W. Andrew Robinson
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Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 15 September 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Atsuko Tokuda (徳田 敦子, Tokuda Atsuko, born 15 September 1955) 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[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] Tokuda and Takada were the first ever women's doubles world number one in the first IBF world ranking release in 1978.[4]
Achievements
World Championships
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1980 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | ![]() |
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12–15, 17–15, 6–15 | ![]() |
World Cup
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1979 | Tokyo, Japan | ![]() |
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6–15, 15–18 | ![]() |
1980 | Kyoto, Japan | ![]() |
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15–12, 17–14 | ![]() |
Asian Games
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1982 | Indraprastha Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India | ![]() |
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12–15, 8–15 | ![]() |
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 |
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1983 | Scandinavian Cup | ![]() |
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15–12, 15–8 | ![]() |
1984 | Denmark Open | ![]() |
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15–3, 5–15, 13–15 | ![]() |
1984 | Swedish Open | ![]() |
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11–15, 15–8, 9–15 | ![]() |
1987 | Denmark Open | ![]() |
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15–7, 15–10 | ![]() |
International tournaments
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1978 | Denmark Open | ![]() |
4–11, 11–9, 9–11 | ![]() |
1981 | Japan Open | ![]() |
10–12, 12–10, 7–11 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1978 | Denmark Open | ![]() |
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15–11, 15–9 | ![]() |
1978 | All England Open | ![]() |
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18–16, 15–6 | ![]() |
1979 | All England Open | ![]() |
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3–15, 15–10, 5–15 | ![]() |
1979 | English Masters | ![]() |
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2–15, 15–8, 10–15 | ![]() |
1980 | Denmark Open | ![]() |
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15–18, 15–9, 9–15 | ![]() |
1980 | Swedish Open | ![]() |
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15–8, 15–6 | ![]() |
1980 | All England Open | ![]() |
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15–11, 7–15, 6–15 | ![]() |
1980 | English Masters | ![]() |
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18–14, 6–15, 15–12 | ![]() |
1981 | Denmark Open | ![]() |
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12–15, 15–18 | ![]() |
1981 | Japan Open | ![]() |
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15–6, 7–15, 15–8 | ![]() |
1982 | Indonesia Open | ![]() |
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14–17, 17–14, 12–15 | ![]() |
1982 | Scandinavian Cup | ![]() |
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15–11, 9–15, 4–15 | ![]() |
Invitational tournament
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1977 | Asian Invitational Championships | ![]() |
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7–15, 6–15 | ![]() |
References
- ^ Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 108.
- ^ "Details of championship", World Badminton, 16.
- ^ Davis, 136.
- ^ Scheele, H. A. E., ed. (August 1978). "Badminton's first world ranking" (PDF). World Badminton. Vol. 7, no. 3. p. 4. Retrieved 7 January 2025.