Misako Wakamiya
Misako Wakamiya ( Japanese若 宮 美沙子, Wakamiya Misako ; born June 23, 1989 in Tokyo , Tokyo Prefecture ) is a Japanese table tennis player . She was runner-up with the team in 2016 .
Misako Wakamiya 
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| Misako Wakamiya (center) at the 2016 World Cup | |
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| Date of birth: | June 23, 1989 |
| Place of birth: | Tokyo |
| Size: | 171 cm |
| Weight: | 66 kg |
| Playing hand: | Left |
| How to play: | Shakehand (attack) |
| Best world ranking : | 80 (August 2016) |
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Career
The Japanese made her first appearances at youth world championships. In 2007 she won bronze, among other things. In 2009 Wakamiya was able to take part in their first world championship, but failed there prematurely.
Due to good performances, she was able to qualify four times for the Pro Tour Grand Finals, in which she reached the quarter-finals in doubles. In 2011, 2013 and 2015 she was able to show this position at the World Championships.
In 2016 she became vice world champion with the team after a final defeat against China . After that, due to strong Japanese competition, she stopped performing internationally. Wakamiya took part in a total of five world championships .
Results from the ITTF database
| Association | event | year | place | country | singles | Double | Mixed | team |
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| JPN | World Championship | 2009 | Yokohama | JPN | last 64 | |||
| JPN | World Championship | 2011 | Rotterdam | NED | last 64 | Quarter finals | last 32 | |
| JPN | World Championship | 2013 | Paris | FRA | Quarter finals | last 16 | ||
| JPN | World Championship | 2015 | Suzhou | CHN | Quarter finals | |||
| JPN | World Championship | 2016 | Kuala Lumpur | MAS | 2 | |||
| JPN | Youth World Championship | 2007 | Palo Alto | ITA | last 16 | Semifinals | last 16 | |
| JPN | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2011 | London | CLOSELY | Quarter finals | |||
| JPN | World Tour Grand Finals | 2012 | Hangzhou | CHN | Quarter finals | |||
| JPN | World Tour Grand Finals | 2014 | Bangkok | THA | Quarter finals | |||
| JPN | World Tour Grand Finals | 2015 | Lisbon | POR | Quarter finals | |||
| JPN | Pro tour | 2011 | Incheon | COR | gold | |||
| JPN | Pro tour | 2011 | Kobe | JPN | gold | |||
| JPN | Challenge Series | 2012 | Santiago de Chile | CHI | gold | |||
| JPN | World Tour | 2012 | Kobe | JPN | gold | |||
| JPN | World Tour | 2012 | Olomouc | CZE | gold | |||
| JPN | World Tour | 2014 | Yokohama | JPN | gold | |||
| JPN | World Tour | 2014 | Olomouc | CZE | gold | |||
| JPN | World Tour | 2015 | Budapest | HUN | gold | |||
| JPN | Challenge Series | 2015 | Almeria | ESP | gold |
Web links
- Results from the website of (tt-infos.de) (accessed on February 10, 2020)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Wakamiya, Misako. Retrieved February 10, 2020 .
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| SURNAME | Wakamiya, Misako |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Misako, Wakamiya (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese table tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 23, 1989 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tokyo , Tokyo Prefecture |