Ayaka Takahashi
Ayaka Takahashi (高橋 礼華, Takahashi Ayaka, born 19 April 1990) is a Japanese female badminton player who is a doubles specialist. She is known as the partner of Misaki Matsutomo.[1] Together they claimed Japan's first ever Olympic badminton gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics in the women's doubles event.
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Career overview
In 2016, she won the women's doubles gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2] She and her women's doubles partner Misaki Matsutomo also honoured with the Female Player of the Year award.[3] They are playing together for more than ten years, ever since they were schoolmates. Matsutomo and Takahashi became the first pair from outside China to win the women’s Olympic doubles title since the 1996 Atlanta Games, giving Japan its second medal in the event after Mizuki Fujii and Reika Kakiiwa took silver at the 2012 London Olympic Games.
Personal life
Takahashi is the older sister of Sayaka Takahashi who is also badminton player in the singles event.
Achievements
Olympic Games
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Riocentro - Pavilion 4, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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18–21, 21–9, 21–19 |  |
BWF World Championships
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland |
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17–21, 15–21 |  |
Asian Games
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia |
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20–22, 20–22 |  |
| 2014 | Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea |
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15–21, 9–21 | |
Asian Championships
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
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18–21, 21–18, 15–21 | |
| 2017 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
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21–19, 16–21, 21–10 | |
| 2016 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
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21–13, 21–15 | |
| 2015 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
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18–21, 21–18, 15–21 | |
BWF World Tour (6 titles, 6 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely 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 |
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| 2019 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | |
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21–15, 17–21, 18–21 |  |
| 2019 | China Open | Super 1000 | |
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14–21, 18–21 | |
| 2019 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | |
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16–21, 18–21 | |
| 2019 | New Zealand Open | Super 300 | |
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15–21, 18–21 | |
| 2019 | German Open | Super 300 | |
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20–22, 15–21 | |
| 2019 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | |
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21–19, 21–15 |  |
| 2018 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | |
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21–12, 22–20 | |
| 2018 | Korea Open | Super 500 | |
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21–11, 21–18 | |
| 2018 | China Open | Super 1000 | |
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21–16, 21–12 | |
| 2018 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | |
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13–21, 10–21 | |
| 2018 | Malaysia Open | Super 750 | |
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21–12, 21–12 | |
| 2018 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | |
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21–17, 21–12 | |
BWF Superseries (9 titles, 13 runners-up)
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Japan Open | |
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21–18, 21–16 | |
| 2017 | Australian Open | |
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21–10, 21–13 | |
| 2017 | Singapore Open | |
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18–21, 21–14, 15–21 | |
| 2016 | Super Series Finals | |
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15–21, 21–13, 17–21 | |
| 2016 | Denmark Open | |
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19–21, 21–11, 21–16 | |
| 2016 | Japan Open | |
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21–19, 18–21, 12–21 | |
| 2016 | Indonesia Open | |
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21–15, 8–21, 21–15 | |
| 2016 | Singapore Open | |
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Walkover | |
| 2016 | India Open | |
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21–18, 21–18 | |
| 2016 | All England | |
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21–10, 21–12 | |
| 2015 | China Open | |
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21–18, 13–21, 12–21 | |
| 2015 | Singapore Open | |
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17–21, 16–21 | |
| 2015 | India Open | |
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21-19, 21-19 | |
| 2014 | Super Series Finals | |
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21–17, 21–14 | |
| 2014 | Hong Kong Open | |
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13–21, 13–21 | |
| 2014 | Denmark Open | |
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14–21, 14–21 | |
| 2014 | Australian Open | |
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15–21, 9–21 | |
| 2014 | Japan Open | |
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21-13, 21-17 | |
| 2014 | Malaysia Open | |
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19-21, 21-14, 13-21 | |
| 2013 | Singapore Open | |
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19-21, 16-21 | |
| 2013 | Malaysia Open | |
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16–21, 14–21 | |
| 2012 | Denmark Open | |
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8–21, 12–21 | |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix (7 titles, 1 runner-up)
The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Malaysia Masters | |
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21–18, 22–20 | |
| 2014 | German Open | |
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23–21, 24–22 | |
| 2012 | Indonesian Masters | |
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21–12, 12–21, 21–13 | |
| 2012 | Canada Open | |
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21–15, 15–21, 21–12 | |
| 2012 | U.S. Open | |
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21–19, 21–17 | |
| 2011 | Russian Open | |
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20–22, 18–21 | |
| 2009 | Syed Modi Memorial | |
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21–14, 15–21, 21–15 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Canada Open | |
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21–14, 21–16 | |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 2 runners-up)
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | Waikato International | |
21–11, 17–21, 28–26 | |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Osaka International | |
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19–21, 16–21 | |
| 2009 | Belgian International | |
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21–8, 18–21, 21–13 | |
| 2009 | Osaka International | |
