Tomoka Miyazaki

Tomoka Miyazaki
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (2006-08-17) 17 August 2006
Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight49 kg (108 lb)[1]
HandednessRight
CoachTakako Ida
Shōji Satō
Women's singles
Highest ranking6 (10 June 2025)
Current ranking6 (8 July 2025)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Sudirman Cup
2025 Xiamen Mixed team
Uber Cup
2024 Chengdu 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
BWF profile

Tomoka Miyazaki (宮崎 友花, Miyazaki Tomoka; born 17 August 2006) is a Japanese badminton player.[2][3] She was the world junior champion winning the girls' singles title in 2022.[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, she won the girls' singles title at the World Junior Championships in Santander, Spain. This victory marked her as the fourth Japanese player to claim the title, following Nozomi Okuhara (2012), Akane Yamaguchi (2013, 2014), and Riko Gunji (2019).[4] She also contributed to Japan's bronze medal in the mixed team 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 in November.[7]

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 since 2012.[8] By the end of the year, she achieved the world #1 position in the BWF World Junior Ranking.

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

Miyazaki won her first BWF World Tour title at the Indonesia Masters II (Super 100) in October and reached her first Super 300 final at the Korea Masters in November, where she finished as runner-up.[12][13] She also advanced to the second round of the Japan Masters (Super 500) and the 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, defeating compatriot Hina Akechi in the final.[14] The following week, she reached the Swiss Open semi-finals, defeating former world champion P. V. Sindhu in the second round before losing to Olympic champion Carolina Marín.[15][16] From April to May, she contributed to Japan’s bronze medal at Uber Cup in Chengdu, China.[17]

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

Domestically, Miyazaki won the team and singles titles at the Inter-High School Championships in August.[19] In December, she claimed the women's singles title at the All Japan Badminton Championships, defeating 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 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 (Super 300) in May and advanced to the semi-finals of the India Open (Super 750) and the Thailand Open (Super 500).[24][25] At the Thailand Open, she defeated Ratchanok Intanon in the quarter-finals before being eliminated by Chen Yufei.[26][27] She also reached the 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 in February and the Sudirman Cup in April–May.[29][30]

Awards

In 2024, Miyazaki received a 1.2 million yen grant from the Kozuki Foundation's Athlete Support Program, which aids promising young high school and university athletes.[31] The foundation presented the award at ceremony in Tokyo on 18 December.[32]

In 2025, Miyazaki was honored with the 2024 Yonex Sports Foundation Minoru Yoneyama Award for her contributions to junior sports promotion. She shared the award with fellow badminton player Aya Tamaki, and it was presented at a ceremony in Tokyo on 17 June 2025.[33][34]

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,[35] 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.[36]

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 tournament
  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 [37][38]
World Junior Championships B 5th [6]
  • Senior level
Team events 2024 2025 Ref
Asia Team Championships B NH
Asia Mixed Team Championships NH B [29]
Uber Cup B NH
Sudirman Cup NH B [30][39]

Individual competitions

  • Junior level
Events 2022 2023 Ref
Asian Junior Championships NH QF [40]
World Junior Championships G QF [4]
  • Senior level
Event 2025 Ref
Asian Championships 2R [41]
World Championships Q [42]
Tournament BWF World Tour Best Ref
2023 2024 2025
Malaysia Open A 1R 1R ('25) [43]
India Open A SF SF ('25) [25]
Indonesia Masters A QF QF ('25)
Thailand Masters A 2R A 2R ('24)
Orléans Masters A W QF W ('24) [14][44]
All England Open A QF QF ('25) [28]
Swiss Open A SF A SF ('24)
Spain Masters A 1R NH 1R ('24)
Taipei Open A W W ('25) [24]
Thailand Open A SF SF ('25) [26][27]
Singapore Open A 2R 2R 2R ('24, '25)
Indonesia Open A 1R 2R 2R ('25)
Japan Open A 1R Q 1R ('24)
China Open A F Q F ('24) [18]
Macau Open NH SF A SF ('24)
Korea Open A 1R 1R ('24)
Indonesia Masters Super 100 SF A W ('23)
W [12]
Hong Kong Open A SF SF ('24)
Arctic Open A SF SF ('24)
Denmark Open A 2R 2R ('24)
Korea Masters F SF F ('23) [13]
Japan Masters 2R 1R 2R ('23)
China Masters A SF SF ('24)
Syed Modi International 2R A 2R ('23)
Year-end ranking 39 12 6
Tournament 2023 2024 2025 Best Ref

Record against selected opponents

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 17 May 2025.[45]

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