Reika Kakiiwa
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![]() Reika Kakiiwa at the 2013 French Super Series. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Kami-Amakusa, Kumamoto, Japan | July 19, 1989||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 3 (5 January 2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Reika Kakiiwa (垣岩 令佳, Kakiiwa Reika, born 19 July 1989) is a Japanese badminton player from Renesas badminton club.[2] Reika Kakiiwa has gained prominence in the badminton community because of her success in women's doubles. She has reached a career high ranking of third in the world with her partner Mizuki Fujii. She has also competed in mixed doubles reaching a peak ranking of 51st with her partner Kenta Kazuno.
Awards
[edit]In 2012, she and her partner Mizuki Fujii received the Kumamoto Prefecture Citizen Honour's Award. She also received the Sports Special Award by Otsu City.[3]
Achievements
[edit]Olympic Games
[edit]Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Wembley Arena, London, Great Britain | ![]() |
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10–21, 23–25 | ![]() |
BWF World Championships
[edit]Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark | ![]() |
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8–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
BWF Superseries
[edit]The BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Japan Open | ![]() |
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13–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
2011 | India Open | ![]() |
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24–26, 15–21 | ![]() |
2011 | All England Open | ![]() |
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2–21, 9–21 | ![]() |
2010 | Korea Open | ![]() |
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16–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix
[edit]The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | Bitburger Open | ![]() |
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21–8, 21–11 | ![]() |
2011 | German Open | ![]() |
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21–6, 21–14 | ![]() |
2010 | Dutch Open | ![]() |
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19–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
[edit]Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Osaka International | ![]() |
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21–19, 21–16 | ![]() |
2009 | Austrian International | ![]() |
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15–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2008 | Canadian International | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–15 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
Record against selected opponents
[edit]Women's doubles results with Mizuki Fujii against Super Series finalists, Worlds Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.[4]
Leanne Choo & Renuga Veeran 2–0
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Petya Nedelcheva & Anastasia Russkikh 1–0
Alex Bruce & Michelle Li 1–0
Du Jing & Yu Yang 0–1
Xia Huan & Tang Jinhua 1–2
Cheng Shu & Zhao Yunlei 0–4
Wang Xiaoli & Yu Yang 0–4
Bao Yixin & Zhong Qianxin 0–4
Tian Qing & Zhao Yunlei 1–3
Cheng Wen-hsing & Chien Yu-chin 2–4
Christinna Pedersen & Kamilla Rytter Juhl 2–3
Poon Lok Yan & Tse Ying Suet 4–0
Jwala Gutta & Ashwini Ponnappa 3–1
Vita Marissa & Nadya Melati 1–2
Miyuki Maeda & Satoko Suetsuna 0–2
Shizuka Matsuo & Mami Naito 4–3
Ha Jung-eun & Kim Min-jung 3–3
Jung Kyung-eun & Kim Ha-na 1–3
Chin Eei Hui & Wong Pei Tty 4–2
Valeria Sorokina & Nina Vislova 4–2
Jiang Yanmei & Li Yujia 0–1
Shinta Mulia Sari & Yao Lei 3–1
Duanganong Aroonkesorn & Kunchala Voravichitchaikul 2–1
References
[edit]- ^ "選手 垣岩 令佳 (かきいわ れいか)" (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "選手・スタッフ紹介 垣岩 令佳 カキイワ・レイカ" (in Japanese). Saishunkan Co.Ltd. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "Kakiiwa Reika". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ "Reika Kakiiwa Head to Head". Badminton World Federation. 20 June 2017.
External links
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Reika Kakiiwa at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Reika Kakiiwa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Kumamoto Prefecture
- Japanese female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for Japan
- Olympic silver medalists for Japan
- Olympic medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2010 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2014 Asian Games
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
- Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- 21st-century Japanese women