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Yuki Fukushima

The native form of this personal name is Fukushima Yūki. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Yuki Fukushima (福島由紀, Fukushima Yūki, born 6 May 1993) is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with Gifu Bluvic.[1][2] She and her partner Sayaka Hirota won the 2017 Most Improved Player of the Year award.[3] The duo were ranked as world No. 1 at the BWF World Ranking in 21 June 2018.[4]

Yuki Fukushima
福島由紀
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1993-05-06) 6 May 1993 (age 31)
Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan
ResidenceGifu, Gifu, Japan
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
HandednessRight
Women's doubles
Highest ranking1 (with Sayaka Hirota, 21 June 2018)
Current ranking92 (with Mayu Matsumoto, 3 December 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Glasgow Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Nanjing Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Basel Women's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 2019 Nanning Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Suzhou Mixed team
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Bangkok Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2020 Aarhus Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Bangkok Women's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Women's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Wuhan Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2023 Dubai Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Wuhan Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Manila Women's doubles
Asia Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Alor Setar Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Manila Women's team
BWF profile

Awards and nominations

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Award Year Category Result Ref.
BWF Awards 2017 Most Improved Player of the Year with Sayaka Hirota Won [5]
2018 Female Player of the Year with Sayaka Hirota Nominated [6]
2019 [7]

Achievements

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BWF World Championships

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland   Sayaka Hirota   Chen Qingchen
  Jia Yifan 		18–21, 21–17, 15–21   Silver
2018 Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park, Nanjing, China   Sayaka Hirota   Mayu Matsumoto
  Wakana Nagahara 		21–19, 19–21, 20–22   Silver
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland   Sayaka Hirota   Mayu Matsumoto
  Wakana Nagahara 		11–21, 22–20, 21–23   Silver

Asian Games

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia   Sayaka Hirota   Chen Qingchen
  Jia Yifan 		17–21, 8–21   Bronze
2022 Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China   Sayaka Hirota   Baek Ha-na
  Lee So-hee 		14–21, 12–21   Bronze

Asian Championships

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China 		  Sayaka Hirota   Misaki Matsutomo
  Ayaka Takahashi 		21–18, 18–21, 21–15   Gold
2019 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China 		  Sayaka Hirota   Mayu Matsumoto
  Wakana Nagahara 		16–21, 24–26   Bronze
2022 Muntinlupa Sports Complex,
Metro Manila, Philippines 		  Sayaka Hirota   Rin Iwanaga
  Kie Nakanishi 		21–16, 15–21, 19–21   Bronze
2023 Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates 		  Sayaka Hirota   Baek Ha-na
  Lee So-hee 		21–7, 21–14   Gold

