Koharu Yonemoto
米元小春
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1990-12-07) 7 December 1990
Hiroshima, Japan
ResidenceAkita, Akita, Japan
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Retired29 January 2021
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking4 (WD with Shiho Tanaka 14 June 2018)
37 (XD with Takeshi Kamura 11 July 2013)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Nanjing Women's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Gold Coast Mixed team
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Bangkok Women's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Women's team
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ho Chi Minh Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Hong Kong Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Alor Setar Women's team
East Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2013 Tianjin Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tianjin Women's team
BWF profile

Koharu Yonemoto (米元 小春, Yonemoto Koharu, born 7 December 1990) 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.

Koharu Yonemoto (left) and her women's doubles partner Yuriko Miki (right) at the 2013 French Super Series

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

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park,
Nanjing, China		 Japan Shiho Tanaka Japan Yuki Fukushima
Japan Sayaka Hirota		 19–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze

East Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Binhai New Area Dagang Gymnasium,
Tianjin, China		 Japan Yuriko Miki China Ou Dongni
China Tang Yuanting		 8–21, 11–21 Silver Silver

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

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Denmark Open Super 750 Japan Shiho Tanaka Japan Yuki Fukushima
Japan Sayaka Hirota		 19–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Thailand Open Super 500 Japan Shiho Tanaka China Du Yue
China Li Yinhui		 21–19, 14–21, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) 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

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 India Open Japan Shiho Tanaka Japan Naoko Fukuman
Japan Kurumi Yonao		 16–21, 21–19, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Denmark Open Japan Shiho Tanaka South Korea Lee So-hee
South Korea Shin Seung-chan		 13–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Dubai World Superseries Finals Japan Shiho Tanaka Japan Yuki Fukushima
Japan Sayaka Hirota		 21–16, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) 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

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Russian Open Japan Yuriko Miki Russia Valeria Sorokina
Russia Nina Vislova		 18–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2012 Canada Open Japan Yuriko Miki Japan Misaki Matsutomo
Japan Ayaka Takahashi		 15–21, 21–15, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 Thailand Open Japan Yuriko Miki Indonesia Nitya Krishinda Maheswari
Indonesia Greysia Polii		 7–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Russian Open Japan Yuriko Miki Japan Mayu Matsumoto
Japan Wakana Nagahara		 21–17, 21–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Chinese Taipei Masters Japan Shiho Tanaka Indonesia Anggia Shitta Awanda
Indonesia Ni Ketut Mahadewi Istarani		 19–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 U.S. Open Japan Shiho Tanaka Japan Mayu Matsumoto
Japan Wakana Nagahara		 20–22, 21–15, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Chinese Taipei Masters Japan Shiho Tanaka Japan Yuki Fukushima
Japan Sayaka Hirota		 10–11, 5–11, 7–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Canada Open Japan Takeshi Kamura Japan Ryota Taohata
Japan Ayaka Takahashi		 14–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Chinese Taipei Masters Japan Ryota Taohata Hong Kong Tang Chun Man
Hong Kong Tse Ying Suet		 3–11, 7–11, 12–14 2nd place, 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
2008 Smiling Fish International Japan Ayaka Takahashi Japan Megumi Taruno
Japan Oku Yukina		 15–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2008 Waikato International Japan Ayaka Takahashi New Zealand Renee Flavell
New Zealand Rachel Hindley		 21–18, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2008 North Shore City International Japan Ayaka Takahashi New Zealand Renee Flavell
New Zealand Rachel Hindley		 21–9, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Austrian International Japan Yuriko Miki Denmark Line Damkjær Kruse
Denmark Marie Røpke		 26–24, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 New Zealand International Japan Yuriko Miki Hong Kong Poon Lok Yan
Hong Kong Tse Ying Suet		 16–21, 21–16, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Osaka International Japan Yuriko Miki Japan Miri Ichimaru
Japan Shiho Tanaka		 21–19, 18–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2012 Scottish International Japan Yuriko Miki Japan Naoko Fukuman
Japan Kurumi Yonao		 21–23, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 Osaka International Japan Yuriko Miki Japan Rie Eto
Japan Yu Wakita		 10–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Vietnam International Japan Shiho Tanaka Japan Yuki Fukushima
Japan Chiharu Shida		 26–28, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 New Zealand International Japan Takeshi Kamura Singapore Danny Bawa Chrisnanta
Singapore Vanessa Neo		 14–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Osaka International Japan Takeshi Kamura Japan Keisuke Kawaguchi
Japan Shinobu Ogura		 21–18, 21–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Osaka International Japan Takeshi Kamura Indonesia Riky Widianto
Indonesia Richi Puspita Dili		 15–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ↑ "Players: Koharu Yonemoto". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Koharu Yonemoto 米元小春 No.10. hokutobadmintonclub.jp (in Japanese). Hokuto Bank. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Zauner/Zirnwald im Wien-Halbfinale gescheitert". sport.orf.at (in German). ORF Sport +. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Russian Open 2014 Finals – Japanese dominate almost all". Badzine.net. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "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 (in Japanese). 30 January 2021. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  6. ↑ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  7. ↑ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  9. ↑ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
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