Tomoka Miyazaki

Career 2022 In 2022, Miyazaki primarily competed on the international junior circuit. In June, she earned the runner-up position at the Malaysia Junior International. Miyazaki finished the year by winning her first senior-level tournament, capturing the women's singles title at the Slovenia Future Series in November. By the end of the year, she achieved the world #1 position in the BWF World Junior Ranking.

On the International Challenge circuit, Miyazaki won the singles title at the Saipan International in June, She also advanced to the second round of the Japan Masters (Super 500) and the Syed Modi International (Super 300). Miyazaki rose from a world ranking of No. 431 at the start of 2023 to a career-high No. 39 by the end of the year.

2024 In 2024, Miyazaki joined the Japanese A National Team. In March, she won her first Super 300 title at the Orléans Masters, defeating compatriot Hina Akechi in the final. The following week, she reached the Swiss Open semi-finals, defeating former world champion P. V. Sindhu in the second round before losing to Olympic champion Carolina Marín. From April to May, she contributed to Japan’s bronze medal at Uber Cup in Chengdu, China.

In September, Miyazaki reached her first Super 1000 final at the China Open, finishing as runner-up to Wang Zhiyi. She also consistently reached the semi-finals at five other tournaments: the Hong Kong Open (Super 500), Macau Open (Super 300), Arctic Open (Super 500), Korea Masters (Super 300), and the China Masters (Super 750).

Domestically, Miyazaki won the team and singles titles at the Inter-High School Championships in August. In December, she claimed the women's singles title at the All Japan Badminton Championships, defeating Natsuki Nidaira in the final, becoming the fourth high school student to win the national championship. She concluded the year with a career-high world ranking of No. 12.

2025 In 2025, Tomoka Miyazaki joined the Japanese national team and turned professional, joining ACT Saikyo in April upon high school graduation. She reached a career-high world ranking of No. 6 on 10 June. On the BWF World Tour, she won her first title of the year at the Taipei Open (Super 300) in May and advanced to the semi-finals of the India Open (Super 750) and the Thailand Open (Super 500). She also reached the All England Open (Super 1000) quarter-finals, losing to compatriot Akane Yamaguchi. In team competitions, Miyazaki contributed to Japan's bronze medals at the Asia Mixed Team Championships in February and the Sudirman Cup in April–May.

2026 Miyazaki opened the season with a second-round exit at the Malaysia Open.

Awards In 2024, Miyazaki received a 1.2 million yen grant from the Kozuki Foundation's Athlete Support Program, which aids promising young high school and university athletes. The foundation presented the award at ceremony in Tokyo on 18 December.

In 2025, Miyazaki was honored with the 2024 Yonex Sports Foundation Minoru Yoneyama Award for her contributions to junior sports promotion. She shared the award with fellow badminton player Aya Tamaki, and it was presented at a ceremony in Tokyo on 17 June 2025.

Achievements World Junior Championships Girls' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref

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 singles Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result Ref 2023 (II) Indonesia Masters Super 100 Pornpicha Choeikeewong 21–9, 21–15 Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 2 runners-up) Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref 2022 Slovenia Future Series Hina Akechi 21–14, 21–19 Winner 2023 Northern Marianas Open Kim Ga-ram 21–15, 23–25, 13–21 Runner-up 2023 Saipan International Kim Ga-ram 21–19, 14–21, 21–17 Winner 2023 Guatemala Future Series Mei Sudo 21–17, 19–21, 21–11 Winner

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2023 Guatemala Future Series Maya Taguchi Mei Sudo Nao Yamakita 21–16, 14–21, 23–25 Runner-up BWF Junior International Series tournament

Performance timeline

National team Junior level Team events 2022 2023 Ref Asian Junior Championships NH G World Junior Championships B 5th Sudirman Cup NH B NH

Individual competitions Junior level

Record against selected opponents Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 23 August 2026.

Player Matches Win Lost Chen Yufei 6 0 6 –6 Han Yue 3 0 3 –3 Wang Zhiyi 4 1 3 –2 P. V. Sindhu 3 1 2 –1 Gregoria Mariska Tunjung 1 0 1 –1 Putri Kusuma Wardani 8 4 4 0 Aya Ohori 1 1 0 +1

Player Matches Win Lost Nozomi Okuhara 2 2 0 +2 Akane Yamaguchi 4 1 3 –2 Carolina Marín 1 0 1 –1 An Se-young 7 0 7 –7 Pornpawee Chochuwong 3 0 3 –3 Ratchanok Intanon 5 2 3 –1