Yū Hirayama
Yū Hirayama ( Japanese 平 山 優 , Hirayama Yū ; born July 25, 1985 in Miyagi Prefecture ) is a Japanese badminton player .
Career
Yū Hirayama attended the Catholic St. Ursula Middle and High School in Sendai , like her later teammates Ayaka Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo (high school only), and then the renowned Waseda University . She plays for the Nihon Unisys corporate team .
Yū Hirayama won the women's individual competition at Swedish International Stockholm in 2009 . At the 2006 World Cup, however, she was eliminated in the first round, at the 2009 World Cup in the second round. In the 2006 Uber Cup , she finished fifth with the Japanese women's team, and third four years later. At the Bitburger Open 2009 and the Vietnam Open 2007 she was defeated in the final.
Sporting successes
| season | event | discipline | space | Surname |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Junior Badminton Asian Championship | Ladies team | 3 | Japan |
| 2006 | Uber Cup | Ladies team | 5 | Japan |
| 2007 | Vietnam Open | Ladies singles | 2 | Yū Hirayama |
| 2009 | Bitburger Open | Ladies singles | 2 | Yū Hirayama |
| 2009 | Swedish International Stockholm | Ladies singles | 1 | Yū Hirayama |
| 2010 | Uber Cup | Ladies team | 3 | Japan |
Web links
- Entry with your team (Japanese)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hirayama, Yū |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 平 山 優 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese badminton player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 25, 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Miyagi Prefecture |