Rira Kawashima

Rira Kawashima
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1996-12-13) 13 December 1996
Saitama Prefecture, Japan
HandednessRight
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking167 (WS 30 March 2017)
77 (WD 30 March 2017)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Alor Setar Mixed team
Asia Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Taipei Girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Taipei Mixed team
BWF profile

Rira Kawashima (川島里羅, Kawashima Rira; born 13 December 1996) is a Japanese badminton player.[1][2]

Achievements

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2014 Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan Japan Saori Ozaki China Du Yue
China Li Yinhui
18–21, 21–17, 17–21 Bronze Bronze [3]

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2016 Finnish Open Denmark Anna Thea Madsen 21–19, 23–25, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [4]

Women doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2017 Austrian Open Japan Saori Ozaki China Wu Qianqian
China Xia Chunyu
18–21, 22–20, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [5]
2019 Osaka International Japan Saori Ozaki Japan Sayaka Hobara
Japan Natsuki Sone
21–14, 10–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [6]
  BWF International Challenge tournament

References

  1. ^ "Players: Rira Kawashima". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  2. ^ "選手・スタッフ紹介 / 川島 里羅" (in Japanese). Nippon Telegraph and Telephone. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  3. ^ Hasegawa, Hiroyuki (23 February 2014). "2014 Asian Youth U19 Badminton Championships Individual Competition". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 14 March 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Home turf-Minh takes silver at Finnish Open". Việt Nam News. 11 April 2016. Archived from the original on 12 April 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Austrian Open 2017: Final day - Asia 3, Europe 2". Austrian Badminton Association. 25 February 2017. Archived from the original on 13 April 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  6. ^ Komiya, Miyuki (8 April 2019). "OSAKA INT'L 2019 – Japan leaves 2 titles for Korea, takes the rest". Badzine. Archived from the original on 12 May 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.