Riko Gunji

Riko Gunji (郡司莉子, Gunji Riko, born 31 July 2002) is a Japanese badminton player.[1]

Riko Gunji
郡司莉子
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (2002-07-31) 31 July 2002
Ebina, Kanagawa, Japan
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Career record73 wins, 16 losses
Highest ranking126 (19 April 2022)
Current ranking126 (19 April 2022)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Asia Team Championships
2020 Manila Women's team
2022 Selangor Women's team
World Junior Championships
2019 Kazan Girls' singles
2018 Markham Mixed team
2019 Kazan Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
2018 Jakarta Mixed team
BWF profile

Career

Gunji was the finalist in the Under-15 at the 2016 Singapore Youth International Series. In the same tournament, she won the girls' doubles title with partner Akari Nakashizu.[2] She was the girls' singles Under-17 champion of 2017 Singapore Youth International Series beating Peeraya Khantaruangsakul of Thailand.[3] She won the bronze medal in 2018 BWF World Junior Championships mixed team event. In the girls' singles, she lost in the second round to China's Wang Zhiyi.

In 2019, she reached the final of Dutch Junior International where she earned second best position after losing to China's Han Qianxi. She lost another final at the India Junior International event to Thai player Benyapa Aimsaard. In 2019 World Junior Championships, she entered the tournament seeded 7th. She went on to stun several higher seeded players in the tournament. She defeated Thailand's Phittayaporn Chaiwan in semifinal, who was a top seeded player in 2 straight games. In the final she won the World Junior title, beating out China's Zhou Meng.[4]

Achievements

World Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 Kazan Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia] Zhou Meng 21–13, 12–21, 21–14 Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2021 Belgian International Hsu Wen-chi 12–21, 21–16, 23–21 Winner
2022 Mexican International Natsuki Nidaira 21–14, 19–21, 21–14 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF Junior International (2 runners-up)

Girls' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2019 Dutch Junior International Han Qianxi 13–21, 21–23 Runner-up
2019 India Junior International Benyapa Aimsaard 19–21, 21–18, 21–23 Runner-up
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References
  1. "郡司莉子" (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  2. "Results – 2016 OUE Singapore Youth International Series". BWF-Tournament Software. 4 December 2016.
  3. "Results – 2017 OUE Singapore Youth International Series". BWF-Tournament Software. 3 December 2017.
  4. "Hat-trick For Vitidsarn – World Juniors Finals". Badminton World Federation. 13 October 2019.

Riko Gunji at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com

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