Arisa Higashino (東野 有紗, Higashino Arisa, born 1 August 1996) is a Japanese badminton player.[2][3] She won bronze in the mixed team at the Asian Junior Championships in 2013 and 2014, and competed at the 2014 World Junior Championships, winning two bronzes in the mixed doubles and team event.[3] Higashino won her maiden Super 1000 tournament at the 2018 and 2021 All England Open in the mixed doubles event, partnering with Yuta Watanabe,[4] and also won the bronze medal in the mixed doubles at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]
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Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1996-08-01) 1 August 1996 (age 26) Iwamizawa, Hokkaido, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 54 kg (119 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 65 (WD 13 July 2017) 2 (XD with Yuta Watanabe 13 September 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 2 (XD with Yuta Watanabe 13 September 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Higashino was born in Iwamizawa, graduated from the Tomioka Senior High School, and joined the Unisys team in 2015.[3][6]
In March 2021, Higashino and Watanabe won the mixed doubles title in the All England Open.[7] In July, she and Watanabe competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics,[5] and clinched a bronze medal after winning the bronze medal game against Tang Chun Man and Tse Ying Suet in straight games.[8]
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2020 | Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan | ![]() |
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21–17, 23–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland |
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11–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2021 | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain |
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13–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan |
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13–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines |
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12–21, 22–24 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim, Alor Setar, Malaysia |
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19–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[9] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[10]
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | All England Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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15–21, 22–20, 21–16 | ![]() |
2018 | Hong Kong Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–14 | ![]() |
2019 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–18 | ![]() |
2019 | All England Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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17–21, 20–22 | ![]() |
2019 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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22–24, 21–23 | ![]() |
2019 | Hong Kong Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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22–20, 21–16 | ![]() |
2021 | All England Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–13 | ![]() |
2021 | Denmark Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–9 | ![]() |
2021 | French Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–8, 21–17 | ![]() |
2021 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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12–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2021 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | ![]() |
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19–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
2022 | All England Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–19, 21–19 | ![]() |
2022 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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14–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Japan Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–23, 18–21 | ![]() |
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 (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Mixed doubles
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2015 | Russian Open | ![]() |
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13–21, 21–23 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
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2016 | Vietnam International | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–14 | ![]() |
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Asian Badminton mixed team champions | |
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World rankings: Top ten badminton players as of 27 September 2022 | |||||||||||
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