Reika Kakiiwa

Reika Kakiiwa
Reika Kakiiwa at the 2013 French Super Series.
Personal information
Born (1989-07-19) July 19, 1989
Kami-Amakusa, Kumamoto, Japan
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)[1]
Sport
Country Japan
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Retired31 March 2019[2]
Women's doubles
Highest ranking3 (5 January 2012)
BWF profile
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonWomen's doubles
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2014 CopenhagenWomen's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place2015 DongguanMixed team
Uber Cup
Silver medal – second place2014 New DelhiWomen's team
Bronze medal – third place2012 WuhanWomen's team
Bronze medal – third place2010 Kuala LumpurWomen's team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2014 IncheonWomen's team
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place2007 Kuala LumpurMixed team

Reika Kakiiwa (垣岩 令佳, Kakiiwa Reika; born 19 July 1989) is a Japanese badminton player from Renesas badminton club.[3] 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

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.[4]

Achievements

Olympic Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Wembley Arena, London, Great Britain Japan Mizuki Fujii China Tian Qing
China Zhao Yunlei		 10–21, 23–25 Silver

World Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2014 Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark Japan Miyuki Maeda China Wang Xiaoli
China Yu Yang		 8–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze [5]

BWF Superseries

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 Ref
2010 Korea Open Japan Mizuki Fujii China Cheng Shu
China Zhao Yunlei		 16–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [6]
2011 All England Open Japan Mizuki Fujii China Wang Xiaoli
China Yu Yang		 2–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [7]
2011 India Open Japan Mizuki Fujii Japan Miyuki Maeda
Japan Satoko Suetsuna		 24–26, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [8]
2014 Japan Open Japan Miyuki Maeda Japan Misaki Matsutomo
Japan Ayaka Takahashi		 13–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [9]
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

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 Ref
2010 Dutch Open Japan Mizuki Fujii Russia Valeria Sorokina
Russia Nina Vislova		 19–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [10]
2011 German Open Japan Mizuki Fujii South Korea Ha Jung-eun
South Korea Kim Min-jung		 21–6, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [11]
2011 Bitburger Open Japan Mizuki Fujii Sweden Emelie Lennartsson
Sweden Emma Wengberg		 21–8, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [12]
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2008 Canadian International Japan Mizuki Fujii Japan Aki Akao
Japan Tomomi Matsuda		 21–15, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [13]
2009 Austrian International Japan Mizuki Fujii Japan Shizuka Matsuo
Japan Mami Naito		 15–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [14]
2010 Osaka International Japan Mizuki Fujii Japan Misaki Matsutomo
Japan Ayaka Takahashi		 21–19, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [15]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

Record against selected opponents

Women's doubles results with Mizuki Fujii against Super Series finalists, Worlds Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "選手 垣岩 令佳 （かきいわ れいか）" (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "This is an announcement regarding a player's retirement". Saishunkan Badminton (in Japanese). 27 March 2019. Archived from the original on 12 December 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "選手・スタッフ紹介 垣岩 令佳 カキイワ・レイカ" (in Japanese). Saishunkan Co.Ltd. Archived from the original on 24 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Kakiiwa Reika". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  5. ↑ Sukumar, Dev (31 August 2024). "Li-Ning BWF World Championships 2014 – Day 6: Disappointment for Denmark". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 19 April 2026. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "VICTOR Korea Open 2010 - Sweet revenge for Lee-Jung, Chong Wei". Badminton World Federation. 17 January 2010. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "Yu Yang continues love affair with All England". Badminton World Federation. 13 March 2011. Archived from the original on 1 November 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "Maeda-Suetsuna win second Superseries title of their career". Badminton World Federation. 1 May 2011. Archived from the original on 9 November 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  9. ↑ Sukumar, Dev (15 June 2014). "Yonex Open Japan – Day 6: Lee Back in Business". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 19 December 2025. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  10. ↑ Masuda, Keita (25 October 2010). "Dutch Open 2010 | Reports". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 14 December 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "Blair finally wins one for Scotland". Badminton World Federation. 7 March 2011. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "Fujii-Kakiiwa continue winning ways in Germany". Badminton World Federation. 6 November 2011. Archived from the original on 9 November 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "2008 KLRC Atwater Canadian International". Badminton Canada. 26 April 2008. Archived from the original on 20 April 2026. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  14. ↑ "Japanese dominance in the finals. Absolute world-class women's singles". Austrian International (in German). 22 February 2009. Archived from the original on 6 August 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  15. ↑ Komiya, Miyuki (12 April 2010). "OSAKA INT'L – Change brings Chances". Badzine. Archived from the original on 14 August 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  16. ↑ "Reika Kakiiwa Head to Head". Badminton World Federation. 20 June 2017.
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