Nozomi Okuhara won a bronze at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and gold medal at the 2017 World Championships.
20 Facts About Nozomi Okuhara
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In 2010, Okuhara reached the final of Lao International which she lost to Nitchaon Jindapol.
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The 16-year-old Nozomi Okuhara became the youngest women's singles champion ever at the Japanese National Championships in 2011.
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Nozomi Okuhara was a runner-up at the Asian Junior Championships, and helped her team in winning the mixed team title.
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Nozomi Okuhara later clinched the gold medal at the World Junior Championships, having won bronze one year earlier at the 2011 BWF World Junior Championships.
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Nozomi Okuhara won Vietnam Open and Korean Grand Prix titles.
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Nozomi Okuhara reached her first Superseries' final at the Hong Kong Open in year end.
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Nozomi Okuhara won two Grand Prix Gold titles at Malaysia and United States.
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Nozomi Okuhara lost that match and was cramping heavily at the end.
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Just like previous season, Nozomi Okuhara again reached the final of Hong Kong Open.
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Nozomi Okuhara lost a very difficult encounter to Carolina Marin there, a contest of 3 games with very tight scoreline.
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Nozomi Okuhara defeated Marin twice, first in the preliminary round and again in semifinals with very one-sided scores.
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In 2017, Nozomi Okuhara claimed her first ever Australian Open title with a win over Akane Yamaguchi.
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Nozomi Okuhara beat Marin, the two-time reigning Champion in a gruelling battle of an hour and 33 minutes.
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Nozomi Okuhara claimed hard-fought victory over Saina Nehwal in the semifinals, having lost the opening game.
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Nozomi Okuhara opted not to participate at the Dubai Superseries Finals, so as not to aggravate her knee problems.
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Nozomi Okuhara reached the final of Singapore Open, but lost it to Tai Tzu-ying.
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Nozomi Okuhara succeeded in occupying the Ranking 1 of the world shifting Tai Tzu-ying on 29 October 2019.
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Nozomi Okuhara took part in World Tour Finals in Guangzhou where she had best of starts; defeating all her opponents of group stage.
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Nozomi Okuhara won her second England Open title after her last in 2016 by beating Pornpawee Chochuwong from Thailand.