Shiori Saito

Shiori Saito (齋藤 栞, Saitō Shiori, born 14 February 1998) is a Japanese badminton player who plays for ACT Saikyo badminton club.[1][2] She was the champion of the women's singles event at the 2016 Sydney International tournament and in 2017, she was chosen to join the B squad of Japan national badminton team.[3]

In this Japanese name, the family name is Saito.
Shiori Saito
Personal information
Country Japan
Born (1998-02-14) 14 February 1998
Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking53 (5 April 2018)
Current ranking63 (25 October 2018)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Asian Junior Championships
2015 Bangkok Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

BWF World Tour

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 singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2018 Bangka Belitung Indonesia Masters Super 100 Minatsu Mitani 16–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2018 Orleans Masters Super 100 Mia Blichfeldt 21–18, 21–14 Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2018 Indonesia International An Se-young 21–12, 21–13 Winner
2017 Indonesia International Asty Dwi Widyaningrum 21–15, 21–15 Winner
2017 Finnish Open Mako Urushizaki 21–8, 21–10 Winner
2016 Sydney International Xu Wei 21–14, 21–13 Winner
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament
     BWF Future Series tournament

References
  1. "Players: Shiori Saito". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  2. "メンバー紹介-選手紹介". act-saikyo.com (in Japanese). The Saikyo Bank, Ltd. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  3. "『ACT SAIKYO』齋藤 栞選手 2017年日本代表（ナショナルチーム）Ｂ代表メンバーに選出！！". www.saikyobank.co.jp (in Japanese). The Saikyo Bank, Ltd. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  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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