Kaori Imabeppu
Japanese badminton player (born 1986)
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Kaori Imabeppu (今別府 香里, Imabeppu Kaori; born 7 September 1986) is a Japanese badminton player, who is a singles specialist.[1][2] In 2008, she won the Portugal and Croatian International tournaments in the women's singles event.[3][4]
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| Born | 7 September 1986 Nara Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||
| Women's singles | |||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 23 (23 July 2015) | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Achievements
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two level, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2011 | Vietnam Open |  Fu Mingtian |
18–21, 21–16, 8–21 |  Runner-up |
[5] |
| 2012 | U.S. Open |  Pai Hsiao-ma |
17–21, 21–16, 11–21 | Runner-up |
[6] |
| 2014 | Brasil Open |  Beiwen Zhang |
11–6, 5–11, 11–4, 8–11, 9–11 | Runner-up | |
| 2015 | Canada Open |  Michelle Li |
17–21, 23–25 | Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Croatian International |  Nanna Brosolat Jensen |
21–11, 21–17 |  Winner |
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| 2008 | Portugal International |  Zhang Xi |
21–13, 21–15 | Winner |
[7] |
| 2010 | Swedish International |  Elisabeth Cann |
21–15, 21–10 | Winner |
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| 2010 | Osaka International |  Wang Rong |
22–20, 19–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
[8] |
| 2011 | Swedish Masters |  Mayu Sekiya |
13–21, 22–20, 21–16 | Winner |
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| 2013 | Osaka International | Akane Yamaguchi |
22–20, 21–16 | Winner |
[9] |
| 2014 | USA International | Sayaka Sato |
21–19, 22–20 | Winner |
[10] |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
