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
米元小春
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1990-12-07) 7 December 1990 (age 33)
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 (left) and her women's doubles partner Yuriko Miki (right) at the 2013 French Super Series

Career

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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

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BWF World Championships

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Women's doubles

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

East Asian Games

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Women's doubles

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

BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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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   Shiho Tanaka   Yuki Fukushima
  Sayaka Hirota
19–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2019 Thailand Open Super 500   Shiho Tanaka   Du Yue
  Li Yinhui
21–19, 14–21, 21–13   Winner

BWF Superseries

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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   Shiho Tanaka   Naoko Fukuman
  Kurumi Yonao
16–21, 21–19, 21–10   Winner
2017 Denmark Open   Shiho Tanaka   Lee So-hee
  Shin Seung-chan
13–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2017 Dubai World Superseries Finals   Shiho Tanaka   Yuki Fukushima
  Sayaka Hirota
21–16, 21–15   Winner
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

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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   Yuriko Miki   Valeria Sorokina
  Nina Vislova
18–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2012 Canada Open   Yuriko Miki   Misaki Matsutomo
  Ayaka Takahashi
15–21, 21–15, 12–21   Runner-up
2013 Thailand Open   Yuriko Miki   Nitya Krishinda Maheswari
  Greysia Polii
7–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2014 Russian Open   Yuriko Miki   Mayu Matsumoto
  Wakana Nagahara
21–17, 21–7   Winner
2015 Chinese Taipei Masters   Shiho Tanaka   Anggia Shitta Awanda
  Ni Ketut Mahadewi Istarani
19–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2016 U.S. Open   Shiho Tanaka   Mayu Matsumoto
  Wakana Nagahara
20–22, 21–15, 21–19   Winner
2016 Chinese Taipei Masters   Shiho Tanaka   Yuki Fukushima
  Sayaka Hirota
10–11, 5–11, 7–11   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Canada Open   Takeshi Kamura   Ryota Taohata
  Ayaka Takahashi
14–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2016 Chinese Taipei Masters   Ryota Taohata   Tang Chun Man
  Tse Ying Suet
3–11, 7–11, 12–14   Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

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Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Smiling Fish International   Ayaka Takahashi   Megumi Taruno
  Oku Yukina
15–21, 20–22   Runner-up
2008 Waikato International   Ayaka Takahashi   Renee Flavell
  Rachel Hindley
21–18, 21–19   Winner
2008 North Shore City International   Ayaka Takahashi   Renee Flavell
  Rachel Hindley
21–9, 21–15   Winner
2011 Austrian International   Yuriko Miki   Line Damkjær Kruse
  Marie Røpke
26–24, 21–15   Winner
2011 New Zealand International   Yuriko Miki   Poon Lok Yan
  Tse Ying Suet
16–21, 21–16, 22–20   Winner
2011 Osaka International   Yuriko Miki   Miri Ichimaru
  Shiho Tanaka
21–19, 18–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2012 Scottish International   Yuriko Miki   Naoko Fukuman
  Kurumi Yonao
21–23, 18–21   Runner-up
2013 Osaka International   Yuriko Miki   Rie Eto
  Yu Wakita
10–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2016 Vietnam International   Shiho Tanaka   Yuki Fukushima
  Chiharu Shida
26–28, 15–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 New Zealand International   Takeshi Kamura   Danny Bawa Chrisnanta
  Vanessa Neo
14–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2011 Osaka International   Takeshi Kamura   Keisuke Kawaguchi
  Shinobu Ogura
21–18, 21–7   Winner
2012 Osaka International   Takeshi Kamura   Riky Widianto
  Richi Puspita Dili
15–21, 19–21   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  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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