is a former Japanese badminton player. She was born in Shiogama city, in Miyagi prefecture, and graduated from St. Ursula High School. She is now a sophomore at the School of Social Sciences. She won the first prize of the inter-high school athletic meet when she was a second grade high school student, and the next year, she won the all-Japan second prize. She joined the Unisys badminton team in 2008, and was part of the Japanese team which played in the World Ladies' Championship (Uber Cup) and other worldwide tournaments.
Achievements
BWF Grand Prix The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref2007Vietnam Open Zhu Jingjing10–21, 10–21 Runner-up 2009Bitburger Open Juliane Schenk18–21, 10–21 Runner-up BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result2009Swedish International Anita Raj Kaur21–15, 21–14 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament
References
External links
Yu Hirayama at BIPROGY