Arisa Igarashi (五十嵐 有紗, Igarashi Arisa, née Higashino; born 1 August 1996) is a Japanese badminton player.[2][3] She won bronze in the mixed team at the Asian Junior Championships in 2013 and 2014, and competed at the 2014 World Junior Championships, winning two bronzes in the mixed doubles and team event.[3]
Higashino won her maiden Super 1000 tournament at the 2018 and 2021 All England Open in the mixed doubles event, partnering with Yuta Watanabe,[4] and had also won 2 consecutive bronze medals in mixed doubles at the 2020[5] and 2024 Summer Olympics.[6]
Career
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Higashino was born in Iwamizawa, graduated from the Tomioka Senior High School, and joined the Unisys team in 2015.[3][7]
Together with Watanabe, they reached the 2018 All England Open final beating the top three seeds, and clinched the title after beating the fifth seeded pair from China Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong in the rubber game.[8] This was their first World Tour title.
In March 2021, Higashino and Watanabe won the mixed doubles title in the All England Open.[9] In July, she and Watanabe competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics,[5] and clinched a bronze medal after winning the bronze medal game against Tang Chun Man and Tse Ying Suet in straight games.[10]
Personal life
editOn 28 August 2024, she announced her marriage to former badminton player, Yu Igarashi.[11]
Achievements
editOlympic Games
editMixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan | Yuta Watanabe | Tang Chun Man Tse Ying Suet |
21–17, 23–21 | Bronze |
| 2024 | Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France | Yuta Watanabe | Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung |
21–13, 22–20 | Bronze |
World Championships
editMixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland |
Yuta Watanabe | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong |
11–21, 15–21 | Bronze |
| 2021 | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain |
Yuta Watanabe | Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai |
13–21, 14–21 | Silver |
| 2022 | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan |
Yuta Watanabe | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong |
13–21, 16–21 | Silver |
| 2023 | Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark |
Yuta Watanabe | Seo Seung-jae Chae Yoo-jung |
15–21, 13–21 | Bronze |
Asian Games
editMixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China | Yuta Watanabe | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong |
15–21, 14–21 | Silver |
Asian Championships
editMixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines |
Yuta Watanabe | Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping |
12–21, 22–24 | Bronze |
World Junior Championships
editMixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim, Alor Setar, Malaysia |
Yuta Watanabe | Huang Kaixiang Chen Qingchen |
19–21, 12–21 | Bronze |
BWF World Tour (11 titles, 10 runners-up)
editThe BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[12] 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, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[13]
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | All England Open | Super 1000 | Yuta Watanabe | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong |
15–21, 22–20, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2018 | Hong Kong Open | Super 500 | Yuta Watanabe | Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping |
21–18, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2019 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | Yuta Watanabe | Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai |
21–18, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2019 | All England Open | Super 1000 | Yuta Watanabe | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong |
17–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | Yuta Watanabe | Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping |
22–24, 21–23 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Hong Kong Open | Super 500 | Yuta Watanabe | He Jiting Du Yue |
22–20, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2021 | All England Open | Super 1000 | Yuta Watanabe | Yuki Kaneko Misaki Matsutomo |
21–14, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2021 | Denmark Open | Super 1000 | Yuta Watanabe | Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai |
21–18, 21–9 | Winner |
| 2021 | French Open | Super 750 | Yuta Watanabe | Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje |
21–8, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2021 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | Yuta Watanabe | Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai |
12–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2021 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | Yuta Watanabe | Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai |
19–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2022 | All England Open | Super 1000 | Yuta Watanabe | Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping |
21–19, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2022 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | Yuta Watanabe | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong |
14–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2022 | Japan Open | Super 750 | Yuta Watanabe | Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai |
21–16, 21–23, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Malaysia Open | Super 1000 | Yuta Watanabe | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong |
19–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | India Open | Super 750 | Yuta Watanabe | Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping |
Walkover | Winner |
| 2023 | Singapore Open | Super 750 | Yuta Watanabe | Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje |
14–21, 22–20, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | Yuta Watanabe | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong |
14–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Japan Open | Super 750 | Yuta Watanabe | Dechapol Puavaranukroh Sapsiree Taerattanachai |
17–21, 21–16, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2024 | Malaysia Open | Super 1000 | Yuta Watanabe | Kim Won-ho Jeong Na-eun |
21–18, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2024 | All England Open | Super 1000 | Yuta Watanabe | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong |
16–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)
editThe 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.
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Russian Open | Yuta Watanabe | Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying |
13–21, 21–23 | Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title)
editMixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Vietnam International | Yuta Watanabe | Tinn Isriyanet Pacharapun Chochuwong |
21–16, 21–14 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "東野有紗". Badminton Spirit (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ "Players: Arisa Higashino". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ a b c "東野 有紗 Arisa Higashino". Unisys (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "First Japanese mixed doubles pair to be crowned at All England!!". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Badminton - HIGASHINO Arisa". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Arisa Higashino and Yuta Watanabe Collect Their 2nd Straight Bronze in Badminton Mixed Doubles". Japan Forward. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "混合ダブルス渡辺勇大・東野有紗ペアは「運命の人」...ジャパンＯＰ開幕". The Hochi Shimbun (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ "All England SF – A long day to the finals". Badzine.net. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev; Pierre, Dianne (22 March 2021). "All England: Watanabe's Double the Highlight of Japan's Sweep". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Japan's Watanabe Yuta and Higashino Arisa win badminton mixed doubles bronze". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 30 July 2021. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "バドミントン"わたがし"東野有紗が結婚 「来世でも一緒にいたい」年上コーチと2ショット 渡辺勇大に続き喜び【全文】". Oricon News (in Japanese). 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
External links
edit- Arisa Higashino at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
- Arisa Higashino at BWFBadminton.com
- Arisa Higashino at Olympedia
- Arisa Higashino at Olympics.com