Yuki Fukushima Explained

Yuki Fukushima
福島由紀
Size:250px
Country:Japan
Birth Date:1993 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan
Residence:Gifu, Gifu, Japan
Height:1.64 m
Handedness:Right
Event:Women's doubles
Highest Ranking:1
Date Of Highest Ranking:with Sayaka Hirota 21 June 2018
Current Ranking:8
Date Of Current Ranking:with Sayaka Hirota 16 April 2024
Bwf Id:A3721CE5-1875-4818-9A03-4B4CA78CF407

is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with Marusugi Bluvic.[1] [2] She and her partner Sayaka Hirota won the 2017 Most Improved Player of the Year award.[3] The duo were ranked as world No. 1 at the BWF World Ranking in 21 June 2018.[4]

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Sayaka Hirota Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan
18–21, 21–17, 15–21 Silver
2018Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park, Nanjing, China Sayaka Hirota Mayu Matsumoto
Wakana Nagahara
21–19, 19–21, 20–22 Silver
2019St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Sayaka Hirota Mayu Matsumoto
Wakana Nagahara
11–21, 22–20, 21–23 Silver

Asian Games

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Sayaka Hirota Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan
17–21, 8–21 Bronze
2022Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China Sayaka Hirota Baek Ha-na
Lee So-hee
14–21, 12–21 Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China
Sayaka Hirota Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi
21–18, 18–21, 21–15 Gold
2019Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China
Sayaka Hirota Mayu Matsumoto
Wakana Nagahara
16–21, 24–26 Bronze
2022Muntinlupa Sports Complex,
Metro Manila, Philippines
Sayaka Hirota Rin Iwanaga
Kie Nakanishi
21–16, 15–21, 19–21 Bronze
2023Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Sayaka Hirota Baek Ha-na
Lee So-hee
21–7, 21–14 Gold

BWF World Tour (11 titles, 8 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] 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, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[6]

Women's doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018German OpenSuper 300 Sayaka Hirota Huang Dongping
Zheng Yu
18–21, 21–14, 21–6 Winner
2018All England OpenSuper 1000 Sayaka Hirota Christinna Pedersen
Kamilla Rytter Juhl
19–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2018Indonesia OpenSuper 1000 Sayaka Hirota Mayu Matsumoto
Wakana Nagahara
21–14, 16–21, 21–14 Winner
2018Japan OpenSuper 750 Sayaka Hirota Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan
21–15, 21–12 Winner
2018Korea OpenSuper 500 Sayaka Hirota Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi
11–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2018Denmark OpenSuper 750 Sayaka Hirota Shiho Tanaka
Koharu Yonemoto
21–19, 21–16 Winner
2018Hong Kong OpenSuper 500 Sayaka Hirota Lee So-hee
Shin Seung-chan
21–18, 21–17 Winner
2019Malaysia MastersSuper 500 Sayaka Hirota Greysia Polii
Apriyani Rahayu
18–21, 21–16, 21–16 Winner
2019Australian OpenSuper 300 Sayaka Hirota Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan
21–10, 21–16 Winner
2019Indonesia OpenSuper 1000 Sayaka Hirota Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi
21–16, 21–18 Winner
2019Fuzhou China OpenSuper 750 Sayaka Hirota Lee So-hee
Shin Seung-chan
21–17, 21–15 Winner
2020All England OpenSuper 1000 Sayaka Hirota Du Yue
Li Yinhui
21–13, 21–15 Winner
2020Denmark OpenSuper 750 Sayaka Hirota Mayu Matsumoto
Wakana Nagahara
21–10, 16–21, 21–18 Winner
2021All England OpenSuper 1000 Sayaka Hirota Mayu Matsumoto
Wakana Nagahara
18–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2022Indonesia OpenSuper 1000 Sayaka Hirota Nami Matsuyama
Chiharu Shida
21–18, 14–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2023Indonesia MastersSuper 500 Sayaka Hirota Liu Shengshu
Zhang Shuxian
20–22, 19–21 Runner-up
2023Swiss OpenSuper 300 Sayaka Hirota Rena Miyaura
Ayako Sakuramoto
Walkover Runner-up
2023Indonesia OpenSuper 1000 Sayaka Hirota Baek Ha-na
Lee So-hee
20–22, 10–21 Runner-up
2023China MastersSuper 750 Sayaka Hirota Nami Matsuyama
Chiharu Shida
18–21, 11–21 Runner-up

BWF Superseries (1 title, 1 runner-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[7] 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.[8] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017Malaysia Open Sayaka Hirota Huang Yaqiong
Tang Jinhua
21–17, 18–21, 21–12 Winner
2017Dubai World Superseries Finals Sayaka Hirota Shiho Tanaka
Koharu Yonemoto
16–21, 15–21 Runner-up

