzhou China OpenAbgcolor=AFEEEE 1Rbgcolor=AFEEEE 2Rbgcolor=AFEEEE 1Rstyle=color:#ccc NHbgcolor=AFEEEE 2R ('18)
align=left Hong Kong OpenAbgcolor=FFEBCD QFbgcolor=AFEEEE 2Rstyle=color:#ccc NHbgcolor=FFEBCD QF ('18)
align=left Indonesia OpenAbgcolor=AFEEEE 1Rstyle=color:#ccc NHbgcolor=AFEEEE 1R ('19)
align=left Malaysia OpenAbgcolor=AFEEEE 1Rstyle=color:#ccc NHbgcolor=AFEEEE 1R ('19)
Thailand OpenA1R1R ('19)
align=left Year-end ranking1229464252519
Tournament 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Best

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Players: Wakana Nagahara . . 8 October 2016.
  2. Web site: 永原 和可那/ Wakana Nagahara . Smash-net.tv . TMONY Japan Corporation . 7 July 2018 . ja.
  3. News: Wakana Nagahara 永原 和可那 No. 2 . Hokuto Badminton Club . 8 October 2016 . ja . 9 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161009181216/http://hokutobadmintonclub.jp/config/wp-content/themes/hokutobadmintonclub/images/member_more_02.png . dead .
  4. News: Don . Hearn . Big winners awarded on BWF's 'Night of Nights' . Badzine . 11 December 2018 . 16 December 2018.
  5. Web site: Sukumar . Dev . Pierre . Dianne . All England: Watanabe's Double the Highlight of Japan's Sweep . Badminton World Federation . 22 March 2021 . 26 March 2021.
  6. Web site: Badminton - NAGAHARA Wakana . Tokyo 2020 Olympics . . 16 September 2021 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210811075958/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/badminton/athlete-profile-n1313492-nagahara-wakana.htm . 11 August 2021.
  7. Web site: Alleyne . Gayle . BWF Launches New Events Structure . . 19 March 2017 . 29 November 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ . 1 December 2017.
  8. Web site: Sukumar . Dev . Action-Packed Season Ahead! . Badminton World Federation . 10 January 2018 . 15 January 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ . 13 January 2018.

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