Rena Miyaura

Rena Miyaura
Personal information
Born (1995-07-25) July 25, 1995[1]
Saitama Prefecture, Japan[2]
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight53 kg (117 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryJapan
SportBadminton
Retired6 June 2024
Women's doubles
Highest ranking11 (with Ayako Sakuramoto, 23 January 2024)
BWF profile
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Uber Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Chengdu Women's team
Asian Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Selangor Women's team
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2017 Taipei Mixed team

Rena Miyaura (宮浦 玲奈, Miyaura Rena; born July 25, 1995) is a Japanese badminton player.[3] Miyaura won her first World Tour title in 2022. She announced her retirement in June 2024.

Career

She won her first World Tour title at the 2022 Canada Open partnering with Ayako Sakuramoto, defeating compatriots Rui Hirokami and Yuna Kato in straight games in the final.[4]

Rena Miyaura announced her retirement on June 6, 2024. The 2024 Uber Cup was her last tournament.[5]

Achievements

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] 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.[7]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Canada Open Super 100 Japan Ayako Sakuramoto Japan Rui Hirokami
Japan Yuna Kato 		21–13, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [8][9]
2022 Indonesia Masters Super 100 Japan Ayako Sakuramoto Japan Rui Hirokami
Japan Yuna Kato 		21–23, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [10]
2023 Swiss Open Super 300 Japan Ayako Sakuramoto Japan Yuki Fukushima
Japan Sayaka Hirota 		Walkover 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [11]
2023 Orléans Masters Super 300 Japan Ayako Sakuramoto China Liu Shengshu
China Tan Ning 		21–19, 16–21, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [12]

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2020 Estonian International Japan Saori Ozaki France Vimala Hériau
France Margot Lambert 		21–18, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [13]
2020 Jamaica International Japan Sayaka Hobara Peru Daniela Macías
Peru Dánica Nishimura 		21–3, 21–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [14]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2018 Sydney International Japan Tadayuki Urai Singapore Danny Bawa Chrisnanta
Singapore Crystal Wong 		21–16, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [15]
2020 Estonian International Japan Tadayuki Urai Japan Yujiro Nishikawa
Japan Saori Ozaki 		18–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [13]
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ^ a b c "台北ユニバーシアード競技大会2017" (PDF) (in Japanese). Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "選手名鑑一覧 宮浦 玲奈/ Miyaura Rena" (in Japanese). Smash-net.tv. Archived from the original on January 5, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  3. ^ "Players: Rena Miyaura". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  4. ^ "Michelle Li wins at home in women's individual". Wire Service Canada. October 2, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  5. ^ @miyauraura; (June 6, 2024). "Retirement announcement". Retrieved August 16, 2024 – via Instagram.
  6. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (March 19, 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  7. ^ Sukumar, Dev (January 10, 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on January 13, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  8. ^ Lawrence, Bruno (October 3, 2022). "Michelle Li wins at home in Women's Individual – OA Sport". Wire Service Canada. Archived from the original on May 14, 2025. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  9. ^ Masuda, Keita (October 2, 2022). "Result: Canada Open 2022". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 22, 2025. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  10. ^ "Indonesia Masters 2022 - Revans' Mission Succeeded, Rui/Yuna Win" (in Indonesian). Djarum Badminton. October 24, 2022. Archived from the original on May 19, 2025. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  11. ^ Binner, Andrew (March 26, 2023). "Watanabe Koki wins shock Swiss Open badminton men's singles title". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on October 27, 2025. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  12. ^ "3rd women's doubles title for Japan". Orléans Masters Badminton. April 9, 2023. Archived from the original on February 21, 2025. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  13. ^ a b Masuda, Keita (January 13, 2020). "Estonia International 2020 | Results". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  14. ^ Richards, Dwayne (March 10, 2020). "Ricketts, Wilson secure second silver to close Jamaica International Badminton tournament". Daily Observer. Archived from the original on May 17, 2025. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  15. ^ Masuda, Keita (September 24, 2018). "Sydney International 2018 | Results". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
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