Aya Ohori

Aya Ōhori
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1996-10-02) 2 October 1996 (age 28)
Aizuwakamatsu, Japan
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Retired15 December 2024[1]
HandednessLeft
CoachHitoshi Ohori
Women's singles
Career record251 wins, 164 losses
Highest ranking7 (17 December 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Uber Cup
Silver medal – second place 2020 Aarhus Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kunshan Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Chengdu Women's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Women's team
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Hong Kong Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Alor Setar Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Manila Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Selangor Women's team
East Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tianjin Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tianjin Women's team
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Chiba Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Bangkok Girls' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Chiba Girls' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Alor Setar Girls' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Alor Setar Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Gimcheon Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kota Kinabalu Girls' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kota Kinabalu Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Taipei Mixed team
BWF profile

Aya Ohori (大堀 彩, Ōhori Aya, born 2 October 1996) is a Japanese badminton player from Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.[2] She is affiliate with Tonami Transportation badminton club.[3]

Achievements

Asian Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2022 Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China China Chen Yufei 21–18, 10–21, 8–21 Bronze Bronze

East Asian Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2013 Binhai New Area Dagang Gymnasium, Tianjin, China China Han Li 16–21, 7–21 Bronze Bronze

World Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2012 Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan Japan Akane Yamaguchi 21–17, 10–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze
2013 Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Japan Akane Yamaguchi 11–21, 13–21 Silver Silver
2014 Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim, Alor Setar, Malaysia China He Bingjiao 13–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2013 Likas Indoor Stadium, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia Thailand Busanan Ongbamrungphan 21–11, 16–21, 21–13 Gold Gold

BWF World Tour (2 titles)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[4] 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 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[5]

Women's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2024 Thailand Masters Super 300 Thailand Supanida Katethong 18–21, 21–17, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Australian Open Super 500 Indonesia Ester Nurumi Tri Wardoyo 17–21, 21–19, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

BWF Grand Prix (5 titles, 3 runners-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 singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2013 Russian Open Russia Ksenia Polikarpova 21–5, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Russian Open Japan Shizuka Uchida 21–19, 21–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Vietnam Open Japan Nozomi Okuhara 15–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 New Zealand Open South Korea Sung Ji-hyun 15–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Thailand Open Thailand Busanan Ongbamrungphan 25–23, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Thailand Masters Thailand Busanan Ongbamrungphan 18–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 China Masters Japan Saena Kawakami 21–9, 9–21, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 U.S. Open Canada Michelle Li 21–11, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

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

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2015 Portugal International Japan Sayaka Takahashi 13–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Canada Talia Ng 21–6, 21–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "I feel refreshed after giving it my all until the end. I'm really glad that I was able to retire in the best possible way. (Aya Ohori) <Comment on returning from the World Tour Finals>" (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Players: Aya Ohori". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  3. ^ "トナミ運輸バドミントン部 選手・スタッフ紹介 大堀 彩" (in Japanese). Tonami Transportation Co., Ltd. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  4. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  5. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.