Here is all you need to know about badminton player Tomoka Miyazaki including her age, height, bio and more
Tomoka Miyazaki of Osaka, Japan was put to the test in one of her biggest senior matches to yet against PV Sindhu, a former world champion however she fought back from a game down to beat the two-time Olympic champion 16-21, 21-19, 21-16.
However, she was defeated by Carolina Marin in the semifinal of the BWF Swiss Open 2024 in Basel with a score of 21-18, 21-12 in forty minutes. After trailing 15–11 in the first game, Marin, who had been outstanding up until then, committed many unforced mistakes, which allowed the Rio 2016 gold champion to take full advantage.
Who is Japan badminton player Tomoka Miyazaki, bio, age, height, ranking and Instagram (IG)
News Flash: P.V Sindhu crashes OUT in 2nd round of Swiss Open (Super 300).
Sindhu lost to WR 27 Tomoka Miyazaki 21-16, 19-21, 16-21. #SwissOpen2024 pic.twitter.com/IUZY6eMBKW
— India_AllSports (@India_AllSports) March 21, 2024
Japan has continuously produced outstanding women’s singles badminton players during the last ten years and Miyazaki is one of those. The previous several years have seen a spike in popularity for 17-year-old the Japanese, however. Fans are curious to know more about the rising star and here is all about the 17-year-old.
Who is Tomoka Miyazaki?
Tomoka Miyazaki is a badminton player from Yamaguchi prefecture who was born on August 17, 2006. The 17-year-old stands 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) tall.
A look at Tomoka Miyazaki’s career so far
As a freshman in high school, she took home the girls’ singles title in the October World Junior Championships in Santander, Spain. She followed Nozomi Okuhara, Akane Yamaguchi, and Riko Gunji as the four Japanese players to win the world junior singles championship in 2022.
In 2023, she defeated Thai player Pornpicha Choeikeewong in the finals to win the Indonesia Masters Super 100 II on October 29. She competed at the Korea Masters in November, placing runner-up after falling to Kim Ga-eun, the country’s top player. She made her debut in a Super 300 competition final last year with her thrilling journey to the Korea Masters finals.
This year in 2024, she defeated Hina Akechi in the finals of the Orléans Masters to win the BWF World Tour title on March 17, 2017, at the age of 17. She advanced to the quarterfinals of the Swiss Open competition later that year on March 21, defeating P. V. Sindhu, a former world champion and Olympic medallist in women’s singles.
Tomoka Miyazaki’s career ranking
In the women’s singles division, Tomoka Miyazaki, the teenage wonder in badminton, has risen to a new career-high ranking of 27.
Can't stop. Won't stop! 🚀
Tomoka Miyazaki (🇯🇵) is now the winner of BWF World Tour tournament! This achievement will award her a new status as World #27 next week. What a week for the Japan's rising star 🔥🔥#BWFRankingWatch #BadmintonEropa https://t.co/tUBqyDpkdi pic.twitter.com/uNoKSw2SB4
— Badminton Eropa (@badmintoneropa) March 17, 2024