BWF World Tour (11 titles, 9 runners-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[8] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[9]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 German Open Super 300   Sayaka Hirota   Huang Dongping
  Zheng Yu 		18–21, 21–14, 21–6   Winner
2018 All England Open Super 1000   Sayaka Hirota   Christinna Pedersen
  Kamilla Rytter Juhl 		19–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2018 Indonesia Open Super 1000   Sayaka Hirota   Mayu Matsumoto
  Wakana Nagahara 		21–14, 16–21, 21–14   Winner
2018 Japan Open Super 750   Sayaka Hirota   Chen Qingchen
  Jia Yifan 		21–15, 21–12   Winner
2018 Korea Open Super 500   Sayaka Hirota   Misaki Matsutomo
  Ayaka Takahashi 		11–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2018 Denmark Open Super 750   Sayaka Hirota   Shiho Tanaka
  Koharu Yonemoto 		21–19, 21–16   Winner
2018 Hong Kong Open Super 500   Sayaka Hirota   Lee So-hee
  Shin Seung-chan 		21–18, 21–17   Winner
2019 Malaysia Masters Super 500   Sayaka Hirota   Greysia Polii
  Apriyani Rahayu 		18–21, 21–16, 21–16   Winner
2019 Australian Open Super 300   Sayaka Hirota   Chen Qingchen
  Jia Yifan 		21–10, 21–16   Winner
2019 Indonesia Open Super 1000   Sayaka Hirota   Misaki Matsutomo
  Ayaka Takahashi 		21–16, 21–18   Winner
2019 Fuzhou China Open Super 750   Sayaka Hirota   Lee So-hee
  Shin Seung-chan 		21–17, 21–15   Winner
2020 All England Open Super 1000   Sayaka Hirota   Du Yue
  Li Yinhui 		21–13, 21–15   Winner
2020 Denmark Open Super 750   Sayaka Hirota   Mayu Matsumoto
  Wakana Nagahara 		21–10, 16–21, 21–18   Winner
2021 All England Open Super 1000   Sayaka Hirota   Mayu Matsumoto
  Wakana Nagahara 		18–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2022 Indonesia Open Super 1000   Sayaka Hirota   Nami Matsuyama
  Chiharu Shida 		21–18, 14–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2023 Indonesia Masters Super 500   Sayaka Hirota   Liu Shengshu
  Zhang Shuxian 		20–22, 19–21   Runner-up
2023 Swiss Open Super 300   Sayaka Hirota   Rena Miyaura
  Ayako Sakuramoto 		Walkover   Runner-up
2023 Indonesia Open Super 1000   Sayaka Hirota   Baek Ha-na
  Lee So-hee 		20–22, 10–21   Runner-up
2023 China Masters Super 750   Sayaka Hirota   Nami Matsuyama
  Chiharu Shida 		18–21, 11–21   Runner-up
2024 Japan Masters Super 500   Mayu Matsumoto   Liu Shengshu
  Tan Ning 		15–21, 5–21   Runner-up

BWF Superseries (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[10] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[11] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Malaysia Open   Sayaka Hirota   Huang Yaqiong
  Tang Jinhua 		21–17, 18–21, 21–12   Winner
2017 Dubai World Superseries Finals   Sayaka Hirota   Shiho Tanaka
  Koharu Yonemoto 		16–21, 15–21   Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

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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 doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 New Zealand Open   Sayaka Hirota   Xia Huan
  Zhong Qianxin 		21–17, 22–24, 19–21   Runner-up
2015 Scottish Open   Sayaka Hirota   Samantha Barning
  Iris Tabeling 		21–14, 14–11 Retired   Winner
2016 New Zealand Open   Sayaka Hirota   Chang Ye-na
  Lee So-hee 		21–13, 21–16   Winner
2016 Chinese Taipei Masters   Sayaka Hirota   Shiho Tanaka
  Koharu Yonemoto 		11–10, 11–5, 11–7   Winner
2017 German Open   Sayaka Hirota   Huang Dongping
  Li Yinhui 		15–21, 21–17, 21–15   Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

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

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2014 Sydney International   Kana Ito 14–21, 21–13, 19–21   Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Singapore International   Yui Miyauchi   Asumi Kugo
  Megumi Yokoyama 		21–12, 16–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2014 Sydney International   Sayaka Hirota   Sylvina Kurniawan
  Susan Wang 		11–5, 11–5, 11–2   Winner
2015 Osaka International   Sayaka Hirota   Chen Qingchen
  Jia Yifan 		17–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2016 Vietnam International   Chiharu Shida   Shiho Tanaka
  Koharu Yonemoto 		28–26, 21–15   Winner
2016 Spanish International   Chiharu Shida   Sayaka Hirota
  Nao Ono 		14–21, 21–13, 19–21   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

Performance timeline

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Key
W F SF QF #R RR Q# A G S B NH N/A DNQ
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

National team

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  • Senior level
Team events 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Asia Team Championships G NH G NH A NH A
Asian Games G NH B NH
Uber Cup G NH S NH B NH A
Sudirman Cup NH S NH A NH B NH

