Reika Kakiiwa
Reika Kakiiwa ( Japanese 垣 岩 令 佳 , Kakiiwa Reika ; born July 19, 1989 in Kami-Amakusa , Kumamoto Prefecture ) is a Japanese badminton player .
Career
She had her first major success at the 2004 National Middle School Championships, where she won gold in singles. She then went to Yamada High School in Aomori , northern Japan , which her future teammate Mizuki Fujii , Kaori Imabeppu , Eriko Hirose and Koharu Yonemoto also attended . In 2006 she won in doubles with Mizuki Fujii both the badminton ( 高校 選 抜 , kōkō sembatsu ) and the Inter-High high school championships ( 高校 総 体 , kōkō sōtai ).
She plays for the factory team of Renesas Semiconductor Kyūshū / Yamaguchi, a subsidiary of Renesas Electronics .
Reika Kakiiwa won the 2008 Canadian Open in women's doubles with Mizuki Fujii. In 2010 both came second at the Korea Open and the Dutch Open. At the 2009 and 2010 World Championships, however, it was only ninth. With the Japanese team, Kakiiwa came third in the Uber Cup 2010 team championship .
Sporting successes
| season | event | discipline | space | Surname |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Canadian Open | Ladies doubles | 1 | Reika Kakiiwa / Mizuki Fujii |
| 2009 | World Championship | Ladies doubles | 9 | Reika Kakiiwa / Mizuki Fujii |
| 2009 | All of England | Ladies doubles | 9 | Reika Kakiiwa / Mizuki Fujii |
| 2009 | Singapore Open | Ladies doubles | 5 | Reika Kakiiwa / Mizuki Fujii |
| 2010 | Dutch Open | Ladies doubles | 2 | Reika Kakiiwa / Mizuki Fujii |
| 2010 | Korea Open | Ladies doubles | 2 | Reika Kakiiwa / Mizuki Fujii |
| 2010 | Swiss Open | Ladies doubles | 5 | Reika Kakiiwa / Mizuki Fujii |
| 2010 | World Championship | Ladies doubles | 9 | Reika Kakiiwa / Mizuki Fujii |
| 2010 | Denmark Open | Ladies doubles | 3 | Reika Kakiiwa / Mizuki Fujii |
| 2010 | Malaysia Open | Ladies doubles | 5 | Reika Kakiiwa / Mizuki Fujii |
| 2010 | Asian Games | Ladies doubles | 9 | Reika Kakiiwa / Mizuki Fujii |
| 2010 | Osaka International | Ladies doubles | 1 | Reika Kakiiwa / Mizuki Fujii |
| 2010 | Uber Cup | Ladies team | 3 | Japan |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Japanese Olympic Committee: Badminton Team Asian Games 2010 (PDF; 2.8 MB)
- ↑ a b c d No.8 垣 岩 令 佳 . In: バ ド ミ ン ト ン 部 / 実 業 団 ス ポ ー ツ 活動 / 社会 貢献 / ル ネ サ ス セ ミ コ ン ダ ク タ 九州 ・ 山口 . Renesas Semiconductor Kyūshū / Yamaguchi, accessed October 9, 2011 (Japanese).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kakiiwa, Reika |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 垣 岩 令 佳 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese badminton player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 19, 1989 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kami-Amakusa , Kumamoto Prefecture |