🏸 2026 results
Every 2026 result we record for Nozomi Okuhara, tournament by tournament. Tournament names link to our summary page for that event (draw, the other Japanese entries, and how to follow the broadcast). Our tournament pages start with the Japan Open in July, so the four events below are the ones we cover — the March title at the Orleans Masters is listed further down under career highlights.
Daihatsu Japan Open
Super 750・Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Beat HAN Qianxi (CHN) 11-21, 21-11, 21-14 in the first round, ten points down after the opening game. Withdrew before the second round, so top seed AN Se-young (KOR) went through to the quarter-finals.
BWF World Championships 2026
World Championships・New Delhi, India
Seeded 11. Beat Ozge BAYRAK (TUR) 18-21, 21-16, 21-9 in 58 minutes, LIN Hsiang-Ti (TPE) 21-11, 21-16 in 40 minutes and Ishika JAISWAL (USA) 21-11, 13-21, 21-12 — three wins in a row for a first quarter-final at the Worlds since 2024. Withdrew before the quarter-final on 21 August, so Pornpawee CHOCHUWONG (THA, 10th seed) went through.
China Masters
Super 750・Shenzhen, China
Unseeded. She beat Natsuki NIDAIRA (JPN) 21-15, 21-19 in an all-Japanese first round on 2 September, then Michelle LI (CAN) 21-18, 21-14 in the second round on 3 September, both in straight games. In the quarter-final on 4 September she lost 6-21, 10-21 to 2nd seed WANG Zhi Yi (CHN) and went out in the last eight. She had won all four games of the previous two matches; here she did not reach double figures in either game.
Asian Games 2026
Asian Games・Ichinomiya, Aichi, Japan
Named in the 10-strong squad announced on 19 May 2026. A detail that is easy to miss: the entry is for the team event only, not the individual draw (Akane Yamaguchi and Tomoka Miyazaki take the individual women's singles places). The team event runs from 20 to 24 September at Ichinomiya Municipal Gymnasium.
Scores are written from Nozomi Okuhara's point of view (Okuhara's points first). Only matches completed by 6 September 2026 are listed. Matches in progress are not listed.
🔥 Worlds 2026: four matches
Okuhara's 2026 World Championships reads best as a run of three wins in a row from the 11th seeding — and two of those three went to three games, both after dropping one.
- 18 Aug, first round — Ozge BAYRAK (TUR) 18-21, 21-16, 21-9 in 58 minutes. The margin widened from three points to five to twelve.
- 19 Aug, second round — LIN Hsiang-Ti (TPE) 21-11, 21-16 in 40 minutes, the only straight-games win of the week.
- 20 Aug, round of 16 — Ishika JAISWAL (USA) 21-11, 13-21, 21-12, taking the decider after losing the middle game by eight.
- 21 Aug, quarter-final — withdrew. Pornpawee CHOCHUWONG (THA, 10th seed) went through, and Okuhara finished in the last eight.
Every score above comes from our own 2026 World Championships page, where Akane Yamaguchi and Kodai Naraoka both took silver.
🏆 Career highlights
- 2026 — Orleans Masters — champion (France)
Beat Pitchamon Opatniputh (THA) 21-15, 21-15 in the final on 22 March, the first title of the 2026 season. We do not have a tournament page for this event, so it is not in the list above. Source: the tournament's own final report, 22 March 2026. - 2025 — Indonesia Masters II — champion
Beat Devika Sihag (IND) 21-11, 21-9 in the final on 26 October, in Medan, North Sumatra. The 2026 edition of the same slot moves to Kudus. - 2025 — Malaysia Super 100 — champion
Beat Wong Ling Ching (MAS) 21-18, 21-11 in the final on 19 October in Johor, after an all-Japanese semi-final against Hina Akechi won 21-8, 21-19. That made it two titles in two consecutive weeks. - 2023 — Odisha Masters — champion (India)
Women's singles title in December. The 2026 edition runs from 8 to 13 December in Cuttack. - 2017 — BWF World Championships — champion (gold)
Glasgow, Emirates Arena. Seeded 7, Okuhara beat P. V. Sindhu (IND) 21-19, 20-22, 22-20 in the final — the first world singles title for a Japanese woman. - 2016 — Rio de Janeiro Olympics — women's singles bronze
The first Olympic singles medal for a Japanese woman in badminton.
📅 What's next
At the China Masters 2026 (Super 750, Shenzhen, 1–6 September) Okuhara was unseeded in the draw published on 25 August and reached the quarter-finals. She beat Natsuki NIDAIRA (JPN) 21-15, 21-19 in an all-Japanese first round and Michelle LI (CAN) 21-18, 21-14 in the second, both in straight games, then lost 6-21, 10-21 to 2nd seed WANG Zhi Yi (CHN) on 4 September.
After that come the 2026 Asian Games in Ichinomiya, Aichi (20–29 September). Okuhara is in Japan's squad, but entered for the team event only — the individual women's singles places go to Akane Yamaguchi and Tomoka Miyazaki. The team event runs from 20 to 24 September.
⚠️ Beyond that, entries are not known until each draw is published. We do not guess who will play. Linked pages are in Japanese.
