Koharu Yonemoto

Koharu Yonemoto (米元 小春, Yonemoto Koharu; born 7 December 1990) is a retired Japanese badminton player who has been affiliated with Hokuto Bank.^[1][2] She was the women's doubles bronze medalist at the 2018 World Championships, and the silver medalist at the 2013 East Asian Games. She won the year-end tournament Superseries Finals in 2017. Yonemoto was part of Japanese winning team at the 2017 Asia Mixed Team Championships, 2018 Uber Cup, 2018 Asian Games, and at the 2018 Asia Women's Team Championships.

Koharu Yonemoto (left) and her women's doubles partner Yuriko Miki (right) at the 2013 French Super Series

Koharu Yonemoto 米元小春
Personal information
Country	Japan
Born	(1990-12-07) 7 December 1990 (age 34) Hiroshima, Japan
Residence	Akita, Akita, Japan
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Retired	29 January 2021
Handedness	Right
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	4 (WD with Shiho Tanaka 14 June 2018) 37 (XD with Takeshi Kamura 11 July 2013)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Japan World Championships 2018 Nanjing Women's doubles Sudirman Cup 2017 Gold Coast Mixed team Uber Cup 2018 Bangkok Women's team Asian Games 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Women's team Asia Mixed Team Championships 2017 Ho Chi Minh Mixed team 2019 Hong Kong Mixed team Asia Team Championships 2018 Alor Setar Women's team East Asian Games 2013 Tianjin Women's doubles 2013 Tianjin Women's team
BWF profile

Career

Yonemoto won the 2011 New Zealand and Austrian International tournament partnered with Yuriko Miki.^[3] They also won the Grand Prix title at the 2014 Russia Open tournament.^[4]

Yonemoto announced her retirement from the badminton tournament at a press conference in the Akita Prefectural office on 29 January 2021, though she was apparently still involved in badminton as a commentator.^[5]

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park, Nanjing, China	Shiho Tanaka	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	19–21, 15–21	Bronze

East Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Binhai New Area Dagang Gymnasium, Tianjin, China	Yuriko Miki	Ou Dongni Tang Yuanting	8–21, 11–21	Silver

BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are 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.^[7]

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Denmark Open	Super 750	Shiho Tanaka	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	19–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2019	Thailand Open	Super 500	Shiho Tanaka	Du Yue Li Yinhui	21–19, 14–21, 21–13	Winner

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[8] 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.^[9] 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	India Open	Shiho Tanaka	Naoko Fukuman Kurumi Yonao	16–21, 21–19, 21–10	Winner
2017	Denmark Open	Shiho Tanaka	Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan	13–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2017	Dubai World Superseries Finals	Shiho Tanaka	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	21–16, 21–15	Winner

  BWF Superseries Finals tournament

  BWF Superseries Premier tournament

  BWF Superseries tournament

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 doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2010	Russian Open	Yuriko Miki	Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova	18–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2012	Canada Open	Yuriko Miki	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	15–21, 21–15, 12–21	Runner-up
2013	Thailand Open	Yuriko Miki	Nitya Krishinda Maheswari Greysia Polii	7–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2014	Russian Open	Yuriko Miki	Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara	21–17, 21–7	Winner	[10]
2015	Chinese Taipei Masters	Shiho Tanaka	Anggia Shitta Awanda Ni Ketut Mahadewi Istarani	19–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2016	U.S. Open	Shiho Tanaka	Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara	20–22, 21–15, 21–19	Winner	[11]
2016	Chinese Taipei Masters	Shiho Tanaka	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	10–11, 5–11, 7–11	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2012	Canada Open	Takeshi Kamura	Ryota Taohata Ayaka Takahashi	14–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2016	Chinese Taipei Masters	Ryota Taohata	Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet	3–11, 7–11, 12–14	Runner-up	[12]

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2008	Smiling Fish International	Ayaka Takahashi	Megumi Taruno Oku Yukina	15–21, 20–22	Runner-up	[13]
2008	Waikato International	Ayaka Takahashi	Renee Flavell Rachel Hindley	21–18, 21–19	Winner
2008	North Shore City International	Ayaka Takahashi	Renee Flavell Rachel Hindley	21–9, 21–15	Winner
2011	Austrian International	Yuriko Miki	Line Damkjær Kruse Marie Røpke	26–24, 21–15	Winner
2011	New Zealand International	Yuriko Miki	Poon Lok Yan Tse Ying Suet	16–21, 21–16, 22–20	Winner
2011	Osaka International	Yuriko Miki	Miri Ichimaru Shiho Tanaka	21–19, 18–21, 14–21	Runner-up	[14]
2012	Scottish International	Yuriko Miki	Naoko Fukuman Kurumi Yonao	21–23, 18–21	Runner-up
2013	Osaka International	Yuriko Miki	Rie Eto Yu Wakita	10–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2016	Vietnam International	Shiho Tanaka	Yuki Fukushima Chiharu Shida	26–28, 15–21	Runner-up	[15]

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2011	New Zealand International	Takeshi Kamura	Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Vanessa Neo	14–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2011	Osaka International	Takeshi Kamura	Keisuke Kawaguchi Shinobu Ogura	21–18, 21–7	Winner	[14]
2012	Osaka International	Takeshi Kamura	Riky Widianto Richi Puspita Dili	15–21, 19–21	Runner-up	[16]

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament