# Sayaka Hobara

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Japanese badminton player (born 1998)

Sayaka Hobara Hobara at the 2025 Taipei Open Personal information Born (1998-07-30) 30 July 1998 (age 27) Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) Sport Country Japan Sport Badminton Handedness Left Coached by Norio Imai Women's & mixed doubles Highest ranking 12 (WD with Rui Hirokami, 19 May 2026) 17 (XD with Yuichi Shimogami, 20 January 2026) Current ranking 12 (WD with Rui Hirokami) 18 (XD with Yuichi Shimogami) (26 May 2026) BWF profile

**Sayaka Hobara** (保原 彩夏, *Hobara Sayaka*; born 30 July 1998) is a Japanese [badminton](/source/Badminton) player.[1][2] A left-handed player from [Ishinomaki](/source/Ishinomaki), [Miyagi Prefecture](/source/Miyagi_Prefecture), she is a former World Junior Champion, winning the [girls' doubles](/source/2016_BWF_World_Junior_Championships_%E2%80%93_Girls'_doubles) title in 2016 with [Nami Matsuyama](/source/Nami_Matsuyama).[3] She competes in both women's and mixed doubles, achieving career-high world rankings of No. 12 in women's doubles and No. 17 in mixed doubles. Hobara was a member of the Japanese team that won the bronze medal at the [2025 Sudirman Cup](/source/2025_Sudirman_Cup).

## Career

### 2022

In 2022, Hobara partnered with [Hinata Suzuki](/source/Hinata_Suzuki) in women's doubles. On the [BWF World Tour](/source/BWF_World_Tour), their best result was a semifinal finish at the [Taipei Open](/source/2022_Taipei_Open). They also reached the quarterfinals at the Super 500 [Singapore Open](/source/2022_Singapore_Open_(badminton)) and at two Super 100 events: the [Canada Open](/source/2022_Canada_Open) and the [Indonesia Masters](/source/2022_Indonesia_Masters_Super_100). At the [International Challenge](/source/BWF_International_Challenge) level, they finished as runners-up at the [Indonesia International](/source/Indonesia_International).[4]

### 2023

In 2023, Hobara partnered with Yui Suizu in women's doubles. They won the [Mexican International](/source/Mexican_Open_(badminton)) and finished as runners-up at both the [Saipan International](/source/Saipan_International_(badminton)) and the [Indonesia International](/source/Indonesia_International).[5][6][7] On the World Tour, their best results were semifinal finishes at the [Korea Masters](/source/2023_Korea_Masters) and the [Indonesia Masters II](/source/2023_Indonesia_Masters_Super_100_II). The pair achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 39 on 21 November 2023.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

### 2024

In 2024, Hobara focused exclusively on mixed doubles, partnering with [Yuichi Shimogami](/source/Yuichi_Shimogami). On the World Tour, the pair finished as runner-up at the [Malaysia Super 100](/source/2024_Malaysia_Super_100) and had semifinal finishes at the [Ruichang China Masters](/source/2024_Ruichang_China_Masters) and the [Vietnam Open](/source/2024_Vietnam_Open).[8] At the International Challenge level, they won the [Northern Marianas Open](/source/Northern_Marianas_Open) and finished as runners-up at the Saipan International.[9][10]

### 2025

Hobara competing at the [2025 Kaohsiung Masters](/source/2025_Kaohsiung_Masters).

In 2025, Hobara began a new women's doubles partnership with [Rui Hirokami](/source/Rui_Hirokami). The pair reached the semifinals at three World Tour Super 500 tournaments: the [Taipei Open](/source/2025_Taipei_Open), the [Thailand Open](/source/2025_Thailand_Open_(badminton)), and the [Hong Kong Open](/source/2025_Hong_Kong_Open_(badminton)).[11][12][13] At the Thailand Open, they were the first qualifying doubles pair in any discipline to reach the semifinals since 2013.[14] En route to the Hong Kong Open semifinals, they upset the newly crowned world champions [Liu Shengshu](/source/Liu_Shengshu) and [Tan Ning](/source/Tan_Ning_(badminton)).[13]

