# Tomoka Miyazaki

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Japanese badminton player (born 2006)

Tomoka Miyazaki Miyazaki after winning the 2025 Taipei Open Personal information Born (2006-08-17) 17 August 2006 (age 19) Osaka, Japan Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] Weight 49 kg (108 lb)[1] Sport Country Japan Sport Badminton Handedness Right Coached by Takako Ida Riichi Takeshita Women's singles Highest ranking 6 (10 June 2025) Current ranking 9 (21 April 2026) BWF profile Medal record Women's badminton Representing Japan Sudirman Cup 2025 Xiamen Mixed team Uber Cup 2024 Chengdu Women's team 2026 Horsens Women's team Asia Mixed Team Championships 2025 Qingdao Mixed team Asian Team Championships 2024 Selangor Women's team World Junior Championships 2022 Santander Girls' singles 2022 Santander Mixed team Asian Junior Championships 2023 Yogyakarta Mixed team

**Tomoka Miyazaki** (宮崎 友花, *Miyazaki Tomoka*; born 17 August 2006) is a Japanese [badminton](/source/Badminton) player.[2][3] She was the world junior champion winning the girls' singles title in [2022](/source/2022_BWF_World_Junior_Championships_%E2%80%93_Girls'_singles).[4]

## Career

### 2022

In 2022, Miyazaki primarily competed on the international junior circuit. In June, she earned the runner-up position at the Malaysia Junior International.[5] In October, as a first-year student at [Yanai Shoko High School](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B1%B1%E5%8F%A3%E7%9C%8C%E7%AB%8B%E6%9F%B3%E4%BA%95%E5%95%86%E5%B7%A5%E9%AB%98%E7%AD%89%E5%AD%A6%E6%A0%A1), she won the girls' singles title at the [World Junior Championships](/source/BWF_World_Junior_Championships) in [Santander, Spain](/source/Santander%2C_Spain). This victory marked her as the fourth Japanese player to claim the title, following [Nozomi Okuhara](/source/Nozomi_Okuhara) (2012), [Akane Yamaguchi](/source/Akane_Yamaguchi) (2013, 2014), and [Riko Gunji](/source/Riko_Gunji) (2019).[4] She also contributed to Japan's bronze medal in the [mixed team event](/source/2022_BWF_World_Junior_Championships_%E2%80%93_Teams_event) at the same championships.[6] Miyazaki finished the year by winning her first senior-level tournament, capturing the women's singles title at the [Slovenia Future Series](/source/Slovenia_Open_(badminton)#Slovenia_Future_Series) in November.[7]

### 2023

Miyazaki at the Surabaya Masters Badminton Tournament held in Indonesia in 2023

In 2023, Miyazaki joined the Japanese national B team and competed in both international junior and senior tournaments. In July, she contributed to Japan's first gold medal at the [Asian Junior Championships](/source/2023_Badminton_Asia_Junior_Championships_%E2%80%93_Teams_event) since 2012.[8] By the end of the year, she achieved the world #1 position in the [BWF World Junior Ranking](/source/BWF_World_Junior_Ranking).

On the International Challenge circuit, Miyazaki won the singles title at the [Saipan International](/source/Saipan_International_(badminton)) in June,[9] following a runner-up finish at the [Northern Marianas Open](/source/Northern_Marianas_Open) the previous week.[10] In August, she secured the singles title at the [Guatemala Future Series](/source/Guatemala_International#Guatemala_Future_Series) and was runner-up in the women's doubles with [Maya Taguchi](/source/Maya_Taguchi).[11]

Miyazaki won her first [BWF World Tour](/source/BWF_World_Tour) title at the [Indonesia Masters II](/source/2023_Indonesia_Masters_Super_100_II) (Super 100) in October and reached her first Super 300 final at the [Korea Masters](/source/2023_Korea_Masters) in November, where she finished as runner-up.[12][13] She also advanced to the second round of the [Japan Masters](/source/2023_Japan_Masters) (Super 500) and the [Syed Modi International](/source/2023_Syed_Modi_International) (Super 300). Miyazaki rose from a world ranking of No. 431 at the start of 2023 to a career-high No. 39 by the end of the year.

