Saki Shibata

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Saki Shibata
Born (1997-08-25) 25 August 1997 (age 26)
Asahi, Chiba, Japan[1]
Height155 cm (5 ft 1 in)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip[1]
Highest ranking13 (June 2019)[3]
Current ranking54 (17 May 2022)[4]
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  Japan
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Doha Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Yogyakarta Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Yogyakarta Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Doha Singles

Saki Shibata (芝田 沙季, Shibata Saki, born 25 August 1997) is a Japanese table tennis player.[2]

During the 2018 ITTF Challenge Series season she won unprecedented ten titles, including four senior singles titles.[5]

Achievements[edit]

ITTF Tours[edit]

Women's singles

Year Tournament Level Final opponent Score Rank
2016 Belarus Open World Tour Viktoria Pavlovich 4–2[6] 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2017 Polish Open Challenge Mima Ito 1–4[7] 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Belgium Open Polina Mikhailova 4–1[8] 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2018 Spanish Open Hitomi Sato 4–2[9] 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Croatia Open Elizabeta Samara 4–2[10] 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Belgium Open Honoka Hashimoto 4–0[11] 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Belarus Open Polina Mikhailova 4–0[12] 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2019 Thailand Open Hitomi Sato 3–4[13] 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2020 Portugal Open Kasumi Ishikawa 0–4[14] 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Final opponents Score Rank
2018 Belgium Open Challenge Satsuki Odo Sarah De Nutte
Ni Xialian 		3–0[11] 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Thailand Open Orawan Paranang
Suthasini Sawettabut 		2–3[15] 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Belarus Open Barbora Balážová
Hana Matelová 		3–0[16] 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2019 Oman Open Honoka Hashimoto
Hitomi Sato 		3–1[17] 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Slovenia Open Miyu Nagasaki
Miyuu Kihara 		0–3[18] 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Thailand Open Ayane Morita
Yuka Umemura 		3–0[13] 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Bulgaria Open World Tour Miu Hirano Gu Yuting
Mu Zi 		0–3[19] 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Czech Open 1–3[20] 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Belarus Open Challenge Satsuki Odo Anna Węgrzyn
Katarzyna Węgrzyn 		3–1[21] 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2020 Spanish Open Honoka Hashimoto
Maki Shiomi 		3–0[22] 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Portugal Open Orawan Paranang
Suthasini Sawettabut 		3–0[14] 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Hayashi, Naofumi (12 January 2019). "芝田沙季、日本勢５番手３強崩す「一つ一つクリアできれば五輪が見えてくる」". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b "芝田 沙季 Saki Shibata". tleague.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  3. ^ "ITTF World ranking profile - Shibata Saki". ITTF. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  4. ^ "ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking". ittf.com. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  5. ^ Marshall, Ian (24 December 2018). "Review 2018: Saki Shibata deserving an opportunity". ITTF. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  6. ^ Daish, Simon (12 September 2016). "Saki Shibata ends Belarusian dream with Women's Singles triumph". ITTF. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  7. ^ Marshall, Ian (8 October 2017). "Form maintained, Mima Ito wins in Poland". ITTF. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  8. ^ Daish, Simon (4 November 2017). "Review Day Three: Podium positions decided, Kim Donghyun and Saki Shibata finish on top in De Haan". ITTF. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  9. ^ Marshall, Ian (1 April 2018). "Review Day Three: Titles decides, Japan and Korea share spoils". ITTF. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  10. ^ Marshall, Ian (15 April 2018). "Incredible run of form maintained, Saki Shibata wins in Zagreb". ITTF. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  11. ^ a b Daish, Simon (27 October 2018). "Japan and Korea share the spoils on dramatic final day in De Haan". ITTF. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  12. ^ Marshall, Ian (18 November 2018). "Title regained, Saki Shibata for the fourth time". ITTF. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  13. ^ a b "Update day three: Seamaster 2019 ITTF Challenge Thailand Open". ITTF. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  14. ^ a b "2020 ITTF Challenge Plus Portugal Open: Final Day". ITTF. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  15. ^ Marshall, Ian (20 May 2018). "First ever for Thailand, Orawan Paranang and Suthasini Sawettabut history makers". ITTF. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  16. ^ Marshall, Ian (18 November 2018). "Satsuki Odo and Saki Shibata at full speed, title secured". ITTF. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  17. ^ Marshall, Ian (24 March 2019). "Oman Highlights Final Day: talent shines through". ITTF. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  18. ^ "Seamaster 2019 ITTF Challenge, Slovenia Open Results (12 May)". ITTF. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  19. ^ Francis, James (19 August 2019). "The big winners in Bulgaria..." ITTF. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  20. ^ "China's Gu/Mu win women's doubles title at ITTF Czech Open". Xinhua. 25 August 2019. Archived from the original on August 25, 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  21. ^ "2019 ITTF Challenge Belgosstrakh Belarus Open". European Table Tennis Union. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  22. ^ Marshall, Ian (9 February 2020). "Kirill Gerassimenko and Honoka Hashimoto win in Granada". ITTF. Retrieved 10 February 2020.


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