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SAYAKA HIROTA

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Oct 19, 2020
Yuki Fukushima, Sayaka Hirota win all-Japanese final to claim title at Denmark Open
Fukushima and Hirota outlasted the back-to-back world champions to claim a 21-10, 16-21, 21-18 victory in 71 minutes.
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Mar 16, 2020
Japanese pairs sweep doubles titles at All England Open
Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota, the world's No. 3 pairing, were crowned women's doubles champions on Sunday at the All England Open badminton tournament, one of the few sporting events that went ahead amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Mar 15, 2020
Yuki Fukushima, Sayaka Hirota headed to women's doubles final at All England Open
Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota booked their place in the final of the All England Open Badminton Championships with a straight-sets win over Ayaka Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo in an all-Japanese women's doubles semifinal on Saturday.
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Mar 14, 2020
Ayaka Takashi, Misaki Matsutomo reach All England doubles semifinals
Rio Olympic Games gold medalists Ayaka Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo defeated China's world No. 1 pair of Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan on Friday to set up an all-Japanese women's doubles semifinal at the All England Open Badminton Championships.
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Jul 21, 2019
Yuki Fukushima, Sayaka Hirota defeat Olympic champs to win Indonesia Open
Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota defended their Indonesia Open women's doubles title on Sunday by defeating Japanese compatriots and reigning Olympic champions Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi.
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Sep 27, 2018
Kento Momota becomes first Japanese man to reach No. 1 in badminton world rankings
Kento Momota on Thursday topped the latest Badminton World Federation rankings for men's singles following his runner-up finish at the recent China Open.
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Sep 16, 2018
Kento Momota wins first Japan Open title
Reigning world champion Kento Momota won his first Japan Open title on Sunday, beating Thailand's Khosit Phetpradab in straight games.
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Dec 3, 2017
Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota deny Rio champs national badminton title
Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota won their maiden women's doubles title at Japan's badminton national championships on Sunday, when they denied Rio de Janeiro Olympic gold medalists Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi their third straight championship.
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Sep 23, 2017
Takahashi, Matsutomo make quick work of Fukushima, Hirota to reach Japan Open final
Ayaka Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo on Saturday earned a berth in the Japan Open women's doubles final, while women's singles world champion Nozomi Okuhara withdrew with an injury.
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Aug 27, 2017
Fukushima, Hirota earn silver in women's doubles at world championships
Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota came up short in their bid on Sunday to win Japan's first gold at the World Badminton Championships in 40 years, losing to China's Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan in the women's doubles final.

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