👤 Profile
| Name | Nozomi Okuhara (奥原希望) |
|---|---|
| Event | Women's singles |
| Team | Tokyo Badminton Association (Tokyo, Japan) |
| Born | 13 March 1995 |
| From | Nagano Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 156cm |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| World ranking | World No. 11 as of 1 September 2026 63,610 points, 18 events; also No. 11 a week earlier, on 25 August 2026. Career high World No. 1, dated 29 October 2019. The World Championships seedings of 4 August also placed her 11th. World rankings are updated every week, so this is a dated record, not a current figure. Check the BWF website for the latest list. |
Source — Nippon Badminton Association national team page (in Japanese). This profile only uses what the association publishes officially. We do not write about injuries, health or private life.
🔍 Keep your own scoresheet
Two three-game wins can look identical on a results list and be nothing alike. The first round above, 18-21, 21-16, 21-9, widens game by game; the round of 16, 21-11, 13-21, 21-12, is one bad game in the middle. Keeping the score game by game is what makes that readable afterwards.
Badsheet records your own matches point by point, builds an official-style scoresheet and charts win rate and shot placement.
🔗 Related pages
The pages below are written in Japanese, except the ones marked EN.
- BWF World Championships 2026 — 17–23 August, New Delhi. Okuhara reached the quarter-finals as the 11th seed.
- China Masters 2026 — 1–6 September, Shenzhen (Super 750).
- Daihatsu Japan Open 2026 — 14–19 July, Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium (Super 750).
- Asian Games 2026 badminton — 20–29 September, Ichinomiya, Aichi. Okuhara is entered for the team event only.
- Malaysia Super 100 2026 — 13–18 October, Johor. Okuhara won the 2025 edition.
- Kudus Indonesia Masters 2026 — 20–25 October. Okuhara won the 2025 second edition of this slot.
- Akane Yamaguchi — 2026 results EN — The other Japanese women's singles player in the world top three.
- Kodai Naraoka — 2026 results EN — Men's singles silver medallist at the 2026 World Championships.
- Player pages on this site EN — Every 2026 player page we publish.
- Badminton tournament hub — Every tournament page on this site.
❓ Frequently asked questions
Who does Nozomi Okuhara play for?
The Tokyo Badminton Association. Both the Nippon Badminton Association's Asian Games squad announcement of 19 May 2026 and the Japanese entry list for the 2026 BWF World Championships list Okuhara under that name. Born 13 March 1995, 156cm, right-handed, from Nagano Prefecture. The association's own player page has no team field, so the team comes from those two announcements. This profile only uses information the Nippon Badminton Association publishes officially.
What is Nozomi Okuhara's world ranking?
World No. 11 in women's singles as of 1 September 2026, with 63,610 points from 18 counted events, and also No. 11 a week earlier on the list dated 25 August 2026. The 2026 World Championships seedings published by BWF on 4 August also placed Okuhara 11th, which matches our tournament page. The career high is World No. 1, dated 29 October 2019. World rankings are updated every week, so please read this as a dated record rather than a current figure, and check the BWF website for the latest list.
How far did Nozomi Okuhara go at the 2026 World Championships?
To the quarter-finals. Seeded 11th, Okuhara beat Ozge Bayrak (TUR) 18-21, 21-16, 21-9, then Lin Hsiang-Ti (TPE) 21-11, 21-16 and Ishika Jaiswal (USA) 21-11, 13-21, 21-12 — three wins in a row, two of them after losing a game. Okuhara withdrew before the quarter-final on 21 August, so Pornpawee Chochuwong (THA, 10th seed) went through.
What are Nozomi Okuhara's 2026 results so far?
In the events we cover with a tournament page: round of 16 at the Daihatsu Japan Open (Super 750, Tokyo) in July and quarter-finals at the 2026 BWF World Championships in New Delhi in August. At the China Masters 2026 (Super 750, Shenzhen) she played unseeded and reached the quarter-finals, beating Natsuki Nidaira 21-15, 21-19 on 2 September and Michelle Li (CAN) 21-18, 21-14 on 3 September before losing 6-21, 10-21 to 2nd seed Wang Zhi Yi (CHN) on 4 September. Earlier in the year, in March, Okuhara won the Orleans Masters in France, beating Pitchamon Opatniputh 21-15, 21-15 in the final — the first title of the season. We have no tournament page for that event, so it is not in the list above. We do not publish results of matches that have not finished.
Is Nozomi Okuhara playing at the 2026 Asian Games?
Okuhara is in the 10-strong Japan squad announced on 19 May 2026, but entered for the team event only, not the individual women's singles — those places go to Akane Yamaguchi and Tomoka Miyazaki. The team event runs from 20 to 24 September at Ichinomiya Municipal Gymnasium in Aichi. The May announcement is a provisional squad rather than a final entry, so please check the association and the organisers for the confirmed list.
Where can I watch Nozomi Okuhara's matches?
It depends on the tournament. Each of our tournament pages has a section on how to find the broadcast and streaming options for that event, so start from the results cards above. We do not state broadcast plans that have not been confirmed — Japanese broadcasters and streaming services are usually announced close to the tournament, so please check the tournament website and BWF for the latest.
📮 Corrections and removal. This is an unofficial summary built from published information. If anything here is factually wrong, or if the player or their team would like this page taken down, please contact us and we will correct or remove it promptly. We do not publish anything about injuries, health or private life.
Last updated . Sources — the Nippon Badminton Association national team page, match results recorded on our own tournament pages (each confirmed against two sources), and the BWF World Ranking as of 1 September 2026. Japanese version: https://takeorilab.ybcjr.com/senshu/okuhara-nozomi/