Koharu Yonemoto Explained

Koharu Yonemoto
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Country:Japan
Birth Date:1990 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Hiroshima, Japan
Residence:Akita, Akita, Japan
Height:1.66 m
Handedness:Right
Retired:29 January 2021
Event:Women's & mixed doubles
Highest Ranking:4 (WD with Shiho Tanaka 14 June 2018)
37 (XD with Takeshi Kamura 11 July 2013)
Bwf Id:12863F2F-7F57-4478-AB68-516C67879161

is a retired Japanese badminton player who affiliate with Hokuto Bank.[1] [2] She was the women's doubles bronze medalist at the 2018 World Championships, and the silver medalist at the 2013 East Asian Games. She won the year-end tournament Superseries Finals in 2017. Yonemoto was part of Japanese winning team at the 2017 Asia Mixed Team Championships, 2018 Uber Cup, 2018 Asian Games, and at the 2018 Asia Women's Team Championships.

Career

Yonemoto won the 2011 New Zealand and Austrian International tournament partnered with Yuriko Miki.[3] They also won the Grand Prix title at the 2014 Russia Open tournament.[4]

Yonemoto announced her retirement from the badminton tournament at the press conference in the Akita Prefectural office on 29 January 2021, though she was apparently still involved in badminton as a commentator.[5]

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Women's doubles

East Asian Games

Women's doubles

BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] 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.[7]

Women's doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Denmark OpenSuper 750 Shiho Tanaka Yuki Fukushima
Sayaka Hirota
19–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2019Thailand OpenSuper 500 Shiho Tanaka Du Yue
Li Yinhui
21–19, 14–21, 21–13 Winner

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[8] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[9] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017India Open Shiho Tanaka Naoko Fukuman
Kurumi Yonao
16–21, 21–19, 21–10 Winner
2017Denmark Open Shiho Tanaka Lee So-hee
Shin Seung-chan
13–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2017Dubai World Superseries Finals Shiho Tanaka Yuki Fukushima
Sayaka Hirota
21–16, 21–15 Winner

BWF Superseries Finals tournament

BWF Superseries Premier tournament

BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

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
2010Russian Open Yuriko Miki Valeria Sorokina
Nina Vislova
18–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2012Canada Open Yuriko Miki Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi
15–21, 21–15, 12–21 Runner-up
2013Thailand Open Yuriko Miki Nitya Krishinda Maheswari
Greysia Polii
7–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2014Russian Open Yuriko Miki Mayu Matsumoto
Wakana Nagahara
21–17, 21–7 Winner
2015Chinese Taipei Masters Shiho Tanaka Anggia Shitta Awanda
Ni Ketut Mahadewi Istarani
19–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2016U.S. Open Shiho Tanaka Mayu Matsumoto
Wakana Nagahara
20–22, 21–15, 21–19 Winner
2016Chinese Taipei Masters Shiho Tanaka Yuki Fukushima
Sayaka Hirota
10–11, 5–11, 7–11 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012Canada Open Takeshi Kamura Ryota Taohata
Ayaka Takahashi
14–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2016Chinese Taipei Masters Ryota Taohata Tang Chun Man
Tse Ying Suet
3–11, 7–11, 12–14 Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008Smiling Fish International Ayaka Takahashi Megumi Taruno
Oku Yukina
15–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2008Waikato International Ayaka Takahashi Renee Flavell
Rachel Hindley
21–18, 21–19 Winner
2008North Shore City International Ayaka Takahashi Renee Flavell
Rachel Hindley
21–9, 21–15 Winner
2011Austrian International Yuriko Miki Line Damkjær Kruse
Marie Røpke
26–24, 21–15 Winner
2011New Zealand International Yuriko Miki Poon Lok Yan
Tse Ying Suet
16–21, 21–16, 22–20 Winner
2011Osaka International Yuriko Miki Miri Ichimaru
Shiho Tanaka
21–19, 18–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2012Scottish International Yuriko Miki Naoko Fukuman
Kurumi Yonao
21–23, 18–21 Runner-up
2013Osaka International Yuriko Miki Rie Eto
Yu Wakita
10–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2016Vietnam International Shiho Tanaka Yuki Fukushima
Chiharu Shida
26–28, 15–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011New Zealand International Takeshi Kamura Danny Bawa Chrisnanta
Vanessa Neo
14–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2011Osaka International Takeshi Kamura Keisuke Kawaguchi
Shinobu Ogura
21–18, 21–7 Winner
2012Osaka International Takeshi Kamura Riky Widianto
Richi Puspita Dili
15–21, 19–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Players: Koharu Yonemoto . bwfbadminton.com . . 17 October 2016.
  2. Web site: ja:Koharu Yonemoto 米元小春 No.10 . http://hokutobadmintonclub.jp/config/wp-content/themes/hokutobadmintonclub/images/member_more_10.png . hokutobadmintonclub.jp . . 17 October 2016 . ja . 10 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161010042648/http://hokutobadmintonclub.jp/config/wp-content/themes/hokutobadmintonclub/images/member_more_10.png . dead .
  3. News: Zauner/Zirnwald im Wien-Halbfinale gescheitert . sport.orf.at . . 17 May 2017 . de.
  4. News: Russian Open 2014 Finals – Japanese dominate almost all . Badzine.net . 17 May 2017.
  5. Web site: バドミントンのヨネタナペア引退 「感謝でいっぱい」 . www.asahi.com . 30 January 2021 . 1 June 2021 . ja . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210601100101/https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASP1Y6VDXP1XULUC025.html . 1 June 2021.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. Web site: BWF Launches Super Series . Badminton Australia . 15 December 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071006123828/http://www.badminton.org.au/index.php?id=22&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=136&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2&cHash=26fb36d8a5 . dead . 6 October 2007.
  9. Web site: Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event . IBadmintonstore . 29 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131002005757/http://www.ibadmintonstore.com/iBADMINTONstore-News/Yonex-All-England-Elevated-To-BWF-Premier-Super-Se.aspx . dead . 2 October 2013.