Riko Gunji 郡司莉子 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (2002-07-31) 31 July 2002 (age 21) Ebina, Kanagawa, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Tatsuya Watanabe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's singles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 36 (7 February 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 104 ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Riko Gunji (郡司莉子, Gunji Riko, born 31 July 2002) is a Japanese badminton player.[1]
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]
Girls' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Kazan Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia | ![]() |
21–13, 12–21, 21–14 | ![]() |
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] 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.[6]
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Indonesia Masters | Super 100 | ![]() |
10–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Kaohsiung Masters | Super 100 | ![]() |
20–22, 21–15, 14–21 | ![]() |
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2021 | Belgian International | ![]() |
12–21, 21–16, 23–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Mexican International | ![]() |
21–14, 19–21, 21–14 | ![]() |
2022 | Réunion Open | ![]() |
21–5, 21–14 | ![]() |
2022 | Malang Indonesia International | ![]() |
9–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Norwegian International | ![]() |
21–14, 18–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Irish Open | ![]() |
21–13, 21–11 | ![]() |
2024 | Thailand International | ![]() |
21–14, 21–15 | ![]() |
2024 | Luxembourg Open | ![]() |
16–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2024 | Denmark Challenge | ![]() |
20–22, 21–16, 21–11 | ![]() |
Girls' singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Dutch Junior International | ![]() |
13–21, 21–23 | ![]() |
2019 | India Junior International | ![]() |
19–21, 21–18, 21–23 | ![]() |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |
Team events | 2018 | 2019 |
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Asian Junior Championships | S | QF |
World Junior Championships | B | B |
Team events | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Asia Team Championships | G | NH | B | NH | A |
Asia Mixed Team Championships | NH | A | NH | ||
Asian Games | NH | A | NH | ||
Uber Cup | NH | A | B | NH | A |
Sudirman Cup | NH | A | NH | A | NH |
Events | 2018 | 2019 |
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Asian Junior Championships | 1R | A |
World Junior Championships | 4R | G |
Events | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Asian Championships | DNQ | ||
Asian Games | NH | DNQ | NH |
World Championships | DNQ | NH | |
Olympic Games | NH | DNQ |
Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Best | |
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Result | Year | ||||
Level 1 – BWF World Tour Finals | |||||
BWF World Tour Finals | DNQ | ||||
Level 2 – BWF World Tour Super 1000 | |||||
Malaysia Open | A | A | |||
All England Open | A | A | |||
Indonesia Open | A | A | |||
China Open | A | A | |||
Level 3 – BWF World Tour Super 750 | |||||
India Open | A | A | |||
French Open | A | A | |||
Singapore Open | A | A | |||
Japan Open | A | A | |||
Denmark Open | A | A | |||
China Masters | A | A | |||
Level 4 – BWF World Tour Super 500 | |||||
Indonesia Masters | A | A | |||
Thailand Open | A | A | |||
Malaysia Masters | A | A | |||
Australian Open | A | A | |||
Canada Open | NA | A | A | ||
Korea Open | A | A | |||
Hong Kong Open | NH | A | A | ||
Arctic Open | NH | A | A | ||
Japan Masters | NA | A | A | ||
Level 5 – BWF World Tour Super 300 | |||||
Thailand Masters | NH | 2R | A | 2R | '23 |
German Open | A | 1R | A | 1R | '23 |
Swiss Open | A | 1R | A | 1R | '23 |
Spain Masters | NH | 1R | A | 1R | '23 |
Level 6 – BWF World Tour Super 100 | |||||
Ruichang China Masters | NH | A | 1R | 1R | '24 |
Vietnam Open | A | 1R | 1R | '23 | |
Kaohsiung Masters | NA | F | A | F | '23 |
Indonesia Masters Super 100 | F | QF | F | '22 | |
w/d | |||||
Canada Open | QF | NA | QF | '22 | |
Year-end ranking | 42 | 103 | 36 | ||
Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Best |
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