Yuka Ishigaki
Yuka Ishigaki ( Japanese 石 垣 優香 Ishigaki Yuka ; born July 22, 1989 in Aichi Prefecture ) is a Japanese table tennis player and vice world champion with the team.
Yuka Ishigaki 
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 Japan
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| Date of birth: | July 22, 1989 |
| Place of birth: | Tokyo |
| Playing hand: | right |
| How to play: | Defender |
| Best world ranking : | 70 (August 2014) |
| Best continental ranking: | 12 |
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Career
Ishigaki was already one of the most successful players in Japan in her youth. From 2004 she had her first international appearances at youth world championships. In 2005, 2006 and 2007 she won bronze in doubles, as well as silver with the team in 2004 and 2006.
In 2010 she had other appearances, including at the Japan Open, where she won gold in doubles, and at the Egypt Open . Due to strong Japanese competition, including Kasumi Ishikawa and Ai Fukuhara , she was rarely seen on the international stage.
In 2014 she won silver with the team at the World Cup , in the final the Japanese team lost to China . With further good performances, the Japanese qualified for the Grand Finals , where she had to throw in the towel in the second round.
In 2015 she reached 3rd place with her team at the World Team Cup. 2016 was a relatively successful year for Ishigaki: Among other things, she won the Bulgaria Open and was able to qualify for the Grand Finals again, but was eliminated again in the round of 16.
Results from the ITTF database
| Association | event | year | place | country | singles | Double | Mixed | team |
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| JPN | World Championship | 2009 | Yokohama |
Japan
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last 64 | |||
| JPN | World Championship | 2011 | Rotterdam |
 Netherlands
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last 64 | last 16 | ||
| JPN | World Championship | 2012 | Dortmund |
 Germany
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5th place | |||
| JPN | World Championship | 2014 | Tokyo |
Japan
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silver | |||
| JPN | Pro tour | 2010 | Kobe |
Japan
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gold | |||
| JPN | Pro tour | 2010 | Cairo |
 Egypt
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gold | |||
| JPN | World Tour | 2016 | Panagyurishte |
 Bulgaria
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gold | |||
| JPN | World Tour Grand Finals | 2014 | Bangkok |
 Thailand
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last 16 | |||
| JPN | World Tour Grand Finals | 2016 | Doha |
 Qatar
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last 16 | |||
| JPN | Youth World Championship | 2004 | Kobe |
Japan
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last 16 | last 16 | last 64 | silver |
| JPN | Youth World Championship | 2005 | Linz |
 Austria
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last 32 | bronze | ||
| JPN | Youth World Championship | 2006 | Cairo |
Egypt
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last 16 | bronze | ||
| JPN | Youth World Championship | 2007 | Palo Alto |
 United States
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Quarter finals | bronze | last 16 |
Web links
- Article about Yuka Ishigaki at japantimes.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ishigaki Yuka: video, ranking. Retrieved December 26, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Ishigaki, Yuka. Retrieved December 26, 2019 .
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| SURNAME | Ishigaki, yuka |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 石 垣 優香 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese table tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 22, 1989 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aichi prefecture |