Nozomi Okuhara
- January 6, 2024
- Badminton Player
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Nozomi Okuhara |
| Occupation | Badminton Player |
| Date Of Birth | Mar 13, 1995(1995-03-13) |
| Age | 29 |
| Birthplace | Ōmachi |
| Country | Japan |
| Horoscope | Pisces |
Nozomi Okuhara Biography
| Name | Nozomi Okuhara |
| Birthday | Mar 13 |
| Birth Year | 1995 |
| Place Of Birth | Ōmachi |
| Birth Country | Japan |
| Birth Sign | Pisces |
Nozomi Okuhara is one of the most popular and richest Badminton Player who was born on March 13, 1995 in Ōmachi, Japan. Nozomi Okuhara (Ao Yuan Xi Wu , Okuhara Nozomi born March 13, 1995) is a Japanese badminton player, and the world’s No. 1 player in the BWF rankings for women’s singles. She is well-known for her speed as well as her agility , and endurance. She took bronze in the 2016 Summer Olympics and a the gold medal in the 2017 World Championships.
Okuhara placed second in her place at the Asian Junior Championships, and assists the team to win their mixed title. Then, she took home her first gold at the World Junior Championships, having been awarded bronze in the BWF World Junior Championships. Then, in July of this year, she took home the first Grand Prix title at the Canada Open.
Okuhara started the season as the quarter-finalists in Malaysia Masters after getting unexpected defeat from Chinese He Bingjiao 17–21, 10–21. Competed as the third seeds at the Indonesia Masters, she suffered an early upset had beaten by Carolina Marín in the second round with a score of 13–21, 15–21. In March, she stopped in the semi-finals of All England Open to world number 1 Chen Yufei in a close straight games.
She also contested the Denmark Open final, where she lost to Tai Tzu-ying with 17–21, 14–21 scores. She was the runner-up in 6th straight tournament, after her defeat in the hands of Chen Yufei in Fuzhou China Open with the scores 21–9, 12–21, 18–21. She took part in World Tour Finals in Guangzhou where she had best of starts; defeating all her opponents of group stage. But in semi finals, she was beaten by Tai Tzu-ying whom she has beaten in group stage earlier.
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: that is, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a string of tournaments for badminton sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Nozomi Okuhara Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Badminton Player |
| House | Living in own house. |
Nozomi Okuhara is one of the richest Badminton Player from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nozomi Okuhara 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Okuhara started playing badminton since 2002. After eight years, in 2010, she was a part of her first Japanese National team. It was the 2010 Osaka International Challenge became her international debut.
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and launched in 2007 is a series of tournaments for elite badminton that are sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. The season of Superseries includes twelve tournaments across the world. They have been introduced in 2011, with highly winners being invited for finals at the Superseries Finals held at the year’s close.
In 2011, the 16-year-old Okuhara became the youngest women’s singles champion ever at the Japanese National Badminton Championships.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 1 in |
| Weight | 51 kg |
Nozomi Okuhara height 5 ft 1 in Nozomi weight 51 kg & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Nozomi Okuhara Dating?
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The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, 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.
Facts & Trivia
Nozomi Ranked on the list of most popular Badminton Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Nozomi Okuhara celebrates birthday on March 13 of every year.
At the 2017 BWF World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, Okuhara reached the finals after back-to-back wins against both finalists from the 2015 BWF World Championships, Carolina Marín of Spain and Saina Nehwal of India. In a hard- fought final, featuring the longest match of the entire tournament, Okuhara then defeated P. V. Sindhu, winning by 21–19, 20–22, 22–20 in almost 2 hours.
Is Nozomi Okuhara retired?
In the process, Nozomi became the first Japanese woman to win an Olympic medal in badminton singles. Okuhara experienced shoulder difficulties at the China Superseries in November. The injury forced her to retire from the Hong Kong Open , which ruined her chances of defending her Dubai Superseries Finals title.
What happen to okuhara?
A right knee injury to Hirota during the event saw her sit out the remainder of the season, while Okuhara, who lost in the quarterfinals, sustained a right ankle injury and joined her compatriot on the sidelines.
How tall is Nozomi Okuhara?
5′ 1″
How old is okuhara?
27 years (March 13, 1995)
Why does Tai Tzu Ying retire?
It’s true that I had some problems with my body in the second game, but maybe I was in too much hurry and I couldn’t follow the game as she was too quick.” Terming the year of two silver medals as “normal”, Tai told BWF in the mixed zone that she intends to continue playing.