Wakana Nagahara
Wakana Nagahara 永原 和可那 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1996-01-09) 9 January 1996 (age 28) Hokkaido, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Akita, Akita, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 1 (WD with Mayu Matsumoto, 30 April 2019) 19 (XD with Takuro Hoki, 9 July 2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 6 (WD with Mayu Matsumoto, 13 August 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Wakana Nagahara (永原 和可那, Nagahara Wakana, born 9 January 1996) is a Japanese badminton player.[1] She is a two-time world champion in the women's doubles. Nagahara attended Aomori Yamada High School, and was part of the Japanese national junior team that won the bronze medals at the 2013, 2014 Asian and 2014 World Junior Championships. She won her first senior international title at the 2014 Smiling Fish International in the women's doubles event partnered with Mayu Matsumoto.[2] In national events, she plays for the Hokuto Bank team.[3] Nagahara was awarded as the 2018 Most Improved Player of the Year by the BWF together with her partner Mayu Matsumoto. They obtained the honour after winning the 2018 BWF World Championships title and improving their ranking from 14 to 3 in the world.[4] On 30 April 2019, she reached a career high as the women's doubles world No. 1.
Career
2021
In March, Nagahara and her partner Mayu Matsumoto won their first World Tour Super 1000 title in the All England Open defeating their compatriots, the defending champion, and current world number 1, Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota in the final.[5] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics partnering Matsumoto as 3rd seeds, and her pace was stopped by Kim So-yeong and Kong Hee-yong of South Korea in the quarter-finals.[6]
Achievements
BWF World Championships
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park, Nanjing, China | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 19–21, 21–19, 22–20 | ![]() |
2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–11, 20–22, 23–21 | ![]() |
2021 | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 13–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
Asian Championships
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–19, 14–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–16, 8–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
BWF World Tour (5 titles, 10 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[7] 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 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[8]
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 14–21, 21–16, 14–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–17, 21–13 | ![]() |
2018 | China Open | Super 1000 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 16–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2018 | French Open | Super 750 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–14, 21–19 | ![]() |
2018 | Fuzhou China Open | Super 750 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–23, 18–21 | ![]() |
2019 | All England Open | Super 1000 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–18, 20–22, 11–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Singapore Open | Super 500 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–17, 22–20 | ![]() |
2019 | Japan Open | Super 750 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 12–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2019 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 14–21, 10–21 | ![]() |
2020 | Denmark Open | Super 750 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 10–21, 21–16, 18–21 | ![]() |
2021 | All England Open | Super 1000 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–18, 21–16 | ![]() |
2022 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–17, 15–21, 24–26 | ![]() |
2022 | French Open | Super 750 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 19–21, 21–18, 15–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Canada Open | Super 500 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 20–22, 16–21 | ![]() |
2024 | India Open | Super 750 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–12, 21–13 | ![]() |
BWF Grand Prix (2 titles, 4 runners-up)
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 |
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2014 | Russian Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 17–21, 7–21 | ![]() |
2016 | U.S. Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 22–20, 15–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2016 | Thailand Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 12–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Canada Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–16, 16–21, 21–18 | ![]() |
2017 | U.S. Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 16–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | U.S. Open | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–16, 21–18 | ![]() |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title)
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Smiling Fish International | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–17, 21–11 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
