Wikipedia / Atsuko Tokuda
Wikipedia / Atsuko Tokuda
is a retired badminton player of Japan who won Japanese national and international titles in the late 1970s and the 1980s. Her international victories included the All-England women's doubles with Mikiko Takada in 1978 and the Danish Open women's doubles in 1978 and 1987 with Takada and Yoshiko Yonekura Tago respectively. Though most of Tokuda's international success came in doubles, she won the Japanese national singles title in 1978. She earned a bronze medal at the 1980 IBF World Championships in women's doubles with Yonekura. Tokuda helped Japan win world team titles in the Uber Cup competitions of 1978 and 1981 with a strong winning record in her individual matches. Tokuda and Takada were the first ever women's doubles world number ones in the first IBF world rankings released in 1978.
Awards and nominations
Award | Year | Category | Result |
Asahi Sports Award | 1978 | Victory at the 1978 Uber Cup with the Japanese women's national team | |
Asahi Sports Award | 1981 | Victory at the 1981 Uber Cup with the Japanese women's national team |
Achievements
World Championships
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
12–15, 17–15, 6–15 | Bronze |
World Cup
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | 6–15, 15–18 | Bronze | |||
Kyoto Prefectural Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan | Verawaty Fadjrin Imelda Wiguna | 15–12, 17–14 | Gold |
Asian Games
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
12–15, 8–15 | Bronze |
IBF Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
1983 | Scandinavian Cup | 15–12, 15–8 | Winner | ||
1984 | Yoshiko Yonekura | 15–3, 5–15, 13–15 | Runner-up | ||
1984 | Yoshiko Yonekura | Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee | 11–15, 15–8, 9–15 | Runner-up | |
1987 | Denmark Open | Yoshiko Yonekura | 15–7, 15–10 | Winner |
International tournaments
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
1978 | 4–11, 11–9, 9–11 | Runner-up | ||
1981 | 10–12, 12–10, 7–11 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
Mikiko Takada | 18–16, 15–6 | Winner | ||||
1979 | 15–11, 15–9 | Winner | ||||
All England Open | Mikiko Takada | 3–15, 15–10, 5–15 | Runner-up | |||
1979 | English Masters | Nora Perry Jane Webster | 2–15, 15–8, 10–15 | Runner-up | ||
1980 | Denmark Open | Yoshiko Yonekura | Gillian Gilks Nora Perry | 15–18, 15–9, 9–15 | Runner-up | |
1980 | Yoshiko Yonekura | 15–8, 15–6 | Winner | |||
All England Open | Yoshiko Yonekura | Gillian Gilks Nora Perry | 15–11, 7–15, 6–15 | Runner-up | ||
1980 | English Masters | Yoshiko Yonekura | Nora Perry Jane Webster | 18–14, 6–15, 15–12 | Winner | |
1981 | Denmark Open | Yoshiko Yonekura | Nora Perry Jane Webster | 12–15, 15–18 | Runner-up | |
1981 | Yoshiko Yonekura | Nora Perry Jane Webster | 15–6, 7–15, 15–8 | Winner | ||
1982 | Yoshiko Yonekura | Gillian Clark Gillian Gilks | 14–17, 17–14, 12–15 | Runner-up | ||
1982 | Scandinavian Cup | Yoshiko Yonekura | Nora Perry Jane Webster | 15–11, 9–15, 4–15 | Runner-up |
Invitational tournament
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
Asian Invitational Championships | 7–15, 6–15 | Silver |
References
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