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21–16, 16–21, 24–22 | |
| 2008 | North Shore City International | |
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21–9, 21–15 | |
| 2008 | Waikato International | |
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21–18, 21–19 | |
| 2008 | Smiling Fish International | |
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15–21, 20–22 | |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
Performance timeline
Japanese team
- Senior level
| Team Events | 2016 | 2018 |
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| Asia Championships | |
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| Team Events | 2017 |
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| Asia Mixed Team Championships | |
| Team Events | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 |
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| Asian Games | N/A | |
N/A | |
| Uber Cup | |
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| Team Events | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 |
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| Sudirman Cup | QF | |
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Individual competitions
- Senior level
| Event | 2011 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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| Badminton Asia Championships | R1 | R1 | A | |
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| Asian Games | N/A | |
N/A | |
N/A | |||
| BWF World Championships | R3 | R2 | R3 | R3 | N/A | |
R3 | QF |
| Olympics | N/A | |
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| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Best | |||||||||||||||
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W | W | SF | W (2012, 2018, 2019) | |||||||||||||||
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w/d | F | Q | W (2014) | |||||||||||||||
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QF | R1 | SF | W (2016) | |||||||||||||||
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A | Q | W (2015, 2016) | ||||||||||||||||
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W | R2 | Q | W (2018) | |||||||||||||||
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A | R2 | F (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017) | ||||||||||||||||
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A | F | F (2019) | ||||||||||||||||
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A | SF | W (2017) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year-end Ranking[6] | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Best | |||||||||||||||
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | Best | ||||||||
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A | R1 (WD) | R2 (WD) | R2 (WD) | R1 (WD) | SF | R1 | W | R2 | W (2016) | |||||||||
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A | R1 (WD) R1 (XD) |
GPG | R2 (2011, 2012) | |||||||||||||||
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GPG | R2 (WD) R1 (XD) |
QF (WD) | SF (WD) | QF | W | W | A | W (2015, 2016) | ||||||||||
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A | R1 (WD) R1 (XD) |
R2 (WD) | A | F (WD) | F | R1 | QF | SF | F (2013, 2014) | |||||||||
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A | R1 (WD) | R2 (WD) | R2 (WD) | F (WD) | SF | F | F | F | F (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017) | |||||||||
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IS | GP | GPG | F | SF | QF | W | W (2017) | |||||||||||
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A | R1 (WD) | R1 (WD) R1 (XD) |
A | QF (WD) | R2 | R2 | W | R1 | W (2016) | |||||||||
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R2 (WD) | R2 (WD) R1 (XD) |
R2 (WD) | R1 (WD) | R2 (WD) R1 (XD) |
SF (WD) QF (XD) |
W | R2 | F | W | W (2014, 2017) | ||||||||
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A | QF (WD) R2 (XD) |
QF (WD) | QF (WD) | QF (WD) | SF | F | R2 | QF | F (2015) | |||||||||
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A | QF (WD) R1 (XD) |
R2 (WD) | A | QF (WD) | QF | w/d | A | SF | SF (2017) | |||||||||
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A | R2 (WD) | QF (WD) | F (WD) | SF (WD) | F | R2 | W | R2 | W (2016) | |||||||||
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A | R1 (WD) | QF (WD) | QF (WD) | QF | R2 | SF | QF | SF (2016) | ||||||||||
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A | R1 (WS) R1 (WD) |
A | R1 (WD) R2 (XD) |
A | QF (WD) R1 (XD) |
GPG | QF (2013) | |||||||||||
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A | R2 (WD) R1 (XD) |
QF (WD) | SF (WD) | F | QF | QF | R1 | F (2017) | ||||||||||
| BWF Super Series Finals | NQ | GS (WD) | GS (WD) | W | SF | F | NQ | W (2014) | |||||||||||
| Year-end Ranking | 172 (WS) 41 (WD) 138 (XD) |
21 (WD) 70 (XD) |
17 (WD) 52 (XD) |
7 (WD) 119 (XD) |
4 (WD) 216 (XD) |
2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 (WD) | |||||||||
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | Best | ||||||||
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | Best | |||||||||
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A | R2 (WD) R1 (XD) |
R1 (WD) | A | W | A | W (2016) | ||||||||||||
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GP | GPG | N/A | GPG | W (2009) | |||||||||||||
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A | R2 (WD) R2 (XD) |
QF (WD) | SF (WD) | W | R2 | SF | A | W (2014) | ||||||||||
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SS | R2 (WD) R1 (XD) |
R2 (WD) R1 (XD) |
A | R2 (2011, 2012) | ||||||||||||||
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R1 (WS) R2 (WD) |
A | SS | R2 (2009) | |||||||||||||||
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N/A | A | N/A | A | QF (2009) | |||||||||||||
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A | R1 (WD) | A | R1 (2010) | |||||||||||||||
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A | QF (WD) SF (XD) |
QF (WD) R2 (XD) |
QF (WD) R1 (XD) |
A | SS | SF (2010) | ||||||||||||
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R1 (WD) | A | SF | A | SF (2015) | ||||||||||||||
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A | F (WD) | A | F (2011) | |||||||||||||||
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A | R1 (WD) R1 (XD) |
W (WD) QF (XD) |
A | W (2012) | ||||||||||||||
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N/A | A | W (WD) W (XD) |
A | W (2012 (WD), 2012 (XD)) | ||||||||||||||
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N/A | A | W (WD) | A | N/A | W (2012) | |||||||||||||
| Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | Best | |||||||||
Record Against Selected Opponents
Women's Doubles results with Misaki Matsutomo against Super Series finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.[7]
References
- "選手・スタッフ紹介: 高橋 礼華 Ayaka Takahashi" (in Japanese). Nihon Unisys. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- "Matsutomo, Takahashi claim Japan's first-ever Olympic badminton gold". www.japantimes.co.jp. The Japan Times. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- "Lee, Matsutomo/Takahashi Win Best Player Awards". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 2017-03-17. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
- "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
- "BWF World Rankings". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- "Ayaka TAKAHASHI,Head to head". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
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