Koharu Yonemoto


Koharu Yonemoto is a retired Japanese badminton player who has been affiliated with Hokuto Bank. She was the women's doubles bronze medalist at the 2018 World Championships, and the silver medalist at the 2013 East Asian Games. She won the year-end tournament Superseries Finals in 2017. Yonemoto was part of Japanese winning team at the 2017 Asia Mixed Team Championships, 2018 Uber Cup, [Badminton at the 2018 Denmark Open (badminton)|2018 Asian Games – Women's team|2018 Asian Games], and at the 2018 Asia Women's Team Championships.

Career

Yonemoto won the 2011 New Zealand and Austrian International tournament partnered with Yuriko Miki. They also won the [BWF BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold|Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold|Grand Prix] title at the 2014 Russia Open tournament.
Yonemoto announced her retirement from the badminton tournament at a press conference in the Akita Prefectural office on 29 January 2021, though she was apparently still involved in badminton as a commentator.

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park,
Nanjing, China

East Asian Games

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResultRef
2013Binhai New Area Dagang Gymnasium,
Tianjin, China

BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation. The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Women's doubles
YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResultRef
2018Denmark OpenSuper 750

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation. BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011. Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.
Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResultRef
2017India Open

BWF Grand Prix

The 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 and played between 2007 and 2017.
Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResultRef
2010Russian Open

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResultRef
2008Smiling Fish International