Rena Miyaura

Rena Miyaura
宮浦 玲奈
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1995-07-25) 25 July 1995 (age 29)[1]
Saitama Prefecture, Japan[2]
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight53 kg (117 lb)[1]
Retired6 June 2024
Women's doubles
Highest ranking11 (with Ayako Sakuramoto, 23 January 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Uber Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Chengdu Women's team
Asian Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Selangor Women's team
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2017 Taipei Mixed team
BWF profile

Rena Miyaura (宮浦 玲奈, Miyaura Rena, born 25 July 1995) is a Japanese badminton player.[3]

Career

She won her first World Tour title at the 2022 Canada Open partnering with Ayako Sakuramoto, defeating compatriots Rui Hirokami and Yuna Kato in straight games in the final.[4]

Rena Miyaura announced her retirement on 6 June 2024. The 2024 Uber Cup was her last tournament.[5]

Achievements

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 1 runner-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 Tour is 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
2022 Canada Open Super 100 Japan Ayako Sakuramoto Japan Rui Hirokami
Japan Yuna Kato 		21–13, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Indonesia Masters Super 100 Japan Ayako Sakuramoto Japan Rui Hirokami
Japan Yuna Kato 		21–23, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Swiss Open Super 300 Japan Ayako Sakuramoto Japan Yuki Fukushima
Japan Sayaka Hirota 		Walkover 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Orléans Masters Super 300 Japan Ayako Sakuramoto China Liu Shengshu
China Tan Ning 		21–19, 16–21, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2020 Estonian International Japan Saori Ozaki France Vimala Hériau
France Margot Lambert 		21–18, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2020 Jamaica International Japan Sayaka Hobara Peru Daniela Macías
Peru Dánica Nishimura 		21–3, 21–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Sydney International Japan Tadayuki Urai Singapore Danny Bawa Chrisnanta
Singapore Crystal Wong 		21–16, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2020 Estonian International Japan Tadayuki Urai Japan Yujiro Nishikawa
Japan Saori Ozaki 		18–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ^ a b c "台北ユニバーシアード競技大会2017" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  2. ^ "選手名鑑一覧 宮浦 玲奈/ Miyaura Rena" (in Japanese). Smash-net.tv. Archived from the original on 5 January 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Players: Rena Miyaura". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Michelle Li wins at home in women's individual". Wire Service Canada. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  5. ^ @miyauraura (6 June 2024). "Retirement announcement". Retrieved 16 August 2024 – via Instagram.
  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.
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