Ayane Kurihara

Ayane Kurihara (栗原 文音, born 27 September 1989) is a Japanese badminton player. She began playing badminton at age 9, and played competitively from then on. She became a member of the Japan national badminton team at the age of 19.[1] Her current partner is Naru Shinoya for women's doubles and Kohei Gondo for mixed doubles. Kurihara competed with her former partner Kenta Kazuno in the mixed doubles at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2]

In this Japanese name, the family name is Kurihara.
Ayane Kurihara
Personal information
Country Japan
Born (1989-09-27) 27 September 1989
Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Retired23 December 2019
HandednessRight
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking26 (WS 3 November 2011)
22 (WD 19 March 2015)
11 (XD 9 March 2017)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Sudirman Cup
2015 Dongguan Mixed team
2017 Gold Coast Mixed team
Asia Mixed Team Championships
2017 Ho Chi Minh Mixed team
2019 Hong Kong Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
2007 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
BWF profile

Kurihara announced her retirement through her Twitter account on 23 December 2019.[3]

Achievements

BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-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
2018 Chinese Taipei Open Super 300 Naru Shinoya Nami Matsuyama
Chiharu Shida		 10–21, 17–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Akita Masters Super 100 Kohei Gondo Alfian Eko Prasetya
Angelica Wiratama		 21–9, 21–23, 21–17 Winner

BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 3 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2011 German Open Liu Xin 13–21, 21–15, 9–21 Runner-up
2010 Russian Open Ella Diehl 21–19, 21–19 Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 U.S. Open Naru Shinoya Yu Yang
Zhong Qianxin		 14–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2015 Swiss Open Naru Shinoya Bao Yixin
Tang Yuanting		 19–21, 21–14, 17–21 Runner-up
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 3 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2010 Malaysia International Masayo Nojirino 21–15, 18–21, 21–10 Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Portugal International Naru Shinoya Carola Bott
Jennifer Karnott		 21–13, 21–16 Winner
2015 China International Naru Shinoya Ou Dongni
Yu Xiaohan		 21–14, 18–21, 21–23 Runner-up
2014 Malaysia International Naru Shinoya Maretha Dea Giovani
Rosyita Eka Putri Sari		 21–14, 21–17 Winner
2014 Polish Open Naru Shinoya Anastasia Chervyakova
Nina Vislova		 21–15, 17–21, 20–22 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Kohei Gondo Natchanon Tulamok
Natcha Saenghote		 21–7, 21–16 Winner
2018 Indonesia International Kohei Gondo Adnan Maulana
Shella Devi Aulia		 21–17, 23–21 Winner
2018 South Australia International Kohei Gondo Terry Hee Yong Kai
Citra Putri Sari Dewi		 20–22, 18–21 Runner-up
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament
     BWF Future Series tournament

References
  1. "Players: Ayane Kurihara". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  2. "Ayane Kurihara". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  3. "栗原文音退役后深夜发推 坚持到最后所以不后悔". sports.sina.com.cn (in Chinese). Sina Sports. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  4. "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
  5. "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
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