Kaori Mori

Kaori Mori (森 かおり, Mori Kaori; born on August 23, 1979, in Fukuoka Prefecture) is a former Japanese badminton player.^[1] She was the women's singles national champion in 2001 and 2003. Mori won the bronze medal at the 2004 Asian Championships and also the silver medals in 2005 and 2006.^[2] She played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, defeating Anu Weckström of Finland in the first round but losing to Zhou Mi of China in the round of 16.^[3] She also helps the Japanese women's team to win bronze at the 2004 Uber Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia.^[4][5]

Kaori Mori
Personal information
Country	Japan
Born	(1979-08-23) August 23, 1979 (age 45) Fukuoka, Japan
Height	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Handedness	Right
Women's Singles
Current ranking	16 (9 August 2007)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Japan Uber Cup 2004 Jakarta Women's team Asian Games 2006 Doha Women's team Asian Championships 2006 Johor Bahru Women's singles 2005 Hyderabad Women's singles 2004 Kuala Lumpur Women's singles Asian Junior Championships 1997 Manila Women's team
BWF profile

Achievements

Asia Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2004	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Wang Chen	4–11, 2–11	Bronze
2005	Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India	Wang Chen	8–11, 4–11	Silver	[6]
2006	Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia	Wang Chen	14–21, 21–9, 13–21	Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 4 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Irish International	Elizabeth Cann	19–21, 9–21	Runner-up
2003	Slovak International	Petya Nedelcheva	11–6, 11–6	Winner
2003	Western Australia International	Miho Tanaka	8–11, 10–13	Runner-up
2003	Waikato International	Kanako Yonekura	4–11, 2–11	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Osaka International	Aya Wakisaka	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	16–21, 21–16, 22–24	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament