Arisa Higashino

Arisa Higashino (東野 有紗, Higashino Arisa, born 1 August 1996) is a Japanese badminton player.[2][3] Higashino was born in Iwamizawa, graduated from the Tomioka Senior High School, and joined the Unisys team in 2015.[3][4] 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 All England Open in the mixed doubles event, partnering with Yuta Watanabe.[5]

Arisa Higashino
東野 有紗
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1996-08-01) 1 August 1996
Iwamizawa, Hokkaido, Japan
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)[1]
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking65 (WD 13 July 2017)
3 (XD 22 November 2018)
Current ranking5 (XD 17 March 2020)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
World Championships
2019 Basel Mixed doubles
Sudirman Cup
2019 Nanning Mixed team
2017 Gold Coast Mixed team
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta-Palembang Women's team
Asia Mixed Team Championships
2017 Ho Chi Minh Mixed team
2019 Hong Kong Mixed team
World Junior Championships
2014 Alor Setar Mixed doubles
2014 Alor Setar Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
2013 Kota Kinabalu Mixed team
2014 Taipei Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland		 Yuta Watanabe Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong		 11–21, 15–21 Bronze

BWF World Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim,
Alor Setar, Malaysia		 Yuta Watanabe Huang Kaixiang
Chen Qingchen		 19–21, 12–21 Bronze

BWF World Tour (4 titles, 2 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[7]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 All England Open Super 1000 Yuta Watanabe Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong		 15–21, 22–20, 21–16 Winner
2018 Hong Kong Open Super 500 Yuta Watanabe Wang Yilü
Huang Dongping		 21–18, 21–14 Winner
2019 Malaysia Masters Super 500 Yuta Watanabe Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Sapsiree Taerattanachai		 21–18, 21–18 Winner
2019 All England Open Super 1000 Yuta Watanabe Zheng Siwei
Huang Yaqiong		 17–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2019 Thailand Open Super 500 Yuta Watanabe Wang Yilü
Huang Dongping		 22–24, 21–23 Runner-up
2019 Hong Kong Open Super 500 Yuta Watanabe He Jiting
Du Yue		 22–20, 21–16 Winner

BWF Grand Prix (1 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Russian Open Yuta Watanabe Chan Peng Soon
Goh Liu Ying		 13–21, 21–23 Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title)

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Vietnam International Yuta Watanabe Tinn Isriyanet
Pacharapun Chochuwong		 21–16, 21–14 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References
  1. "東野有紗". www.badspi.jp (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  2. "Players: Arisa Higashino". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  3. "東野 有紗 Arisa Higashino". www.unisys.co.jp (in Japanese). Unisys. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  4. "混合ダブルス渡辺勇大・東野有紗ペアは「運命の人」…ジャパンＯＰ開幕". www.hochi.co.jp (in Japanese). The Hochi Shimbun. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  5. "First Japanese mixed doubles pair to be crowned at All England!!". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  6. "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
  7. "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
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