BWF Superseries Finals tournament

BWF Superseries Premier tournament

BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (4 titles, 1 runner-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
2015New Zealand Open Sayaka Hirota Xia Huan
Zhong Qianxin
21–17, 22–24, 19–21 Runner-up
2015Scottish Open Sayaka Hirota Samantha Barning
Iris Tabeling
21–14, 14–11 Retired Winner
2016New Zealand Open Sayaka Hirota Chang Ye-na
Lee So-hee
21–13, 21–16 Winner
2016Chinese Taipei Masters Sayaka Hirota Shiho Tanaka
Koharu Yonemoto
11–10, 11–5, 11–7 Winner
2017German Open Sayaka Hirota Huang Dongping
Li Yinhui
15–21, 21–17, 21–15 Winner

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF Grand Prix tournament

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

Women's singles

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012Singapore International Yui Miyauchi Asumi Kugo
Megumi Yokoyama
21–12, 16–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2014Sydney International Sayaka Hirota Sylvina Kurniawan
Susan Wang
11–5, 11–5, 11–2 Winner
2015Osaka International Sayaka Hirota Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan
17–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2016Vietnam International Chiharu Shida Shiho Tanaka
Koharu Yonemoto
28–26, 21–15 Winner
2016Spanish International Chiharu Shida Sayaka Hirota
Nao Ono
14–21, 21–13, 19–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

Performance timeline

National team

width=180 Team events !2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Asia Team Championshipsbgcolor=gold Gstyle=color:#ccc NHbgcolor=gold Gstyle=color:#ccc NHAstyle=color:#ccc NHA
Asian Gamesbgcolor=gold GNHbgcolor=CD7F32 BNH
Uber Cupbgcolor=gold Gstyle=color:#ccc NHbgcolor=silver Sstyle=color:#ccc NHbgcolor=CD7F32 Bstyle=color:#ccc NHA
Sudirman Cupstyle=color:#ccc NHbgcolor=silver Sstyle=color:#ccc NHAstyle=color:#ccc NHbgcolor=CD7F32 Bstyle=color:#ccc NH

Individual competitions

Women's singles

Tournament Best
2012 2013 2014 2015
align=left Malaysia MastersAbgcolor=FFEBCD QFAbgcolor=FFEBCD QF ('14)
align=left Japan Openbgcolor=AFEEEE 1RAbgcolor=AFEEEE 1R ('12)
align=left Scottish OpenAbgcolor=FFEBCD QFbgcolor=FFEBCD QF ('15)
align=left Year-end ranking262427189334163

