Ayako Sakuramoto

2021–2022

In 2021, Sakuramoto formed a partnership with Mayu Matsumoto, reaching the quarter-finals of the Indonesia Open.^[8] In April 2022, partnering with Hinata Suzuki, she was the runner-up at the Mexican International, losing a three-game final to compatriots Rui Hirokami and Yuna Kato.^[9] Later that year, she formed a new partnership with Rena Miyaura. The pair won the Canada Open in September, defeating Hirokami and Kato in straight games.^[10] In October, they reached the final of the Indonesia Masters Super 100, finishing as runners-up to Hirokami and Kato.^[11]

2023

Continuing her partnership with Miyaura, Sakuramoto helped Japan reach the quarter-finals of the Asia Mixed Team Championships. On the World Tour, the duo claimed two Super 300 titles: the Swiss Open in March, following a walkover in the final against Yuki Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota, and the Orléans Masters in April by defeating Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning.^[12][13] The pair also reached the semi-finals at the Australian Open, China Open, and Japan Masters.

2024

Sakuramoto and Miyaura advanced to the semi-finals of the All England Open, after defeating the Malaysian pair of Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan in the quarter-finals.^[14] In team events, Sakuramoto helped the Japanese women's squad win bronze medals at both the Asia Team Championships in February and the Uber Cup in April. Towards the end of the year, she formed a new partnership with Arisa Igarashi, reaching the second round at both the Japan Masters and the China Masters.

2025

Sakuramoto and Igarashi won the India Open in January, defeating Kim Hye-jeong and Kong Hee-yong after having played together for four and a half months.^[15] In February, she contributed to Japan's bronze medal at the Asia Mixed Team Championships in Qingdao.^[16] Later that year, Sakuramoto partnered with Mei Sudo, reaching the semi-finals at the Thailand International Series and the Thailand International Challenge in August.^[17][18]

2026

Sakuramoto began competing with Sayaka Hirota, and the pair reached the quarter-finals of the All England Open in March.^[19] On 1 April, Sakuramoto transferred to the Gifu Bluvic badminton team, concluding a 12-year tenure with Yonex. She cited the opportunity to partner with Hirota as her primary motivation for the move.^[2] Later in the year, the duo advanced to the final of the Super 500 Malaysia Masters, where they finished as runners-up to Chen Fanshutian and Luo Xumin.^[20]

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

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Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2011	Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium, Lucknow, India	Ayano Torii	Suci Rizky Andini Tiara Rosalia Nuraidah	15–21, 15–21	Bronze	[21]

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BWF World Tour (12 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[22] 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, and the BWF Tour Super 100.^[23]

Women's doubles

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Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2018	Swiss Open	Super 300	Yukiko Takahata	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	19–21, 21–15, 21–18	Winner	[24]
2018	New Zealand Open	Super 300	Yukiko Takahata	Cao Tongwei Zheng Yu	21–9, 21–19	Winner	[25]
2018	Australian Open	Super 300	Yukiko Takahata	Baek Ha-na Lee Yu-lim	23–21, 21–18	Winner	[26]
2018	Canada Open	Super 100	Yukiko Takahata	Isabel Herttrich Carla Nelte	21–13, 21–15	Winner	[27]
2018	Singapore Open	Super 500	Yukiko Takahata	Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida	16–21, 24–22, 21–13	Winner	[28]
2018	Akita Masters	Super 100	Yukiko Takahata	Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida	23–21, 21–11	Winner	[29]
2018	Spain Masters	Super 300	Yukiko Takahata	Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara	17–21, 13–21	Runner-up	[30]
2018	Indonesia Masters	Super 100	Yukiko Takahata	Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida	11–21, 21–19, 22–20	Winner	[31]
2019	Akita Masters	Super 100	Yukiko Takahata	Nita Violina Marwah Putri Syaikah	21–17, 14–21, 21–15	Winner	[32]
2022	Canada Open	Super 100	Rena Miyaura	Rui Hirokami Yuna Kato	21–13, 21–8	Winner	[10][33]
2022	Indonesia Masters	Super 100	Rena Miyaura	Rui Hirokami Yuna Kato	21–23, 18–21	Runner-up	[11]
2023	Swiss Open	Super 300	Rena Miyaura	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	Walkover	Winner	[12]
2023	Orléans Masters	Super 300	Rena Miyaura	Liu Shengshu Tan Ning	21–19, 16–21, 21–12	Winner	[13]
2025	India Open	Super 750	Arisa Igarashi	Kim Hye-jeong Kong Hee-yong	21–15, 21–13	Winner	[15]
2026	Malaysia Masters	Super 500	Sayaka Hirota	Chen Fanshutian Luo Xumin	16–21, 23–25	Runner-up	[20]

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BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)

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

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Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2017	New Zealand Open	Yukiko Takahata	Vivian Hoo Woon Khe Wei	21–18, 16–21, 19–21	Runner-up	[34]

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BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 3 runners-up)

Women's doubles

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Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2017	Osaka International	Yukiko Takahata	Kim So-yeong Yoo Hae-won	21–16, 17–21, 19–21	Runner-up	[35]
2017	Spanish International	Yukiko Takahata	Misato Aratama Akane Watanabe	21–10, 21–15	Winner	[36]
2018	Osaka International	Yukiko Takahata	Naoko Fukuman Kurumi Yonao	21–17, 19–21, 16–21	Runner-up	[37]
2022	Mexican International	Hinata Suzuki	Rui Hirokami Yuna Kato	21–15, 19–21, 17–21	Runner-up	[9]

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  BWF International Challenge tournament