Yu Hirayama
Yu Hirayama (平山 優, Hirayama Yū, born 25 July 1985) is a Japanese badminton player. She was born in Shiogama city, in Miyagi prefecture, and graduated from St. Ursula High School. She is now a sophomore at the School of Social Sciences. She won the first prize of the inter-high school athletic meet when she was a second grade high school student, and the next year, she won the all-Japan second prize. She joined the Unisys badminton team in 2008, and was part of the Japanese team which played in the World Ladies' Championship (Uber Cup) and other worldwide tournaments.[1]
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| Born | 25 July 1985 Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 28 (19 August 2010) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, 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 |
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| 2009 | Bitburger Open |  |
18–21, 10–21 |  |
| 2007 | Vietnam Open |  |
10–21, 10–21 | |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | Swedish International |  |
21–15, 21–14 |  |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- "選手/スタッフインデックスページ - 実業団バドミントン部 女子チーム【日本ユニシス】- 平山 優" (in Japanese). Unisys. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
External links
- Yu Hirayama at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com