Women's doubles

Event 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Asian Championshipsbgcolor=AFEEEE 2Rbgcolor=AFEEEE 1Rbgcolor=gold Gbgcolor=CD7F32 BNHbgcolor=CD7F32 Bbgcolor=gold Gbgcolor=AFEEEE 1R
Asian GamesNHbgcolor=CD7F32 BNHbgcolor=CD7F32 BNH
World Championshipsstyle=color:#ccc NHbgcolor=silver Sbgcolor=silver Sbgcolor=silver Sstyle=color:#ccc NHAbgcolor=FFEBCD QFstyle=color:#ccc NH
Olympic GamesNHbgcolor=FFEBCD QFNH
Tournament Best
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2024
align=left Malaysia OpenAbgcolor=00FF00 Wbgcolor=AFEEEE 2Rbgcolor=FFEBCD QFNHbgcolor=AFEEEE 1RAW ('17)
align=left India OpenAbgcolor=AFEEEE 2RAbgcolor=AFEEEE 1Rbgcolor=FFFF00 SFANHAbgcolor=AFEEEE 2RASF ('17)
align=left Indonesia Mastersbgcolor=AFEEEE 2RAstyle=color:#ccc NHAbgcolor=AFEEEE 1Rbgcolor=AFEEEE 2RAbgcolor=D8BFD8 FAF ('23)
German OpenAbgcolor=AFEEEE 2Rbgcolor=00FF00 Wbgcolor=00FF00 Wbgcolor=FFFF00 SFNHAbgcolor=FFEBCD QFAW ('17, '18)
align=left All England OpenAbgcolor=FFEBCD QFbgcolor=D8BFD8 Fbgcolor=FFFF00 SFbgcolor=00FF00 Wbgcolor=D8BFD8 Fbgcolor=AFEEEE 1Rbgcolor=AFEEEE 2Rbgcolor=FFEBCD QFW ('20)
align=left Swiss OpenAbgcolor=AFEEEE 1RAstyle=color:#ccc NHAbgcolor=D8BFD8 FAF ('23)
align=left Malaysia Mastersbgcolor=FFFF00 SFAbgcolor=AFEEEE 1Rbgcolor=AFEEEE 1Rbgcolor=FFEBCD QFAbgcolor=FFFF00 SFbgcolor=00FF00 Wbgcolor=AFEEEE 2Rstyle=color:#ccc NHbgcolor=AFEEEE 2Rbgcolor=FFEBCD QFAW ('19)
Thailand OpenANHAQF2RNHQFAQF ('18, '22)
align=left Singapore OpenAbgcolor=AFEEEE 2Rbgcolor=AFEEEE 1RAbgcolor=FFFF00 SFNHAbgcolor=AFEEEE 2RASF ('19)
align=left Indonesia OpenAbgcolor=FFEBCD QFbgcolor=00FF00 Wbgcolor=00FF00 Wstyle=color:#ccc NHAbgcolor=D8BFD8 Fbgcolor=D8BFD8 FAW ('18, '19)
align=left Chinese Taipei OpenAbgcolor=AFEEEE 2RANHA2R ('15)
align=left Canada OpenANHAbgcolor=FFFF00 SFASF ('23)
align=left U.S. OpenAbgcolor=FFEBCD QFANHAQF ('16)
align=left Korea OpenAbgcolor=AFEEEE 2Rbgcolor=D8BFD8 Fbgcolor=AFEEEE 2RNHAbgcolor=AFEEEE 2RF ('18)
align=left Japan OpenAbgcolor=AFEEEE 1Rbgcolor=AFEEEE 1Rbgcolor=AFEEEE 1Rbgcolor=AFEEEE 2Rbgcolor=FFFF00 SFbgcolor=00FF00 Wbgcolor=FFEBCD QFNHbgcolor=FFFF00 SFW ('18)
align=left Australian OpenAbgcolor=FFEBCD QFAbgcolor=FFFF00 SFAbgcolor=00FF00 WNHbgcolor=FFEBCD QFbgcolor=FFFF00 SFAW ('19)
align=left China OpenAbgcolor=FFEBCD QFbgcolor=FFEBCD QFbgcolor=FFFF00 SFNHbgcolor=FFEBCD QFSF ('19)
align=left Hong Kong OpenAbgcolor=AFEEEE 2RAbgcolor=FFEBCD QFbgcolor=00FF00 Wbgcolor=AFEEEE 2RNHbgcolor=AFEEEE 2RW ('18)
align=left Vietnam OpenAbgcolor=AFEEEE 2RANHA2R ('16)
align=left Denmark OpenAbgcolor=AFEEEE 2Rbgcolor=00FF00 Wbgcolor=FFFF00 SFbgcolor=00FF00 Wbgcolor=AFEEEE 2Rbgcolor=FFEBCD QFbgcolor=AFEEEE 1RW ('18, '20)
align=left French OpenAbgcolor=AFEEEE 2Rbgcolor=AFEEEE 2Rbgcolor=FFFF00 SFstyle=color:#ccc NHbgcolor=FFFF00 SFbgcolor=FFFF00 SFbgcolor=FFEBCD QFbgcolor=AFEEEE 2RSF ('19, '21, '22)
align=left Korea MastersAbgcolor=FFEBCD QFbgcolor=FFEBCD QFbgcolor=FFFF00 SFbgcolor=AFEEEE 1RANHASF ('15)
align=left Japan MastersNHbgcolor=AFEEEE 1R1R ('23)
align=left China MastersAbgcolor=FFEBCD QFAbgcolor=AFEEEE 2Rbgcolor=00FF00 WNHbgcolor=D8BFD8 FW ('19)
align=left Syed Modi InternationalAstyle=color:#ccc NHANHAbgcolor=FFFF00 SFSF ('23)
align=left BWF Superseries /
World Tour Finals
bgcolor=D8BFD8 Fbgcolor=FFFF00 SFF ('17)
align=left Chinese Taipei MastersNHbgcolor=FFFF00 SFbgcolor=00FF00 WNHW ('16)
align=left Macau Openbgcolor=AFEEEE 2RAbgcolor=FFFF00 SFANHSF ('15)
align=left New Zealand Openstyle=color:#ccc NHbgcolor=AFEEEE 2Rbgcolor=FFFF00 SFbgcolor=D8BFD8 Fbgcolor=00FF00 WAbgcolor=FFFF00 SFNHW ('16)
align=left Scottish OpenAbgcolor=00FF00 WAstyle=color:#ccc N/Astyle=color:#ccc NHstyle=color:#ccc N/Astyle=color:#ccc NHstyle=color:#ccc N/AW ('15)
align=left Year-end ranking7784612320412241351
Tournament 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024Best

Mixed doubles

Tournament Best
2014 2015 2016
align=left New Zealand Openbgcolor=AFEEEE 2RAbgcolor=FFEBCD QFbgcolor=FFEBCD QF ('16)
align=left Korea Mastersbgcolor=AFEEEE 1Rbgcolor=AFEEEE 2RAbgcolor=AFEEEE 2R ('15)
align=left Chinese Taipei Mastersstyle=color:#ccc NHbgcolor=AFEEEE 2RAbgcolor=AFEEEE 2R ('15)
align=left Year-end ranking19018021395
Tournament 2014 2015 2016 Best

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Players: Yuki Fukushima . . 17 October 2016.
  2. Web site: 丸杉バドミントン部 女子チーム . 14 May 2022 . Marusugi Badminton . ja.
  3. Web site: 最も成長した選手」は福島・廣田組が受賞/バドミントン . . 13 December 2017 . ja.
  4. Web site: 【世界ランキング】福島&廣田が初の世界ランク1位に輝く! . Badminton Spirit . 23 June 2018 . 28 June 2018 . ja.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.