Yukiko Takahata

Yukiko Takahata
Takahata in Taipei, Taiwan in October 2018
Personal information
Born (1998-03-18) 18 March 1998
Hokkaido, Japan
Height1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Retired30 November 2021[1]
Women's doubles
Highest ranking9 (with Ayako Sakuramoto 5 February 2019)
BWF profile
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 Hong KongMixed team

Yukiko Takahata (高畑 祐紀子, Takahata Yukiko; born 18 March 1998) is a former Japanese badminton player from the Yonex team.[2][3] In 2017, she became the women's doubles runner-up at the Osaka International tournament partnered with Ayako Sakuramoto.[4] She won her first senior international title at the Spanish International tournament with Sakuramoto.[5]

Takahata started to represent the national team in the 2015 World Junior Championships held in Lima, Peru, and helped the team reach the semifinals. At the BWF Grand Prix events, her best result was a runner-up at the 2017 New Zealand Open.

Teamed-up with Sakuramoto, Takahata won seven of eight finals of the 2018 BWF World Tour, with a title of Super 500 tournament from Singapore Open, three titles of Super 300 tournament from Swiss, New Zealand, and Australia Open; and three titles of Super 100 tournament. She participated at the 2019 Asia Mixed Team Championships, and won the silver medal after the team lost to the Chinese in the final.

Achievements

BWF World Tour (8 titles, 1 runners-up)

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, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[7]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2018 Swiss Open Super 300 Japan Ayako Sakuramoto Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva
Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva		 19–21, 21–15, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [8]
2018 New Zealand Open Super 300 Japan Ayako Sakuramoto China Cao Tongwei
China Zheng Yu		 21–9, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [9]
2018 Australian Open Super 300 Japan Ayako Sakuramoto South Korea Baek Ha-na
South Korea Lee Yu-rim		 23–21, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [10]
2018 Canada Open Super 100 Japan Ayako Sakuramoto Germany Isabel Herttrich
Germany Carla Nelte		 21–13, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [11]
2018 Singapore Open Super 500 Japan Ayako Sakuramoto Japan Nami Matsuyama
Japan Chiharu Shida		 16–21, 24–22, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [12]
2018 Akita Masters Super 100 Japan Ayako Sakuramoto Japan Nami Matsuyama
Japan Chiharu Shida		 23–21, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [13]
2018 Spain Masters Super 300 Japan Ayako Sakuramoto Japan Mayu Matsumoto
Japan Wakana Nagahara		 17–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [14]
2018 Indonesia Masters Super 100 Japan Ayako Sakuramoto Japan Nami Matsuyama
Japan Chiharu Shida		 11–21, 21–19, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [15]
2019 Akita Masters Super 100 Japan Ayako Sakuramoto Indonesia Nita Violina Marwah
Indonesia Putri Syaikah		 21–17, 14–21, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [16]

BWF Grand Prix

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 Ref
2017 New Zealand Open Japan Ayako Sakuramoto Malaysia Vivian Hoo
Malaysia Woon Khe Wei		 21–18, 16–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [17]
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2017 Osaka International Japan Ayako Sakuramoto South Korea Kim So-yeong
South Korea Yoo Hae-won		 21–16, 17–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [18]
2017 Spanish International Japan Ayako Sakuramoto Japan Misato Aratama
Japan Akane Watanabe		 21–10, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [19]
2018 Osaka International Japan Ayako Sakuramoto Japan Naoko Fukuman
Japan Kurumi Yonao		 21–17, 19–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [20]
  BWF International Challenge tournament

References

  1. ↑ "Yonex Badminton Team: Announcement of Yukiko Takahata's Retirement". Yonex (in Japanese). 20 December 2021. Archived from the original on 22 July 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Players: Yukiko Takahata". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "ヨネックス バドミントンチーム 選手紹介" (in Japanese). Yonex. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "ヨネックス大阪インターナショナルチャレンジ2017" (in Japanese). Yonex. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "バドミントンスペインインターナショナル2017" (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  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. ↑ Sukumar, Dev (26 February 2018). "Verma, Takahashi Claim Singles Crowns – Yonex Swiss Open 2018: Review". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  9. ↑ Sukumar, Dev (7 May 2018). "Double for Wang Chi-Lin – Review: Barfoot & Thompson New Zealand Open 2018". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 17 February 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  10. ↑ Giles, Thomas (13 May 2018). "China secure both singles titles at BWF Australian Open". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  11. ↑ Diamond, James (24 June 2018). "Li Xuerui wins BWF Canada Open to continue injury comeback". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  12. ↑ Alleyne, Gayle (22 July 2018). "Singapore Sting! – Doubles Finals: Singapore Open 2018". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 14 February 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "Sitthikom secures Akita Masters win". Bangkok Post. 30 July 2018. Archived from the original on 5 July 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  14. ↑ Pavitt, Michael (2 September 2018). "Gemke battles back to win BWF Spain Masters in Barcelona". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  15. ↑ Tegar, Bimo (23 September 2018). "(BaBel Indonesia Masters 2018) Fulfill Targets". Djarum Badminton (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 12 December 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  16. ↑ Hearn, Don (18 August 2019). "JAPAN MASTERS 2019 – On eve of Worlds, past champs busy winning elsewhere". Badzine. Archived from the original on 8 February 2026. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  17. ↑ Sukumar, Dev (7 August 2017). "Debut Crown for Lee Cheuk Yiu - SKYCITY New Zealand". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 8 September 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  18. ↑ "[IC] Yu Igarashi and Sayaka Takahashi win the singles title! <Osaka International>". Badminton Spirit (in Japanese). 2 April 2017. Archived from the original on 10 February 2026. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  19. ↑ Matsuda, Keita (19 June 2017). "Badminton Spain International 2017 | Results". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 8 August 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  20. ↑ "[IC] Japan wins in 4 events! Igarashi achieves his second consecutive victory! <Osaka International>". Badminton Spirit (in Japanese). 9 April 2018. Archived from the original on 12 February 2026. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
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