Mizuki Fujii

Mizuki Fujii (藤井 瑞希, Fujii Mizuki, born 5 August 1988) is a badminton player from Ashikita, Kumamoto, Japan and plays for the Renesas badminton club.[1] Mizuki Fujii concentrates on doubles badminton. Most of her success has come with women's doubles partner Reika Kakiiwa. Together they reached the final of the 2010 Korea Open Super Series, their first major final as a pair. She also assisted her team in winning the Bronze medal at the 2010 Uber Cup. In the mixed doubles she pairs with Hirokatsu Hashimoto. Her career highest achievement was the silver medal in the women's doubles at the 2012 London Summer Olympics with Kakiiwa.[2] She retired from professional badminton after the win at London.[3]

In this Japanese name, the family name is Fujii.
Mizuki Fujii
Personal information
Country Japan
Born (1988-08-05) 5 August 1988
Ashikita, Kumamoto, Japan
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking3 (WD 5 January 2012)
15 (XD 16 September 2010)
Current ranking381 (WD 13 September 2018)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
2012 London Women's doubles
Uber Cup
2012 Wuhan Women's team
2010 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Asian Junior Championships
2006 Kuala Lumpur Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Achievements

Olympic Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom Reika Kakiiwa Tian Qing
Zhao Yunlei		 10–21, 23–25 Silver

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia		 Yuriko Miki Ma Jin
Wang Xiaoli		 10–21, 12–21 Bronze

BWF Superseries

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 level such as 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
2011 India Open Reika Kakiiwa Miyuki Maeda
Satoko Suetsuna		 24–26, 15–21 Runner-up
2011 All England Open Reika Kakiiwa Wang Xiaoli
Yu Yang		 2–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2010 Korea Open Reika Kakiiwa Cheng Shu
Zhao Yunlei		 16–21, 15–21 Runner-up
     BWF Superseries Finals tournament
     BWF Superseries Premier tournament
     BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: 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
2011 Bitburger Open Reika Kakiiwa Emelie Lennartsson
Emma Wengberg		 21-8, 21–11 Winner
2011 German Open Reika Kakiiwa Ha Jung-eun
Kim Min-jung		 21-6, 21–14 Winner
2010 Dutch Open Reika Kakiiwa Valeria Sorokina
Nina Vislova		 19-21, 19–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Australian Open Hirokatsu Hashimoto Songphon Anugritayawon
Kunchala Voravichitchaikul		 15–21, 9–21 Runner-up
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2008 Australian International Megumi Taruno 21–16, 21–17 Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Belgian International Nao Ono Delphine Delrue
Léa Palermo		 19–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2010 Osaka International Reika Kakiiwa Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi		 21–19, 21–16 Winner
2009 Austrian International Reika Kakiiwa Shizuka Matsuo
Mami Naito		 15–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2008 Canadian International Reika Kakiiwa Aki Akao
Tomomi Matsuda		 21–15, 21–15 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Osaka International Hirokatsu Hashimoto Kenichi Hayakawa
Shizuka Matsuo		 14–21, 11–21 Runner-up
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament

Record against selected opponents

Women's doubles results with Reika Kakiiwa against Super Series finalists, Worlds Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.[4]

References
  1. "選手: 藤井 瑞希　（ふじい みずき）". www.joc.or.jp (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  2. "Fujii, Kakiiwa earn silver after falling to Chinese duo in badminton final". www.japantimes.co.jp. The Japan Times. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  3. "フジカキ思わぬ形で解散／バドミントン". www.nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  4. "Mizuki Fujii Head to Head". www.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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