Ayako Sakuramoto (櫻本 絢子, Sakuramoto Ayako; born August 19, 1995) is a Japanese badminton player. She currently plays…Ayako Sakuramoto (櫻本 絢子, Sakuramoto Ayako; born August 19, 1995) is a Japanese badminton player. She currently plays for Gifu Bluvic, having previously spent over a decade as a member of the Yonex team. She specializes in women's doubles and has achieved success in numerous tournaments. These include the Asian Junior Championships, BWF World Tour, BWF Grand Prix, and BWF International Challenge/Series. Sakuramoto frequently partners with Yukiko Takahata and Rena Miyaura, with whom she has won multiple titles and medals.
Ayane Kurihara (栗原 文音; born 27 September 1989) is a Japanese former badminton player. She began playing badminton at…Ayane Kurihara (栗原 文音; born 27 September 1989) is a Japanese former badminton player. She began playing badminton at age 9, and played competitively from then on. She became a member of the Japan national badminton team at the age of 19. Her current partner is Naru Shinoya for women's doubles and Kohei Gondo for mixed doubles. Kurihara competed with her former partner Kenta Kazuno in the mixed doubles at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Kurihara announced her retirement through her Twitter account on 23 December 2019.
Reiko Shiota (潮田 玲子, Shiota Reiko; born 30 September 1983) is a Japanese badminton player, affiliated with the Sanyo…Reiko Shiota (潮田 玲子, Shiota Reiko; born 30 September 1983) is a Japanese badminton player, affiliated with the Sanyo electric team. Shiota was the bronze medallist at the 2007 World Championships in the women's doubles event partnered with Kumiko Ogura. She also won the silver and bronze medals at the 2006 Asian Games in the women's team and doubles respectively. Shiota competed at the Olympic Games two times, in 2008 Beijing in the women's doubles event with Ogura, and in 2012 London in the mixed doubles event partnered with Shintaro Ikeda.