Shiori Saito (齋藤 栞, Saitō Shiori, born 14 February 1998) is a Japanese badminton player who plays for ACT Saikyo badminton club.[1][2] She was the champion of the women's singles event at the 2016 Sydney International tournament and in 2017, she was chosen to join the B squad of Japan national badminton team.[3]

Shiori Saito
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1998-02-14) 14 February 1998 (age 26)
Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking53 (5 April 2018)
Current ranking165 (28 March 2023)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Bangkok Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

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

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[4] 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.[5]

Women's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2018 Bangka Belitung Indonesia Masters Super 100   Minatsu Mitani 16–21, 12–21   Runner-up
2018 Orléans Masters Super 100   Mia Blichfeldt 21–18, 21–14   Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles)

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2016 Sydney International   Xu Wei 21–14, 21–13   Winner
2017 Finnish Open   Mako Urushizaki 21–8, 21–10   Winner
2017 Indonesia International   Asty Dwi Widyaningrum 21–15, 21–15   Winner
2018 Indonesia International   An Se-young 21–12, 21–13   Winner
2022 North Harbour International   Hirari Mizui 21–19, 21–19   Winner
2023 Osaka International   Hina Akechi 21–15, 21–13   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Players: Shiori Saito". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  2. ^ "メンバー紹介-選手紹介". act-saikyo.com (in Japanese). The Saikyo Bank, Ltd. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  3. ^ "『ACT SAIKYO』齋藤 栞選手 2017年日本代表(ナショナルチーム)B代表メンバーに選出!!". www.saikyobank.co.jp (in Japanese). The Saikyo Bank, Ltd. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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