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Character Introduction
Arisa Higashino is a Japanese female badminton player.Born in Iwamizawa, Hokkaido, she graduated from Tomioka Daiichi Junior High School and Fukushima Prefectural Tomioka High School.In April 2015, she joined Unisys Japan Ltd. and is a member of its badminton division.On July 30, 2021, Arisa Higashino won the bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics in mixed doubles badminton with Isao Watanabe.
After graduating from Iwamizawa Mien Elementary School, Arisa Higashino traveled to Fukushima Prefecture, where she attended Tomioka Daiichi Junior High School in 2009 and won the All-Japan High School Girls’ Doubles Competition in her junior year.
In 2014, Arisa Higashino finished third in the mixed doubles at the World Junior Badminton Championships.
At the 2017 All-Japan Championships, she won the mixed doubles title for the first time with Isao Watanabe, who has partnered her since her junior year, and made it a three-peat in 2019.
On March 19, 2018, the 2018 Badminton World Federation World Tour All England Open concluded with Isao Watanabe/Arisa Higashino defeating China’s Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong 2-1 to win the title in a blowout, making them the first Japanese duo in history to win the All England Mixed Doubles Championships.
In the semifinals of the 2019 Badminton World Championships in Basel, the tournament’s third seeds, Yudai Watanabe/Yusa Azuma, lost 0-2 to Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong to settle for the bronze medal, but it was Japan’s first ever Badminton World Championships mixed doubles medal.
In March 2021, in the mixed doubles final of the All England Open Badminton Championships, Arisa Higashino teamed up with Isao Watanabe to win the title, defeating teammates Yuki Kaneko/Misaki Matsutomo 21-14 and 21-13.
On July 30, 2021, in the mixed doubles bronze medal match at the Tokyo Olympics, Isao Watanabe/Yusa Azuma won the bronze medal with a 2-0 (21-17, 23-21) victory over Hong Kong, China’s Teng Junwen/Xie Yingxue.
On December 19, 2021, in the Mixed Doubles Final of the Badminton World Championships, Isao Watanabe/Yusa Azuma defeated Thailand’s Tejapol/Sasiri 0-2 and finished second.
On August 28, 2022, at the Badminton World Championships in Tokyo, Isao Watanabe/Yukaisa Azuma defeated Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong to win the silver medal at the Badminton World Championships.
World Ranking – Mixed Doubles 5, Week 31, 2024
Olympic Points – Mixed Doubles 3, 96591 points
Finals Ranking – Mixed Doubles 15, 39960 points
Equipment Used
VOLTRIC Z-FORCE Ⅱ; 75TH 65Z2; BG66 ULTIMAX; NANOFLARE 700; EXBOLT 63; SHB65Z2MEX; SHB65Z3MEX; ARCSABER Z-Slash; NANOFLARE 700 NEW COLORS; NANOFLARE 700 LIMITED
Major Achievements
- 2024 All England Open Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Runner-up
- 2024 Malaysia Open Mixed Doubles Champion
- 2023 Badminton World Finals Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2023 Kumamoto Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2023 French Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2022 Asian Games Badminton Mixed Doubles Silver Medalist
- 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team Third Place Member
- 2023 World Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Bronze Medalist
- 2023 Japan Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Champion
- 2023 Korea Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finalist
- 2023 Indonesia Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
- 2023 Singapore Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
- 2023 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Championships Third Place Member
- 2023 India Open Mixed Doubles Champion
- 2023 Malaysia Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
- 2022 Japan Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
- 2022 World Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Runner-up
- 2022 Indonesia Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
- 2022 Thailand Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2022 Asian Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2022 All England Open Mixed Doubles Champion
- 2021 World Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Runner-up
- 2021 Badminton World Championships Mixed Doubles Runner-up
- 2021 Indonesia Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
- 2021 Indonesia Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2021 France Open Mixed Doubles Champion
- 2021 France Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2021 Denmark Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Champion
- 2021 Sudirman Cup Badminton Mixed Team Championships Runner-up
- 2020 Uber Cup Women’s Badminton Team Championships Runner-up
- 2020 Tokyo Olympics Badminton Mixed Doubles 3rd Runner-up
- 2021 All England Open Mixed Doubles Badminton Champion
- 2019 Badminton World Finals Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2019 Hong Kong Badminton Open China Mixed Doubles Champion
- 2019 China Fuzhou Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2019 France Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2019 World Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Bronze Medalist
- 2019 Thailand Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
- 2019 Australian Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2019 Sudirman Cup Runner-up Member
- 2019 Asian Badminton Championships Mixed Team Runner-up
- 2019 All England Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
- 2019 Indonesia Open Badminton Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals
- 2019 Malaysia Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Champion
- Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals of 2018 Badminton World Federation Finals
- 2018 Hong Kong Badminton Open China Mixed Doubles Champion
- 2018 China Fuzhou Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2018 France Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2018 Japan Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2018 Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team Gold Medal
- 2018 Malaysia Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2018 New Zealand Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2018 All England Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Champion
- 2017 USA Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
- 2017 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up
- 2017 All England Badminton Superseries Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2017 Asian Badminton Championships Mixed Team Champion
- 2016 Vietnam Badminton International Challenge Mixed Doubles Champion
- 2016 China Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2015 Russia Badminton Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Runner-up
- 2015 Russian Badminton Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2014 World Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Third Place
- 2014 World Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up
- 2014 Asian Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up
- 2013 Asian Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up
