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Reika Kakiiwa (垣岩 令佳, Kakiiwa Reika, born 19 July 1989) is a Japanese badminton player from Renesas badminton club.[2] Reika Kakiiwa has gained prominence in the badminton community because of her success in women's doubles. She has reached a career high ranking of third in the world with her partner Mizuki Fujii. She has also competed in mixed doubles reaching a peak ranking of 51st with her partner Kenta Kazuno.
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Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kami-Amakusa, Kumamoto, Japan | July 19, 1989||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 3 (5 January 2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 2012, she and her partner Mizuki Fujii received the Kumamoto Prefecture Citizen Honour's Award. She also received the Sports Special Award by Otsu City.[3]
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Wembley Arena, London, Great Britain | Mizuki Fujii | Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei |
10–21, 23–25 | Silver |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark | Miyuki Maeda | Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang |
8–21, 13–21 | Bronze |
The BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Japan Open | Miyuki Maeda | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi |
13–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
2011 | India Open | Mizuki Fujii | Miyuki Maeda Satoko Suetsuna |
24–26, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2011 | All England Open | Mizuki Fujii | Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang |
2–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
2010 | Korea Open | Mizuki Fujii | Cheng Shu Zhao Yunlei |
16–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | Bitburger Open | Mizuki Fujii | Emelie Lennartsson Emma Wengberg |
21–8, 21–11 | Winner |
2011 | German Open | Mizuki Fujii | Ha Jung-eun Kim Min-jung |
21–6, 21–14 | Winner |
2010 | Dutch Open | Mizuki Fujii | Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova |
19–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Osaka International | Mizuki Fujii | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi |
21–19, 21–16 | Winner |
2009 | Austrian International | Mizuki Fujii | Shizuka Matsuo Mami Naito |
15–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2008 | Canadian International | Mizuki Fujii | Aki Akao Tomomi Matsuda |
21–15, 21–15 | Winner |
Women's doubles results with Mizuki Fujii against Super Series finalists, Worlds Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.[4]
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