Continuing her mixed doubles partnership with Yuichi Shimogami, Hobara reached the semifinals at the [Taipei Open](/source/2025_Taipei_Open) and the quarterfinals at the [Singapore Open](/source/2025_Singapore_Open_(badminton)) and [Japan Open](/source/2025_Japan_Open).[15][16] In this discipline, she made her debuts at both the [World](/source/2025_BWF_World_Championships) and [Asian Championships](/source/2025_Badminton_Asia_Championships) and was a member of the Japanese team that won a bronze medal at the [Sudirman Cup](/source/2025_Sudirman_Cup).[17] The pair achieved a career-high world ranking of No. 20 on 29 July.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

### 2026

In mixed doubles, Hobara and Shimogami reached their first Super 750 final at the [Singapore Open](/source/2026_Singapore_Open_(badminton)), marking the best finish of their partnership to date. During their tournament run, they defeated [All England](/source/2026_All_England_Open) champions [Ye Hong-wei](/source/Ye_Hong-wei) and [Nicole Gonzales Chan](/source/Nicole_Gonzales_Chan) in the first round, followed by a quarterfinal upset over second-seeded defending champions [Dechapol Puavaranukroh](/source/Dechapol_Puavaranukroh) and [Supissara Paewsampran](/source/Supissara_Paewsampran).[18] They finished as runners-up, losing the final to Denmark's [Mathias Christiansen](/source/Mathias_Christiansen) and [Alexandra Bøje](/source/Alexandra_B%C3%B8je).[19]

## Achievements

### World Junior Championships

*Girls' doubles*

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2016 Bilbao Arena, Bilbao, Spain Nami Matsuyama Du Yue Xu Ya 25–23, 19–21, 21–14 Gold [20]

### BWF World Tour (2 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[21] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the [Badminton World Federation](/source/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.[22]

*Mixed doubles*

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2024 Malaysia Super 100 Super 100 Yuichi Shimogami Ye Hong-wei Nicole Gonzales Chan 19–21, 21–12, 20–22 Runner-up [8] 2026 Singapore Open Super 750 Yuichi Shimogami Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje 21–17, 12–21, 12–21 Runner-up [19]

### BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 5 runners-up)

*Women's doubles*

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2018 Austrian International Natsuki Sone Chisato Hoshi Kie Nakanishi 15–21, 18–21 Runner-up [23] 2019 Osaka International Natsuki Sone Rira Kawashima Saori Ozaki 14–21, 21–10, 21–16 Winner [24] 2019 Maldives International Natsuki Sone Ashwini Ponnappa N. Sikki Reddy 21–10, 17–21, 21–12 Winner [25][26] 2020 Jamaica International Rena Miyaura Daniela Macías Dánica Nishimura 21–3, 21–7 Winner [27] 2022 (II) Indonesia International Hinata Suzuki Lanny Tria Mayasari Ribka Sugiarto 16–21, 18–21 Runner-up [4] 2023 Mexican International Yui Suizu Francesca Corbett Allison Lee 21–11, 23–21 Winner [5] 2023 Saipan International Yui Suizu Hsu Ya-ching Lin Wan-ching 10–21, 18–21 Runner-up [6] 2023 (II) Indonesia International Yui Suizu Laksika Kanlaha Phataimas Muenwong 18–21, 18–21 Runner-up [7]

*Mixed doubles*

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2024 Northern Marianas Open Yuichi Shimogami Tori Aizawa Hina Osawa 21–19, 21–12 Winner [9][28] 2024 Saipan International Yuichi Shimogami Hiroki Nishi Akari Sato 11–21, 10–21 Runner-up [10][29]

- [BWF International Challenge](/source/BWF_International_Challenge) tournament

- [BWF International Series](/source/BWF_International_Series) tournament

### BWF Junior International (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

*Girls' doubles*

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2016 Dutch Junior Nami Matsuyama Kim Ga-eun Kim Hyang-im 21–14, 22–20 Winner [30] 2016 German Junior Nami Matsuyama Kim Ga-eun Kim Hyang-im 21–17, 21–13 Winner [31] 2016 India Junior International Nami Matsuyama Tew Jia Jia Yee Yap 11–2, 11–8, 11–5 Winner [32]

*Mixed doubles*

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2016 Dutch Junior Naoki Yamazawa Hiroki Okamura Nami Matsuyama 16–21, 19–21 Runner-up [30] 2016 German Junior Hiroki Okamura Naoki Yamazawa Nami Matsuyama 22–20, 14–21, 11–21 Runner-up [31]

- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament

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