Hirota Sayaka


Character Introduction

Hirota Sayaka (Japanese:ひろた さやか, August 1, 1994) is a current member of the Japan national badminton team (Team A). Her pairing with Yuki Fukushima debuted at No. 1 in the women’s doubles world rankings on June 21, 2018, the second Japanese pairing to reach No. 1 in the world rankings after Misaki Matsutomo/Reika Takahashi of the Sisters. They are known as the “Fukuhiro Team” by the media and fans.

In November 2013, the Fukuhiro team participated in the Malaysia Badminton International Challenge and made it to the semifinals.In September 2014, Ms. Hirota and Ms. Fukushima played in the Sydney Badminton International Championships. In the semifinals, they swept Ding Kexin/Tong Hao of China 3-0 (11-5, 11-9, 11-4). In the final, they won their first international title by breezing past the multinational duo of Silvina Kurniawan/Susan Wang, 3-0 (11-5, 11-5, 11-2).

In June 2016, Saikana Hirota switched to playing with Nabu Ono at the Spanish Open Badminton Championships, winning the women’s doubles final by defeating teammates Yuki Fukushima/Chiyo Shida of Japan 2-1 (21-14, 13-21, 21-19).

In April 2017, the Fukuhiro duo defeated China’s Huang Yaqiong/Tong Jinhua 2-1 (21-17, 18-21, 21-12) in the final of Malaysia’s premier badminton premier superseries, winning their first top-tier tournament title since the pair teamed up, while the pair reached the top 10 in the world rankings for the first time.

At the end of 2017, Fuguang was selected as the “WBF Progressive Athlete of the Year”.

In April 2018, Fukuhiro won their first ever title at the Badminton Asia Championships, defeating Misaki Matsutomo/Reika Takahashi in the final.

In May 2018, Yuki Fukushima/Saika Hirota represented the Japanese badminton team at the Uber Cup in Bangkok, Thailand, and won their first World Championship title by defeating the Thai duo of Jongkorn Phan/Rawinda 21-18,21-12 in the final as the No. 1 women’s doubles.

In June 2018, in the latest World Women’s Doubles Ranking, the Fukuhiro duo became the second Japanese women’s doubles pair to be ranked No. 1 globally on the list.

In June 2021, she injured her left knee to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during pre-Olympic training, and was only able to compete in the Olympics with conservative treatment, immobilizing pads, and bandages. In July of the same year, she and her partner, Yuki Fukushima, advanced to the quarterfinals of the women’s doubles badminton tournament of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the second place of Group A, and were defeated by the Chinese duo of Chen Qingcheng/Jia Yifan, stopping in the last eight of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with a score of 1-2 (21-18, 10-21, 10 The team was defeated by Chinese pair Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan 1-2 (21-18, 10-21, 10-21) in the last eight. She underwent surgery immediately after the Olympics and her recovery time is expected to be six months.

World RankingWomen’s Doubles 13,  Week 31, 2024

Olympic PointsWomen’s  Doubles 8, 76325 points 

Finals RankingWomen’s  Doubles 45, 15820 points

Equipment Used

ARCSABER 11 Metallic Red;  ARCSABER 11;  ASTROX 88S;  NANOGY 95;  ASTROX 88S PRO;  ASTROX 88S PRO new colors;  ASTROX 88S Beige/Red;  AERUS Z;  SHB65ZMEX;  75TH AERUS Z

Major Achievements

  • 2023 Said Modi Badminton International Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
  • 2023 China Shenzhen Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2022 Asian Games Badminton Women’s Doubles Bronze Medalist
  • 2023 Australian Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Final Four
  • 2023 Japan Badminton Open Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
  • 2023 Canada Open Badminton Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
  • 2023 Indonesia Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2023 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Championships Third Place Member
  • 2023 Asian Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
  • 2023 Swiss Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2023 Indonesia Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2022 All Japan Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
  • 2022 French Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Final Four
  • 2022 Indonesia Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2022 Asian Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
  • 2021 All England Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2020 Denmark Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
  • 2020 All England Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
  • 2019 Badminton World Federation Year-end Finals Women’s Doubles Top Four
  • 2019 China Fuzhou Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
  • 2019 Denmark Badminton Open Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
  • 2019 China Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Final Four
  • 2019 World Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2019 Indonesia Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
  • 2019 Australian Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
  • 2019 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Runner-up Member
  • 2019 New Zealand Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
  • 2019 Badminton Asia Championships Women’s Doubles 3rd Runner-up
  • 2019 Singapore Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
  • 2019 All England Badminton Open Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
  • 2019 German Badminton Open Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
  • 2019 Malaysia Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Champion
  • 2018 Hong Kong Badminton Open China Women’s Doubles Champion
  • 2018 Denmark Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
  • 2018 Korea Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2018 Japan Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
  • 2018 Asian Games Badminton Women’s Doubles Bronze Medal
  • 2018 Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team Gold Medal
  • 2018 World Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2018 Indonesia Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Champion
  • 2018 Uber Cup Women’s Team Champion
  • 2018 Asian Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
  • 2018 All England Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2018 German Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
  • 2018 Badminton Asia Championships Women’s Team Champion
  • 2018 Malaysia Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
  • 2017 Badminton World League Super Series Finals Women’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2017 Hong Kong China Badminton Super Series Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2017 Japan Badminton Super Tournament Mixed Doubles Runner-up
  • 2017 Japan Badminton Super Series Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2017 World Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2017 Badminton Australia Premier Superseries Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2017 Malaysia Badminton Premier Superseries Women’s Doubles Champion
  • 2017 Badminton India Premier Superseries Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
  • 2017 Germany Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Champion
  • 2016 Chinese Taipei Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Champion
  • 2016 Spain Badminton International Women’s Doubles Champion
  • 2016 New Zealand Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Champion
  • 2015 China Macau Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2015 Scottish Badminton Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Champion
  • 2015 Korea Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Final Four
  • 2015 New Zealand Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2015 Osaka Badminton International Challenge Women’s Doubles Runner-up
  • 2015 Vietnam Badminton International Challenge Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • 2014 Sydney Badminton International Women’s Doubles Champion
  • 2014 New Zealand Badminton Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Final Four
  • 2013 Malaysia Badminton International Challenge Women’s Doubles Final Four
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