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, 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 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.

Coaching career Following her retirement, she began coaching under her married name, Koharu Fujimoto. She gained her initial coaching experience working with the corporate badminton team at Toyota Tsusho in Aichi Prefecture.

Achievements

World Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2018 Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park,Nanjing, China Shiho Tanaka Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota 19–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze

East Asian Games Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2013 Binhai New Area Dagang Gymnasium,Tianjin, China Yuriko Miki Ou Dongni Tang Yuanting 8–21, 11–21 Silver Silver

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 (BWF). The BWF World Tours are 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.

Women's doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2018 Denmark Open Super 750 Shiho Tanaka Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota 19–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2019 Thailand Open Super 500 Shiho Tanaka Du Yue Li Yinhui 21–19, 14–21, 21–13 Winner

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). 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 Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2017 India Open Shiho Tanaka Naoko Fukuman Kurumi Yonao 16–21, 21–19, 21–10 Winner 2017 Denmark Open Shiho Tanaka Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan 13–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2017 Dubai World Superseries Finals Shiho Tanaka Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota 21–16, 21–15 Winner BWF Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament

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 (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2010 Russian Open Yuriko Miki Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova 18–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2012 Canada Open Yuriko Miki Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi 15–21, 21–15, 12–21 Runner-up 2013 Thailand Open Yuriko Miki Nitya Krishinda Maheswari Greysia Polii 7–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2014 Russian Open Yuriko Miki Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara 21–17, 21–7 Winner 2015 Chinese Taipei Masters Shiho Tanaka Anggia Shitta Awanda Ni Ketut Mahadewi Istarani 19–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2016 U.S. Open Shiho Tanaka Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara 20–22, 21–15, 21–19 Winner 2016 Chinese Taipei Masters Shiho Tanaka Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota 10–11, 5–11, 7–11 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2012 Canada Open Takeshi Kamura Ryota Taohata Ayaka Takahashi 14–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2008 Waikato International Ayaka Takahashi Renee Flavell Rachel Hindley 21–18, 21–19 Winner 2008 North Shore City International Ayaka Takahashi Renee Flavell Rachel Hindley 21–9, 21–15 Winner 2011 Austrian International Yuriko Miki Line Damkjær Kruse Marie Røpke 26–24, 21–15 Winner 2011 New Zealand International Yuriko Miki Poon Lok Yan Tse Ying Suet 16–21, 21–16, 22–20 Winner 2011 Osaka International Yuriko Miki Miri Ichimaru Shiho Tanaka 21–19, 18–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2012 Scottish International Yuriko Miki Naoko Fukuman Kurumi Yonao 21–23, 18–21 Runner-up 2013 Osaka International Yuriko Miki Rie Eto Yu Wakita 10–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2016 Vietnam International Shiho Tanaka Yuki Fukushima Chiharu Shida 26–28, 15–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2011 New Zealand International Takeshi Kamura Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Vanessa Neo 14–21, 13–21 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament