Reika Kakiiwa

Reika Kakiiwa at the 2013 French Super Series.

Personal information

Born

July 19, 1989 (age 26)
Kami-Amakusa, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan

Height

166 cm (5 ft 5 in)

Weight

64 kg (141 lb)^[1]

Medal record

Women's Badminton
Competitor for Japan
Summer Olympics
	2012 London	Doubles
World Championships
	2014 Copenhagen	Women's doubles

Reika Kakiiwa (垣岩令佳 Kakiiwa Reika, born July 19, 1989 in Kami-Amakusa, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan) is an internationally elite badminton player.^[2]

Reika Kakiiwa has gained prominence in the badminton community because of her success in women's doubles. She has reached a career high ranking of third in the world with her partner Mizuki Fujii. She has also competed in mixed doubles reaching a peak ranking of 51st with her partner Kenta Kazuno.^[3]

Record against selected opponents

Women's Doubles results with Mizuki Fujii against Super Series finalists, Worlds Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.^[4]

Leanne Choo & Renuga Veeran 2–0
/ Petya Nedelcheva & Anastasia Russkikh 1–0
Alex Bruce & Michelle Li 1–0
Du Jing & Yu Yang 0–1
Xia Huan & Tang Jinhua 1–2
Cheng Shu & Zhao Yunlei 0–4
Wang Xiaoli & Yu Yang 0–4
Bao Yixin & Zhong Qianxin 0–4
Tian Qing & Zhao Yunlei 1–3
Cheng Wen-hsing & Chien Yu-chin 2–4
Christinna Pedersen & Kamilla Rytter Juhl 2–3
Poon Lok Yan & Tse Ying Suet 4–0
Jwala Gutta & Ashwini Ponnappa 3–1
Vita Marissa & Nadya Melati 1–2
Miyuki Maeda & Satoko Suetsuna 0–2
Shizuka Matsuo & Mami Naito 4–3
Ha Jung-eun & Kim Min-jung 3–3
Jung Kyung-eun & Kim Ha-na 1–3
Chin Eei Hui & Wong Pei Tty 4–2
Valeria Sorokina & Nina Vislova 4–2
Jiang Yanmei & Li Yujia 0–1
Shinta Mulia Sari & Yao Lei 3–1
Duanganong Aroonkesorn & Kunchala Voravichitchaikul 2–1

References

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↑ "Japanese Medalists in London 2012 Olympics". joc.or.jp. Japanese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
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World rankings: Top ten badminton players as of January 28, 2016

Men's singles

Chen L () Lee C W (3) J Ø Jørgensen (1) K Momota (1) Lin D (1) V Axelsen () Chou T-c () Tian HW () S Kidambi () T Sugiarto (1)

Women's singles

C Marín () S Nehwal () Li XR () Wang YH () R Intanon () Wang SX () Sung J-h (1) N Okuhara (1) Tai T-y () A Yamaguchi ()

Men's doubles

Lee Y-d / Yoo Y-s () M Ahsan / H Setiawan () Fu HF / Zhang N () M Boe / C Mogensen () Chai B / Hong W () H Endo / K Hayakawa () Kim G-j / Kim S-r () M Conrad-Petersen / M Pieler Kolding () Ko S-h / Shin B-ci () A Pratama / R K Suwardi ()

Women's doubles

Luo Ying / Luo Yu () N K Maheswari / G Polii (1) M Matsutomo / A Takahashi (1) K Rytter Juhl / C Pedersen (2) Chang Y-n / Lee S-h () Jung K-e / Shin S-c () Ma J / Tang YT () E Muskens / S Piek (1) N Fukuman / K Yonao (1) Tian Q / Zhao YL ()

Mixed doubles

Zhang N / Zhao YL () T Ahmad / L Natsir () Liu C / Bao YX () Ko S-h / Kim H-n (1) J Fischer Nielsen / C Pedersen (1) Xu C / Ma J () C Adcock / G Adcock () P Jordan / D Susanto () Lu K / Huang YQ () Reginald Lee C H / Chau H W ()

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