Aya Ohori

Jayce September 6, 2024 2 1

Character Introduction

Ōhori Aya (Japanese: おおほりあや,October 2, 1996) is a Japanese female badminton player and an active member of the Japan National Badminton Team (A Team). Born in Fukushima Prefecture, as a youth, she won the 2013 Asian Youth Championships women’s singles title, becoming the first Japanese Asian Youth Championships women’s singles champion.

In 2011, Obori colored represented the school at the National Middle School Badminton Conference (English: 全国中学校バドミントン大会) and won the girls’ singles title and the girls’ team title, with teammates including Arisa Higashino, who won the girls’ doubles title.

In June 2012, Obori color on behalf of Japan to participate in the Asian Junior Badminton Championships held in Gimcheon City, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea, to help the team win the mixed team title; in October of the same year, Obori color in the Women’s Singles Semi-finals of the World Junior Badminton Championships held in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, with 1-2 (21-17, 10-21, 15-21) defeated teammate Yamaguchi Xi, only the third place.

In April 2013, Sai Ohori made her debut for the national team at the Badminton Asia Championships in Taipei. She defeated Malaysia’s Lillian Ong and Chinese Taipei’s Chen Xiaohuan in the women’s singles qualifying round to advance, but was eliminated in the first round of the main draw by teammate Eriko Hirose, seeded 7th in the conference, 18-21, 10-21. Despite her early exit, her appearance attracted a lot of attention from local fans, and in addition to being arranged by her equipment sponsor to hold an autograph session at the Taipei Arena, she was also featured on the cover of the daily battle report issued by the organizers. In June of the same year, Obori played in the Asian Junior Badminton Championships in Sabah, Malaysia, and won the women’s singles final, defeating top-seeded Bussanlan Embrupong of Thailand 2-1 (21-11, 16-21, 21-13).

In September 2013, she competed in the Russian Badminton Grand Prix, winning her first adult tournament title by sweeping the tournament’s No. 3 seed and host Ksenia Polikarpova 2-0 (21-5, 21-10) in the women’s singles final.

In October 2013, Sai Ohori represented Japan at the World Junior Badminton Championships in Bangkok, Thailand, winning the silver medal in the women’s singles at the World Junior Championships.

In October 2016, Sai Ohori played in the Thailand Badminton Golden Grand Prix, defeating the tournament’s No. 3 seed and Thailand’s top player’s Busanlan Embrupon 2-0 (25-23, 21-8) in the women’s singles final to win her first international Golden Grand Prix title.

In August 2017, represented the Japan national team at the Asian Games badminton tournament in Jakarta, Indonesia, following her teammates to win one of the Asian Games women’s team gold medal members.

The 2017 China Badminton Masters concluded in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, where Ohori Sai won the women’s singles title with a 2:1 victory over teammate Saeena Kawakami.

In February 2024, Ohori Sai was on the Badminton World Federation Tour podium again after seven years, following the 2017 China Masters, when she turned back host Geetong 2-1 in the women’s singles final of the Thailand Badminton Masters.

World Ranking – Women’s Singles 10, Week 31, 2024

Olympic Points – Women’s Singles 11, 64417 points

Finals Ranking – Women’s Singles 7, 52380 points

Equipment Used

ARCSABER 11 PRO; AC-102C; NANORAY Z SPEED Bright Orange; ARCSABER 11; NANOGY 95; NANOFLARE 700; NANORAY Z; SPEED Yellow; NANOSPEED 9900; SHB65Z3MEX; AERUS Z