Naoko Fukuman

Naoko Fukuman
福万尚子
Personal information
Country  Japan
Born (1992-03-03) 3 March 1992
Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Handedness Right
Women's
Highest ranking 148 (WS) 25 Oct 2010
8 (WD) 18 Aug 2016
19 (XD) 31 Mar 2016
BWF profile
In this Japanese name, the family name is Fukuman.

Naoko Fukuman (福万尚子 Fukuman Naoko, born 3 March 1992) is a Japanese female badminton player.[1][2]

Career

In 2009 and 2010 she became the semifinalist of the Osaka International tournament in women's doubles event.[3][4] In 2010, she became the runner-up of the Austrian International tournament partnered with Minatsu Mitani. She also became the semifinalist at the Russian Open tournament in women's singles and doubles event. In 2011, she became the semifinalist at the New Zealand International Challenge tournament in women's doubles event partnered with Kurumi Yonao, then in November, they won Malaysia International tournament after beat Lim Yin Loo and Marylen Ng Poau Leng of Malaysia in straight games 21-16, 21-13.[2][5]

In 2012, she became the runner-up of the Osaka International tournament in women's doubles evenet partnered with Kurumi Yonao after defeated by their compatriot Rie Eto and Yu Wakita with the score 21-18, 21-12. They also won Maldives and Scottish International tournaments. At Scotland, they beat Koharu Yonemoto and Yuriko Miki with the score 23-21, 21-18.[2][6][7]

In 2014, She won Singapore and USA International tournaments. At Singapore, they defeat Pacharapun Chochuwong and Chanisa Teachavorasinskun of Thailand with the score 21-16, 21–11; and at United States, they beat Eva Lee and Paula Lynn Obanana of United States with the score 21-10, 25-23.[8][9]

In 2015, she became the runner-up of the Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold tournament in women's doubles event after defeated by the Danish pair Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl in straight games 21–14, 21–14.[10] She also won the bronze medal at the 2015 BWF World Championships in women's doubles event after defeated by Perdersen and Juhl in semifinal round with the score 21-12, 21-15.[11] She and Yonao also the semifinalist of the 2015 U.S. Open Grand Prix Gold and Hong Kong Super Series tournaments.[12][13]

In 2016, she won the silver medal at the Badminton Asia Championships in women's doubles event with Yonao. They went throught the final after creating a new record of the longest badminton match in two hours and forty-one minutes in the semifinal match against Greysia Polii and Nitya Krishinda Maheswari of Indonesia. In the final match, they defeated by their teammate Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi with the score 21–13, 21–15.[14][15] She also became the runner-up of the 2016 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold and India Super Series tournaments in women's doubles event.[16][17]

References

  1. "Players: Naoko Fukuman". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "選手・スタッフ紹介: 福万 尚子 フクマン・ナオコ". www.saishunkan-badminton.jp (in Japanese). Saishunkan Co.Ltd. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  3. "Osaka International 2009". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  4. "Osaka International Challenge 2010" (PDF). www.badminton.or.jp. The Nippon Badminton Association. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  5. "Pei Jing wants to scale greater heights". www.thestar.com.my. The Star. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  6. "Riky/Richi Rebut Gelar di Jepang". www.pbdjarum.org (in Indonesian). PB Djarum. 9 April 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  7. Burke, MIchael (25 November 2012). "Scottish Int'l-2014 Commonwealth arena christened". www.badzine.net. Badzine.net. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  8. Mary (23 August 2014). "W Singapurze znów lokalnie". badmintonzone.pl (in Polsih). BadmintonZone.pl. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  9. Mary (26 October 2014). "Brak złota dla gospodarzy". badmintonzone.pl (in Polsih). BadmintonZone.pl. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  10. Gupta, R K (21 January 2015). "Lee Hyun Il and Nozomi Okuhara Clinch Singles Honors at 2015 Yonex Sunrise Malaysia Masters". kridangan.com. Kridangan. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  11. Sukumar, Dev (15 August 2015). "Chen, Marin in Finals – TOTAL BWF World Championships: Semi-finals". www.bwfbadminton.org. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  12. Hearn, Don (21 June 2015). "U.S. Open 2015 SF-Former #1s in the final". www.badzine.net. Badzine.net. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  13. Hafi, Tarek (22 November 2015). "Hong Kong Open 2015 SF-Unstoppable Lee and Yoo!". www.badzine.net. Badzine.net. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  14. "Record Shattered in 161-Minute Epic-Day 5: Dong Feng Citroen Badminton Asia". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  15. Leung, Edwin (1 May 2016). "Lee Chong Wei Masters Chen Long Again-Finals:Dong Feng Citroen Badminton Asia Championships". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  16. "Astrup/Skaarup clinch Swiss Open title". www.badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  17. "Ratchanok Intanon, Kento Momota Triumph at India Open Superseries". sports.ndtv.com. Press Trust of India. 3 April 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
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