Kaho Osawa

Kaho Osawa
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (2001-09-28) 28 September 2001
Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
HandednessRight
Women's doubles
Highest ranking72 (with Mai Tanabe, 8 July 2025)
Current ranking72 (with Mai Tanabe, 8 July 2025)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
World Junior Championships
2019 Kazan Girls' doubles
2019 Kazan Mixed team
BWF profile

Kaho Osawa (大澤 佳歩, Osawa Kaho; born 28 September 2001) is a Japanese badminton player who specializes in women's doubles.[1] She is affiliated with the San-in Godo Bank badminton team.[2] She was a bronze medalist at the 2019 World Junior Championships, earning medals in girls' doubles with Hinata Suzuki and in mixed team events. Osawa has won five BWF International Challenge/Series titles, including the 2024 Réunion Open and the 2025 Mexican International. Partnering with Mai Tanabe, they were a runner-up at the 2025 Canada Open, a BWF World Tour Super 300 tournament.

Achievements

World Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2019 Kazan Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia Hinata Suzuki Lin Fangling
Zhou Xinru
7–21, 21–16, 17–21 Bronze [3]

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the 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.[5]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2025 Canada Open Super 300 Mai Tanabe Benyapa Aimsaard
Nuntakarn Aimsaard
12–21, 18–21 Runner-up [6][7]

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 2 runners-up)

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 (I) India International Miho Kayama Chisato Hoshi
Miyu Takahashi
18–21, 21–19, 16–21 Runner-up [8][9]
2022 Maldives International Kaoru Sugiyama Chisato Hoshi
Miyu Takahashi
16–21, 15–21 Runner-up [10][11]
2023 Vietnam International Asuka Sugiyama Tsukiko Yasaki
Sorano Yoshikawa
19–21, 21–18, 21–10 Winner [12]
2024 Kazakhstan International Mai Tanabe Polina Buhrova
Yevheniia Kantemyr
Walkover Winner [13]
2024 Réunion Open Mai Tanabe Julia Meyer
Leona Michalski
21–8, 21–8 Winner [14]
2024 Mauritius International Mai Tanabe Hina Shiwa
Chisa Yamafuji
21–14, 21–17 Winner [15]
2025 Mexican International Mai Tanabe Mao Hatasue
Miku Sugiyama
15–11, 15–8 Winner [16]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

BWF Junior International (1 title)

Girls' doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2019 India Junior International Hinata Suzuki Pornpicha Choeikeewong
Pornnicha Suwatnodom
13–21, 21–15, 21–14 Winner [17]
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament

References

  1. ^ "Kaho OSAWA | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Member introduction". San-in Godo (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  3. ^ "[World Junior 2019] Riko Gunji wins! Reigns supreme among the juniors! <Individual Finals>". Badminton Spirit (in Japanese). 14 October 2019. Archived from the original on 24 January 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  6. ^ Liew, Vincent (6 July 2025). "Kenta Nishimoto Wins 2025 Canada Open". BadmintonPlanet.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Canada Open: Milestone Win for Manami Suizu". Badminton World Federation. 7 July 2025. Archived from the original on 7 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Meiraba Luwang Maisnam wins international challenge in Nagpur, MR Arjun-Dhruv Kapila claim doubles title". Times of India. 18 September 2022. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Maharashtra International Challenge 2022: Women's Singles Miho Kayama, Women's Doubles Chisato Hoshi and Miyu Takahashi win for the first time!" (in Japanese). BIPROGY. 20 September 2022. Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  10. ^ Oshima, Kazuaki (23 October 2022). "Results: Maldives International Challenge 2022" (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. Archived from the original on 20 May 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Maldives International Challenge 2022: Women's Doubles Chisato Hoshi and Miyu Takahashi win IC titles for the third consecutive tournament!" (in Japanese). BIPROGY. 24 October 2022. Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  12. ^ Lâm, Nguyên (12 November 2023). "Pair Van Hai - Van Anh won the runner-up position in the Badminton Tournament "FELET Vietnam International Series 2023"". Báo Người Lao Động (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on 15 September 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  13. ^ Hirata, Noriyasu (6 April 2024). "Result: Kazakhstan International Challenge 2024". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 20 May 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  14. ^ Igarashi, Yu (7 July 2024). "Result: Saint-Denis Reunion Open 2024". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 14 May 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  15. ^ "Result: Mauritius International 2024". Hiroshima Gas Badminton Team (in Japanese). 14 July 2024. Archived from the original on 11 October 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  16. ^ "Champions in Mexico – Pan Am Circuit 2025". Badminton Pan America. 13 May 2025. Archived from the original on 26 May 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  17. ^ "Rising Thai badminton star shines, wins 2 badminton championships in India". Thai Rath (in Thai). 2 September 2019. Archived from the original on 12 March 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.