Individual competitions

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  • Senior level

Women's singles

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Tournament BWF Superseries / Grand Prix Best
2012 2013 2014 2015
Malaysia Masters A QF A QF ('14)
Japan Open 1R A 1R ('12)
Scottish Open A QF QF ('15)
Year-end ranking 262 427 189 334 163

Women's doubles

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Event 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Asian Championships 2R 1R G B NH B G 1R
Asian Games NH B NH B NH
World Championships NH S S S NH A w/d QF NH
Olympic Games DNQ NH QF NH DNQ
Tournament BWF Superseries / Grand Prix BWF World Tour Best
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Malaysia Open A W 2R QF NH w/d 1R A W ('17)
India Open A 2R A 1R SF A NH A 2R A SF ('17)
Indonesia Masters 2R A NH A 1R 2R A F A F ('23)
Thailand Masters NA A NH A 1R 1R ('24)
German Open A 2R W W SF NH A QF A W ('17, '18)
French Open A 2R 2R SF NH SF SF QF 2R SF ('19, '21, '22)
All England Open A QF F SF W F 1R 2R QF W ('20)
Swiss Open A 1R A NH A F A F ('23)
Thailand Open A NH A QF 2R w/d NH QF A QF ('18, '22)
w/d
Malaysia Masters SF A 1R 1R QF A SF W 2R NH 2R QF A W ('19)
Singapore Open A 2R 1R A SF NH A 2R A SF ('19)
Indonesia Open A QF W W NH A F F A W ('18, '19)
Australian Open A QF A SF A W NH QF SF A W ('19)
U.S. Open A QF A NH A QF ('16)
Canada Open A NH A SF A SF ('23)
Japan Open A 1R 1R 1R 2R SF W QF NH w/d SF A W ('18)
Korea Open A 2R F 2R NH A 2R A F ('18)
Chinese Taipei Open A 2R A NH A 2R ('15)
Vietnam Open A 2R A NH A 2R ('16)
Hong Kong Open A 2R A QF W 2R NH 2R A W ('18)
China Open A QF QF SF NH QF A SF ('19)
Macau Open 2R A SF A NH 1R SF ('15)
Denmark Open A 2R W SF W 2R QF 1R A W ('18, '20)
Korea Masters A QF QF SF 1R A NH A SF ('15)
Japan Masters NH 1R F F ('24)
China Masters A QF A 2R W NH F SF W ('19)
Syed Modi International A NH A NH A SF A SF ('23)
BWF Superseries /
World Tour Finals 		DNQ F DNQ SF DNQ F ('17)
Chinese Taipei Masters NH SF W NH W ('16)
New Zealand Open NH 2R SF F W A SF NH W ('16)
Scottish Open A W A N/A NH N/A NH N/A W ('15)
Year-end ranking 77 84 61 23 20 4 1 2 2 4 13 5 1
Tournament 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Best

Mixed doubles

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Tournament BWF Superseries / Grand Prix Best
2014 2015 2016
New Zealand Open 2R A QF QF ('16)
Korea Masters 1R 2R A 2R ('15)
Chinese Taipei Masters NH 2R A 2R ('15)
Year-end ranking 190 180 213 95
Tournament 2014 2015 2016 Best

References

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  1. ^ "Players: Yuki Fukushima". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Gifu Bluvic's players" (in Japanese). Gifu Bluvic. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  3. ^ "最も成長した選手」は福島・廣田組が受賞／バドミントン". Sanspo (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  4. ^ "【世界ランキング】福島＆廣田が初の世界ランク１位に輝く！". Badminton Spirit (in Japanese). 23 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  5. ^ Sukumar, Dev (12 December 2017). "Gideon & Sukamuljo Win Top Honour". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Year-End Honours for Minions, Huang Yaqiong". Badminton World Federation. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Kento Momota, Huang Ya Qiong Named BWF Players of the Year 2019". Badminton World Federation. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  8. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  9. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  10. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  11. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
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