Ririna Hiramoto
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Hiramoto at the 2025 Kaohsiung Masters | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 May 2006 Ikeda, Gifu Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Japan |
| Sport | Badminton |
| Handedness | Right |
| Coached by | Keiko Yoshitomi Satoko Suetsuna |
| Women's doubles | |
| Career record | 45 wins, 21 losses (68.18%) |
| Highest ranking | 26 (with Kokona Ishikawa, 27 January 2026) |
| Current ranking | 26 (with Kokona Ishikawa, 3 March 2026) |
| BWF profile | |
Medal record | |
Ririna Hiramoto (平本 梨々菜, Hiramoto Ririna; born 19 May 2006) is a Japanese badminton player who competes in doubles.[1][2][3] A gold medalist in girls' doubles at the 2024 World Junior Championships, she won her first BWF World Tour title at the 2025 Kaohsiung Masters Super 100. Hiramoto achieved a career-high women's doubles ranking of No. 26 on 27 January 2026. She currently plays for the Gifu Bluvic badminton team.
2023–2024: Junior career
In 2023, Hiramoto won her first junior international title in girls' doubles at the Dutch Junior International with partner Riko Kiyose.[4] The pair subsequently earned a bronze medal at the World Junior Championships.[5] Later that year, Hiramoto partnered with Aya Tamaki to finish as a runner-up at the Thailand Junior International.[6]
Continuing their partnership in 2024, Hiramoto and Tamaki won the gold medal in girls' doubles at the World Junior Championships.[7] They also secured a bronze medal at the Asian Junior Championships.[8] Hiramoto was part of the team that won the 2023 Asian Junior Championships, marking Japan's first victory in the mixed team event since 2012.[9] She also contributed to Japan's bronze medal win at the 2024 World Junior Championships.[10]
2025: First World Tour title and world top 40
Hiramoto turned professional in 2025, joining Gifu Bluvic, a team based in her home prefecture. Forming a new partnership with Kokona Ishikawa, Hiramoto won her first senior international title at the Northern Marianas Open.[11] The pair subsequently captured their first BWF World Tour title at the Kaohsiung Masters, a Super 100 event.[12] They also finished as runners-up at the Super 100 Indonesia Masters I and reached the semifinals of the Indonesia Masters II.[13][14] The pair concluded the 2025 season with a semifinal appearance at the Super 500 Australian Open.[15]
2026
Hiramoto and Ishikawa opened the season with a Super 1000 debut at the Malaysia Open. The pair advanced to the quarter-finals, where they were defeated by the eventual champions, Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning.[16] Following this tournament, Hiramoto achieved a career-high world ranking of 27 on 13 January.
Achievements
World Junior Championships
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Podium, Spokane, Washington, United States |
21–13, 7–21, 19–21 | [5] | |||
| 2024 | Nanchang International Sports Center, Nanchang, China |
21–17, 21–17 | [7] |
Asian Junior Championships
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia | 21–15, 17–21, 18–21 | [8] |
BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[17] 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.[18]
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Indonesia Masters | Super 100 | 17–21, 9–21 | [13] | |||
| 2025 | Kaohsiung Masters | Super 100 | 21–16, 21–17 | [12] |
BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title)
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northern Marianas Open | 21–17, 21–15 | [11][19] |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
BWF Junior International (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Girls' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Dutch Junior International | 21–10, 13–21, 23–21 | [4][20] | |||
| 2023 | Thailand Junior International | 24–22, 19–21, 19–21 | [6] |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
Performance timeline
- Key
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |
National team
Junior level
| Team events | 2023 | 2024 | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Junior Championships | G | 7th | [21][22] |
| World Junior Championships | 5th | B | [10] |
Individual competitions
Junior level
Girls' doubles
| Events | 2023 | 2024 | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Junior Championships | 2R | B | [8] |
| World Junior Championships | B | G | [5][7] |
Senior level
Women's doubles
| Tournament | BWF World Tour | Best | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2026 | |||
| Malaysia Open | A | QF | QF ('26) | [16] |
| India Open | A | 1R | 1R ('26) | [23] |
| Thailand Masters | A | 2R | 2R ('26) | |
| All England Open | A | 1R | 1R ('26) | [24] |
| Ruichang China Masters | 2R | 2R | 2R ('25, '26) | [25] |
| Singapore Open | A | Q | ('26) | |
| Indonesia Open | A | Q | ('26) | |
| Australian Open | SF | A | SF ('25) | [15] |
| Japan Open | 1R | 1R ('25) | [26] | |
| Macau Open | Q1 | Q1 ('25) | [27] | |
| Indonesia Masters Super 100 | F | F ('25) | [13] | |
| SF | [14] | |||
| Kaohsiung Masters | W | W ('25) | [12] | |
| Korea Masters | 2R | 2R ('25) | [28] | |
| Japan Masters | 1R | 1R ('25) | [29] | |
| Year-end ranking | 37 | 26 | ||
| Tournament | 2025 | 2026 | Best | Ref |