Megumi Taruno

Megumi Taruno
Personal information
Country United States
Born (1988-05-18) 18 May 1988
Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
HandednessLeft
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking32 (WS 11 March 2010)
27 (WD 9 October 2014)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
East Asian Games
2013 Tianjin Women's team
BWF profile

Megumi Taruno (樽野 恵, Taruno Megumi; born 18 May 1988) is a Japanese female badminton player. Taruno was born in Fukuoka Prefecture, and graduated from Ishikawa Prefectural Kanazawa Koyo Kotogakko High School. She started playing badminton at aged 5, and then she joined the NTT East badminton team.[1][2] In 2007, she became the runner-up at the Indonesia - Surabaya International tournament in the women's singles event.[3] She won first international title at the 2008 Osaka International tournament, then in May 2008 she won the women's doubles event at the Smiling Fish International tournament partnered with Oku Yukina.[1][4] In February 2016, she retired from the NTT East badminton team, and started her career as a coach in the United States.[5][6]

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2007 Indonesia - Surabaya International Chiu Yi-ju 18–21, 14–21 Runner-up [7]
2008 Osaka International Mayu Sekiya 21–16, 21–15 Winner [8]
2008 Australian International Mizuki Fujii 16–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2008 Smiling Fish International Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 17–21, 23–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2011 Osaka International Minatsu Mitani 10–21, 10–21 Runner-up [9]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2008 Smiling Fish International Oku Yukina Ayaka Takahashi
Koharu Yonemoto 		21–15, 22–20 Winner [10]
2013 Austrian International Misato Aratama Chow Mei Kuan
Lee Meng Yean 		21–14, 22–20 Winner [11]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ^ a b "選手・スタッフ紹介 / 樽野 恵". www.ntt-east.co.jp (in Japanese). Nippon Telegraph and Telephone. Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Player: 樽野 恵/ Megumi Taruno". www.smash-net.tv (in Japanese). Smash & Net Tv. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Tantowi/Yulianti Juara Ganda Campuran Indonesia Challenge". www.suaramerdeka.com (in Indonesian). Suara Merdeka. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  4. ^ "ผลการแข่งขันปุ้มปุ้ย ครั้งที่19 (2008)". smasherteam.blogspot.co.id (in Thai). Smasher Badminton Diary. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  5. ^ "引退の竹村「先が見えない時期も過ごしたが、幸せな選手生活だった」". www.jsports.co.jp (in Japanese). J SPORTS Corporation. Archived from the original on 17 May 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  6. ^ "27歳で現役を退いた樽野恵が挑む、バドミントン界で日本人初の試み". azrena.com (in Japanese). AZrena. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  7. ^ "PB Djarum Saves Face for Indonesia at the 2007 GGJP Indonesia Challenge". Djarum Badminton Club (in Indonesian). 3 September 2007. Archived from the original on 13 July 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  8. ^ Sato, Junro (6 April 2008). "Osaka International Challenge 2008 | Reports". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  9. ^ "OSAKA INT'L 2011 – New generation". Badzine. 11 April 2011. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  10. ^ Tadokoro, Mitsuo (6 May 2008). "Smiling Fish Asia (Thailand) Satellite 20088 | Reports". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 19 October 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Badminton Austria International 2013 | Results". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). 23 February 2013. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
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