Reika Kakiiwa (垣岩 令佳, Kakiiwa Reika, born 19 July 1989) is a Japanese badminton player from Renesas badminton club.[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.
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| Born | (1989-07-19) July 19, 1989 (age 33) Kami-Amakusa, Kumamoto, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 3 (5 January 2012) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 2012, she and her partner Mizuki Fujii received the Kumamoto Prefecture Citizen Honour's Award. She also received the Sports Special Award by Otsu City.[3]
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2012 | Wembley Arena, London, Great Britain | 10–21, 23–25 |
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark | 8–21, 13–21 |
The BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Japan Open | 13–21, 17–21 | |||
| 2011 | India Open | 24–26, 15–21 | |||
| 2011 | All England Open | 2–21, 9–21 | |||
| 2010 | Korea Open | 16–21, 15–21 |
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Bitburger Open | 21–8, 21–11 | |||
| 2011 | German Open | 21–6, 21–14 | |||
| 2010 | Dutch Open | 19–21, 19–21 |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Osaka International | 21–19, 21–16 | |||
| 2009 | Austrian International | 15–21, 18–21 | |||
| 2008 | Canadian International | 21–15, 21–15 |
Women's doubles results with Mizuki Fujii against Super Series finalists, Worlds Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.[4]