Kurumi Yonao

Kurumi Yonao 與猶くるみ
Personal information
Country	Japan
Born	(1992-12-01) 1 December 1992 (age 32) Toyoake, Aichi, Japan
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Handedness	Right
Women's singles and doubles
Highest ranking	192 (WS 14 March 2013) 7 (WD 23 March 2017)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Japan World Championships 2015 Jakarta Women's doubles Sudirman Cup 2015 Dongguan Mixed team Uber Cup 2016 Kunshan Women's team Asian Championships 2016 Wuhan Women's doubles Asia Team Championships 2016 Hyderabad Women's team East Asian Games 2013 Tianjin Women's team
BWF profile

Kurumi Yonao (與猶くるみ, Yonao Kurumi, born 1 December 1992) is a Japanese badminton player.^[1][2] She won a bronze medal in 2015 BWF World Championships in Jakarta with Naoko Fukuman.^[3]

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Naoko Fukuman	Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl	12–21, 15–21	Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China	Naoko Fukuman	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	13–21, 15–21	Silver

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[4] 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.^[5] 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
2016	India Open	Naoko Fukuman	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	18–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2017	India Open	Naoko Fukuman	Shiho Tanaka Koharu Yonemoto	21–16, 19–21, 10–21	Runner-up

  BWF Superseries Finals tournament

  BWF Superseries Premier tournament

  BWF Superseries tournament

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
2015	Malaysia Masters	Naoko Fukuman	Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl	14–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2016	Swiss Open	Naoko Fukuman	Shizuka Matsuo Mami Naito	16–21, 21–12, 12–21	Runner-up

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Malaysia International	Naoko Fukuman	Lim Yin Loo Marylen Ng	21–16, 21–13	Winner
2012	Osaka International	Naoko Fukuman	Rie Eto Yu Wakita	18–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2012	Maldives International	Naoko Fukuman	Rie Eto Yu Wakita	21–18, 13–21, 23–21	Winner
2012	Scottish International	Naoko Fukuman	Koharu Yonemoto Yuriko Miki	23–21, 21–18	Winner
2014	Singapore International	Naoko Fukuman	Pacharapun Chochuwong Chanisa Teachavorasinskun	21–16, 21–11	Winner
2014	USA International	Naoko Fukuman	Eva Lee Paula Lynn Obañana	21–10, 25–23	Winner
2018	Osaka International	Naoko Fukuman	Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata	17–21, 21–19, 21–16	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

References

1. "Players: Kurumi Yonao". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
2. "選手・スタッフ紹介 與猶 くるみ ヨナオ・クルミ" (in Japanese). Saishunkan Co.Ltd. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
3. "Momota nabs bronze at badminton worlds". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
4. "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
5. "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

External links

• Kurumi Yonao at BWFBadminton.com
• Kurumi Yonao at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)