### 2024

In 2024, Miyazaki joined the Japanese A National Team. In March, she won her first Super 300 title at the [Orléans Masters](/source/2024_Orl%C3%A9ans_Masters), defeating compatriot [Hina Akechi](/source/Hina_Akechi) in the final.[14] The following week, she reached the [Swiss Open](/source/2024_Swiss_Open_(badminton)) semi-finals, defeating former world champion [P. V. Sindhu](/source/P._V._Sindhu) in the second round before losing to Olympic champion [Carolina Marín](/source/Carolina_Mar%C3%ADn).[15][16] From April to May, she contributed to Japan’s bronze medal at [Uber Cup](/source/2024_Thomas_%26_Uber_Cup) in Chengdu, China.[17]

In September, Miyazaki reached her first Super 1000 final at the [China Open](/source/2024_China_Open_(badminton)), finishing as runner-up to [Wang Zhiyi](/source/Wang_Zhiyi).[18] She also consistently reached the semi-finals at five other tournaments: the [Hong Kong Open](/source/2024_Hong_Kong_Open_(badminton)) (Super 500), [Macau Open](/source/2024_Macau_Open_(badminton)) (Super 300), [Arctic Open](/source/2024_Arctic_Open) (Super 500), [Korea Masters](/source/2024_Korea_Masters) (Super 300), and the [China Masters](/source/2024_China_Masters) (Super 750).

Domestically, Miyazaki won the team and singles titles at the [Inter-High School Championships](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%85%A8%E5%9B%BD%E9%AB%98%E7%AD%89%E5%AD%A6%E6%A0%A1%E7%B7%8F%E5%90%88%E4%BD%93%E8%82%B2%E5%A4%A7%E4%BC%9A%E3%83%90%E3%83%89%E3%83%9F%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3%E7%AB%B6%E6%8A%80%E5%A4%A7%E4%BC%9A) in August.[19] In December, she claimed the women's singles title at the [All Japan Badminton Championships](/source/All_Japan_Badminton_Championships), defeating [Natsuki Nidaira](/source/Natsuki_Nidaira) in the final, becoming the fourth high school student to win the national championship.[20][21] She concluded the year with a career-high world ranking of No. 12.

### 2025

In 2025, Tomoka Miyazaki joined the Japanese national team and turned professional, joining [ACT Saikyo](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%A5%BF%E4%BA%AC%E9%8A%80%E8%A1%8C) in April upon high school graduation.[22][23] She reached a career-high world ranking of No. 6 on 10 June. On the BWF World Tour, she won her first title of the year at the [Taipei Open](/source/2025_Taipei_Open#Finals_2) (Super 300) in May and advanced to the semi-finals of the [India Open](/source/2025_India_Open) (Super 750) and the [Thailand Open](/source/2025_Thailand_Open_(badminton)) (Super 500).[24][25] At the Thailand Open, she defeated [Ratchanok Intanon](/source/Ratchanok_Intanon) in the quarter-finals before being eliminated by [Chen Yufei](/source/Chen_Yufei).[26][27] She also reached the [All England Open](/source/2025_All_England_Open) (Super 1000) quarter-finals, losing to compatriot Akane Yamaguchi.[28] In team competitions, Miyazaki contributed to Japan's bronze medals at the [Asia Mixed Team Championships](/source/2025_Badminton_Asia_Mixed_Team_Championships) in February and the [Sudirman Cup](/source/2025_Sudirman_Cup) in April–May.[29][30]

### 2026

Miyazaki opened the season with a second-round exit at the [Malaysia Open](/source/2026_Malaysia_Open_(badminton)).[31] In May, Miyazaki represented Japan at the [Uber Cup](/source/2026_Thomas_%26_Uber_Cup) in [Horsens](/source/Horsens), where she contributed to the team securing a bronze medal.[32] Later that month, she reached the quarterfinals of the [Thailand Open](/source/2026_Thailand_Open_(badminton)), where she lost to [Chen Yufei](/source/Chen_Yufei).[33]

## Awards

In 2024, Miyazaki received a 1.2 million yen grant from the [Kozuki Foundation](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%8A%E6%9C%88%E8%B2%A1%E5%9B%A3)'s Athlete Support Program, which aids promising young high school and university athletes.[34] The foundation presented the award at ceremony in [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo) on 18 December.[35]

In 2025, Miyazaki was honored with the 2024 [Yonex](/source/Yonex) Sports Foundation [Minoru Yoneyama](/source/Minoru_Yoneyama) Award for her contributions to junior sports promotion. She shared the award with fellow badminton player [Aya Tamaki](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aya_Tamaki&action=edit&redlink=1), and it was presented at a ceremony in Tokyo on 17 June 2025.[36][37]

## Achievements

### World Junior Championships

*Girls' singles*

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref 2022 Palacio de Deportes de Santander, Santander, Spain Yuan Anqi 21–14, 20–22, 21–17 Gold [4]

### BWF World Tour (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[38] 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 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[39]

