Riko Gunji
| Riko Gunji 郡司莉子 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 July 2002 Ebina, Kanagawa, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 57 wins, 15 losses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 190 (11 February 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 191 (17 March 2020[1]) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Riko Gunji (郡司莉子, Gunji Riko, born 31 July 2002) is a Japanese badminton player.[2]
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.[3] She was the girls' singles Under-17 champion of 2017 Singapore Youth International Series beating Peeraya Khantaruangsakul of Thailand.[4] 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.[5]
Achievements
World Junior Championships
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Kazan Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia |  Zhou Meng
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21–13, 12–21, 21–14 |  Gold
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BWF Junior International (2 runners-up)
Girls' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Dutch Junior International | Han Qianxi
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13–21, 21–23 |  Runner-up
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| 2019 | India Junior International |  Benyapa Aimsaard
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19–21, 21–18, 21–23 | Runner-up
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- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
References
- ^ "Ranking – RIKO GUNJI". bwfbadminton.com. 17 March 2020.
- ^ "郡司莉子". www.badspi.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Results – 2016 OUE SINGAPORE Youth International Series". bwfbadminton.com. 4 December 2016.
- ^ "Results – 2017 OUE SINGAPORE Youth International Series". bwfbadminton.com. 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Hat-trick For VITIDSARN – World Juniors Finals". bwfbadminton.com. 13 October 2019.
External links
Riko Gunji at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com