Yu Hirayama

Yu Hirayama
平山 優
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1985-07-25) 25 July 1985 (age 39)
Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking28 (19 August 2010)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Kuala Lumpur Girls' team
BWF profile

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]

Achievements

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BWF Grand Prix

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The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2007 Vietnam Open China Zhu Jingjing 10–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2009 Bitburger Open Germany Juliane Schenk 18–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2009 Swedish International Malaysia Anita Raj Kaur 21–15, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "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.
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