Performance timeline
- Key
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |
National team
- Junior level
Team events | 2013 | 2014 |
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Asian Junior Championships | B | B |
World Junior Championships | 4th | B |
- Senior level
Team events | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Asia Team Championships | NH | G | NH | A | NH | A |
Uber Cup | NH | A | NH | B | NH | B |
Sudirman Cup | S | NH | DNP | NH | B | NH |
Individual competitions
Senior level
Women's doubles
Events | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Asian Championships | A | S | NH | A | B | QF | |
World Championships | G | G | NH | B | B | 3R | NH |
Olympic Games | NH | QF | NH | RR |
Tournament | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | BWF World Tour | Best | |||||||||
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2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | ||
Malaysia Open | A | QF | QF | NH | SF | A | 2R | SF ('22) | ||||
India Open | A | NH | A | W | W ('24) | |||||||
Indonesia Masters | A | NH | A | SF | 2R | A | w/d | w/d | SF ('19) | |||
German Open | A | 2R | SF | NH | w/d | QF | A | SF ('19) | ||||
French Open | A | SF | W | SF | NH | A | F | SF | SF | W ('18) | ||
All England Open | A | SF | F | QF | W | w/d | QF | 1R | W ('21) | |||
Spain Masters | NH | W | A | NH | A | W ('18) | ||||||
Thailand Open | NH | A | F | A | QF | QF | w/d | NH | F | A | F ('16, '22) | |
w/d | ||||||||||||
Malaysia Masters | A | 1R | A | SF | w/d | NH | 2R | SF | A | SF ('19, '23) | ||
Singapore Open | A | W | NH | A | QF | QF | W ('19) | |||||
Indonesia Open | A | F | QF | NH | A | 1R | SF | SF | F ('18) | |||
Australian Open | A | QF | NH | QF | QF | A | QF ('19, '22, '23) | |||||
U.S. Open | A | 1R | F | F | A | NH | A | F ('16, '17) | ||||
Canada Open | A | QF | A | W | A | NH | A | F | A | W ('17) | ||
Japan Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | F | NH | QF | SF | 1R | F ('19) | |
Korea Open | A | QF | QF | 2R | NH | A | SF | SF ('23) | ||||
Chinese Taipei Open | 2R | 1R | A | SF | A | NH | A | SF ('17) | ||||
China Open | A | F | 2R | NH | QF | F ('18) | ||||||
Hong Kong Open | A | QF | 1R | SF | NH | QF | SF ('19) | |||||
Denmark Open | A | 1R | SF | F | A | 1R | SF | F ('20) | ||||
Korea Masters | A | QF | A | NH | A | QF ('16) | ||||||
Japan Masters | NH | SF | SF ('23) | |||||||||
China Masters | A | 2R | 1R | F | SF | NH | QF | F ('18) | ||||
Superseries / World Tour Finals | DNQ | SF | F | DNQ | w/d | F ('19) | ||||||
Macau Open | A | QF | A | NH | QF ('17) | |||||||
New Zealand Open | A | 2R | 2R | A | QF | NH | QF ('19) | |||||
Russian Open | F | w/d | A | NH | F ('14) | |||||||
Year-end ranking | 101 | 94 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1 | |
Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Best |
Mixed doubles
Events | 2019 |
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Asian Championships | 2R |
World Championships | 3R |
Tournament | SS / GP | BWF World Tour | Best | |||
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2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | ||
Malaysia Masters | A | 2R | QF | QF ('20) | ||
Indonesia Masters | A | NH | A | QF | 1R | QF ('19) |
German Open | A | 1R | NH | 1R ('19) | ||
All England Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R ('19, '20) | ||
Singapore Open | A | 1R | NH | 1R ('19) | ||
Australian Open | A | 2R | NH | 2R ('19) | ||
U.S. Open | W | SF | A | NH | W ('16) | |
Canada Open | A | SF | A | NH | SF ('17) | |
Korea Open | A | 1R | NH | 1R ('19) | ||
China Open | A | 1R | NH | 1R ('19) | ||
Japan Open | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | NH | 1R ('16, '17, '19) |
Denmark Open | A | 1R | 2R | w/d | 2R ('19) | |
French Open | A | QF | QF | NH | QF ('18, '19) | |
Fuzhou China Open | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | NH | 2R ('18) |
Hong Kong Open | A | QF | 2R | NH | QF ('18) | |
Indonesia Open | A | 1R | NH | 1R ('19) | ||
Malaysia Open | A | 1R | NH | 1R ('19) | ||
Thailand Open | A | 1R | w/d | 1R ('19) | ||
w/d | ||||||
Year-end ranking | 122 | 94 | 64 | 25 | 25 | 19 |
Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Best |
References
- ^ "Players: Wakana Nagahara". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "永原 和可那/ Wakana Nagahara". Smash-net.tv (in Japanese). TMONY Japan Corporation. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Wakana Nagahara 永原 和可那 No. 2". Hokuto Badminton Club (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ Hearn, Don (11 December 2018). "Big winners awarded on BWF's 'Night of Nights'". Badzine. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev; Pierre, Dianne (22 March 2021). "All England: Watanabe's Double the Highlight of Japan's Sweep". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "Badminton - NAGAHARA Wakana". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
External links
- Wakana Nagahara at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Wakana Nagahara at BWFbadminton.com
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