Ayane Kurihara

Ayane Kurihara
Personal information
Country  Japan
Born (1989-09-27) 27 September 1989
Fukuoka, Japan
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Handedness Right
Women's Doubles and Mixed Doubles
Highest ranking 22 (WD), 14 (XD) (19 Mar 2015 (MS), 4 Aug 2016 (XD))
Current ranking 58 (WD), 14 (XD) (4 Aug 2016)
Medal record
Women's Badminton
Representing  Japan
Sudirman Cup
2015 Dongguan Mixed Team
BWF profile
In this Japanese name, the family name is Kurihara.

Ayane Kurihara (栗原 文音, born 27 September 1989) is a female Japanese badminton player.[1] She began playing badminton at 9 years of age, and played competitively from that age. She became a member of the Japan national badminton team at the age of 19.[2] Her current partner is Naru Shinoya for women's doubles and Kenta Kazuno for mixed doubles. Kurihara is scheduled to compete with her partner in mixed doubles at the 2016 Summer Olympics to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Achievements

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Women's Singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2010 Russian Open Russia Ella Diehl 21-19, 21-19[3] 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 German Open China Liu Xin 13-21, 21-15, 9-21[4] 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Women's Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 U.S. Open Japan Naru Shinoya China Yu Yang
China Zhong Qianxin		 14-21, 10-21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Swiss Open Japan Naru Shinoya China Bao Yixin
China Tang Yuanting		 19-21, 21-14, 17-21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Portugal International Japan Naru Shinoya Germany Carola Bott
Germany Jennifer Karnott		 21-13, 21-16 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 China International Japan Naru Shinoya China Ou Dongni
China Yu Xiaohan		 21-14, 18-21, 21-23 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Malaysia International Japan Naru Shinoya Indonesia Maretha Dea Giovani
Indonesia Rosyita Eka Putri Sari		 21-14, 21-17 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Polish Open Japan Naru Shinoya Russia Anastasia Chervaykova
Russia Nina Vislova		 21-15, 17-21, 20-22 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament
     BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ↑ "Ayane KURIHARA Player Profile". bwfworldsuperseries.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ayane KURIHARA Full Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX 2010". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "YONEX German Open Grand Prix Gold 2011". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 5 August 2016.

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