Kaori Imabeppu
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| Born | 7 September 1986 Nara Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 23 (23 July 2015) | ||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Kaori Imabeppu (今別府 香里, Imabeppu Kaori; born 7 September 1986) is a Japanese badminton player, who is a singles specialist.[1][2] In 2008, she won the Portugal and Croatian International tournaments in the women's singles event.[3][4]
Achievements
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two level, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Vietnam Open |  Fu Mingtian
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18–21, 21–16, 8–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2012 | U.S. Open |  Pai Hsiao-ma
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17–21, 21–16, 11–21 | Runner-up
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| 2014 | Brasil Open |  Beiwen Zhang
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11–6, 5–11, 11–4, 8–11, 9–11 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | Canada Open | .svg.png){kind=small} Michelle Li
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17–21, 23–25 | Runner-up
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2008 | Croatian International |  Nanna Brosolat Jensen
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21–11, 21–17 |  Winner
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| 2008 | Portugal International |  Zhang Xi
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21–13, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2010 | Swedish International |  Elisabeth Cann
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21–15, 21–10 | Winner
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| 2010 | Osaka International |  Wang Rong
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22–20, 19–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2011 | Swedish Masters |  Mayu Sekiya
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13–21, 22–20, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2013 | Osaka International | Akane Yamaguchi
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22–20, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2014 | USA International | Sayaka Sato
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21–19, 22–20 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- ^ "Players: Kaori Imabeppu". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "ヨネックス バドミントンチーム: 今別府 香里（いまべっぷ かおり）". www.yonex.co.jp (in Japanese). Yonex. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "Portugal – Results". www.badzine.net. Badzine.net. Archived from the original on 21 May 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "Croatia Int'l – First Gold for French mixed". www.badzine.net. Badzine.net. Archived from the original on 5 February 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ Komiya, Miyuki (12 April 2010). "OSAKA INT'L – Change brings Chances". Badzine. Archived from the original on 14 August 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ "Osaka International Challenge 2013 | Reports". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). 8 April 2013. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ Yasumura, Kosuke (27 October 2014). "USA International 2014 | Results". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
External links
- Kaori Imabeppu at BWFBadminton.com
- Kaori Imabeppu at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived, alternate link)