*Women's singles*

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result Ref 2023 (II) Indonesia Masters Super 100 Pornpicha Choeikeewong 21–9, 21–15 Winner [12] 2023 Korea Masters Super 300 Kim Ga-eun 21–19, 17–21, 12–21 Runner-up [13] 2024 Orléans Masters Super 300 Hina Akechi 21–18, 21–12 Winner [14] 2024 China Open Super 1000 Wang Zhiyi 17–21, 15–21 Runner-up [18] 2025 Taipei Open Super 300 Pitchamon Opatniputh 21–12, 20–22, 21–14 Winner [24]

### BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

*Women's singles*

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref 2022 Slovenia Future Series Hina Akechi 21–14, 21–19 Winner [7] 2023 Northern Marianas Open Kim Ga-ram 21–15, 23–25, 13–21 Runner-up [10] 2023 Saipan International Kim Ga-ram 21–19, 14–21, 21–17 Winner [9] 2023 Guatemala Future Series Mei Sudo 21–17, 19–21, 21–11 Winner [11]

*Women's doubles*

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2023 Guatemala Future Series Maya Taguchi Mei Sudo Nao Yamakita 21–16, 14–21, 23–25 Runner-up [11]

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

- [BWF Future Series](/source/BWF_Future_Series) tournament

### BWF Junior International (1 runner-up)

*Girls' singles*

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref 2022 Malaysia Junior International Kokona Ishikawa 17–21, 21–17, 22–24 Runner-up [5]

- BWF Junior International Series tournament

## Performance timeline

**Key**

W F SF QF #R RR Q# A G S B NH N/A DNQ

(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.

 To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

### National team

- *Junior level*

Team events 2022 2023 Ref Asian Junior Championships NH G [40][41] World Junior Championships B 5th [6]

- *Senior level*

Team events 2024 2025 2026 Ref Asia Team Championships B NH A Asia Mixed Team Championships NH B NH [29] Uber Cup B NH B [32] Sudirman Cup NH B NH [30][42]

### Individual competitions

- *Junior level*

Events 2022 2023 Ref Asian Junior Championships NH QF [43] World Junior Championships G QF [4]

- *Senior level*

Event 2025 2026 Ref Asian Championships 2R QF [44] World Championships 3R Q

Tournament BWF World Tour Best Ref 2023 2024 2025 2026 Malaysia Open A 1R 2R 2R ('26) [45][31] India Open A SF 2R SF ('25) [25] Indonesia Masters A QF 2R QF ('25) Thailand Masters A 2R A 2R ('24) German Open A SF SF ('26) All England Open A QF QF QF ('25, '26) [28] Swiss Open A SF A QF SF ('24) Orléans Masters A W QF A W ('24) [14][46] Thailand Open A SF QF SF ('25) [26][27][33] Malaysia Masters A 2R 2R ('26) [47] Singapore Open A 2R 2R QF QF ('26) Indonesia Open A 1R 2R Q 2R ('25) [48] Taipei Open A W W ('25) [24] Japan Open A 1R 2R 2R ('25) China Open A F 1R F ('24) [18] Macau Open NH SF A SF ('24) Hong Kong Open A SF QF SF ('24) China Masters A SF 2R SF ('24) Indonesia Masters Super 100 SF A W ('23) W [12] Korea Open A 1R QF QF ('25) Arctic Open A SF A SF ('24) Denmark Open A 2R QF QF ('25) [49] French Open A QF QF ('25) [50] Korea Masters F SF A F ('23) [13] Japan Masters 2R 1R 1R 2R ('23) [51] Syed Modi International 2R A 2R ('23) World Tour Finals DNQ RR RR ('25) Spain Masters A 1R NH 1R ('24) Year-end ranking 39 12 9 6 Tournament 2023 2024 2025 2026 Best Ref

## Record against selected opponents

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of [18 May 2026](/source/2026_Thailand_Open_(badminton)).[52]

Player Matches Win Lost Diff. Chen Yufei 4 0 4 –4 Han Yue 2 0 2 –2 Wang Zhiyi 4 1 3 –2 P. V. Sindhu 3 1 2 –1 Gregoria Mariska Tunjung 1 0 1 –1 Putri Kusuma Wardani 7 3 4 –1 Player Matches Win Lost Diff. Aya Ohori 1 1 0 +1 Nozomi Okuhara 2 2 0 +2 Akane Yamaguchi 4 1 3 –2 Carolina Marin 1 0 1 –1 An Se-young 7 0 7 –7 Ratchanok Intanon 5 2 3 –1

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## External links

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- [Tomoka Miyazaki](https://intersportstats.com/athletes/3000373453) at InterSportStats

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