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Naoko Fukuman 福万尚子
Personal information
Country	Japan
Born	(1992-03-03) 3 March 1992 (age 32) Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Handedness	Right
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	7 (WD 23 March 2017) 19 (XD 31 March 2016)
Current ranking	15 (WD 8 January 2019)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Japan World Championships 2015 Jakarta Women's doubles Sudirman Cup 2015 Dongguan Mixed team Uber Cup 2016 Kunshan Women's team Asian Championships 2016 Wuhan Women's doubles Asia Team Championships 2016 Hyderabad Women's team East Asian Games 2013 Tianjin Women's team World Junior Championships Guadalajara Girls' singles Asian Junior Championships 2009 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
BWF profile

Naoko Fukuman (福万尚子, Fukuman Naoko, born 3 March 1992) is a Japanese badminton player.

Career

In 2009 and 2010 she became the semifinalist of the Osaka International tournament in women's doubles event. In 2010, she became the runner-up of the Austrian International tournament partnered with Minatsu Mitani. She also became the semifinalist at the Russian Open tournament in women's singles and doubles event. In 2011, she became the semifinalist at the New Zealand International Challenge tournament in women's doubles event partnered with Kurumi Yonao, then in November, they won Malaysia International tournament after beat Lim Yin Loo and Marylen Ng of Malaysia in straight games 21-16, 21-13.

In 2012, she became the runner-up of the Osaka International tournament in women's doubles event partnered with Kurumi Yonao after defeated by their compatriot Rie Eto and Yu Wakita with the score 21-18, 21-12. They also won Maldives and Scottish International tournaments. At Scotland, they beat Koharu Yonemoto and Yuriko Miki with the score 23-21, 21-18.

In 2014, she won the Singapore and USA International tournaments. At Singapore, they defeat Pacharapun Chochuwong and Chanisa Teachavorasinskun of Thailand with the score 21-16, 21–11; and at United States, they beat Eva Lee and Paula Lynn Obañana of United States with the score 21-10, 25-23.

In 2015, she became the runner-up of the Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold tournament in women's doubles event after defeated by the Danish pair Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl in straight games 21–14, 21–14. She also won the bronze medal at the 2015 BWF World Championships in women's doubles event after defeated by Perdersen and Juhl in semifinal round with the score 21-12, 21-15. She and Yonao also the semifinalist of the 2015 U.S. Open Grand Prix Gold and Hong Kong Super Series tournaments.

In 2016, she won the silver medal at the Badminton Asia Championships in women's doubles event with Yonao. They went through the final after creating a new record of the longest badminton match in two hours and forty-one minutes in the semifinal match against Greysia Polii and Nitya Krishinda Maheswari of Indonesia. In the final match, they were defeated by their teammate, Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi, with the score of 21–13, 21–15. She also became the runner-up of the 2016 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold and India Super Series tournaments in women's doubles event.

In 2019, she intended to retire from the national tournament in the end of 2019 season. The farewell hold alongside the others players at the 2019 S/J League on 20 December. Fukuman will join the Synergy Badminton Academy in the United States as a head coach and for a while, she will be pairing with athletes at the academy to compete in international competitions.

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Kurumi Yonao	Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl	12–21, 15–21	Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China	Kurumi Yonao	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	13–21, 15–21	Silver

World Junior Championships

Girls' singles

Year	enue	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Domo del Code Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico	Ratchanok Intanon	9–21, 16–21	Bronze

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
2016	India Open	Kurumi Yonao	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	18–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2017	India Open	Kurumi Yonao	Shiho Tanaka Koharu Yonemoto	21–16, 19–21, 10–21	Runner-up

  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
2015	Malaysia Masters	Kurumi Yonao	Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl	14–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2016	Swiss Open	Kurumi Yonao	Shizuka Matsuo Mami Naito	16–21, 21–12, 12–21	Runner-up

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Austrian International	Minatsu Mitani	Rie Eto Yu Wakita	14–21, 10–21	Runner-up
2011	Malaysia International	Kurumi Yonao	Lim Yin Loo Marylen Ng	21–16, 21–13	Winner
2012	Osaka International	Kurumi Yonao	Rie Eto Yu Wakita	18–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2012	Maldives International	Kurumi Yonao	Rie Eto Yu Wakita	21–18, 13–21, 23–21	Winner
2012	Scottish International	Kurumi Yonao	Koharu Yonemoto Yuriko Miki	23–21, 21–18	Winner
2014	Singapore International	Kurumi Yonao	Pacharapun Chochuwong Chanisa Teachavorasinskun	21–16, 21–11	Winner
2014	USA International	Kurumi Yonao	Eva Lee Paula Lynn Obañana	21–10, 25–23	Winner
2018	Osaka International	Kurumi Yonao	Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata	17–21, 21–19, 21–16	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

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External links

• Naoko Fukuman at BWFBadminton.com
• Naoko Fukuman at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
• Naoko Fukuman at Olympedia (archive)

• 1992 births
• Living people
• Sportspeople from Osaka
• Japanese female badminton players
• Badminton players at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
• 21st-century Japanese sportswomen