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Sayaka Hobara prize money
$107,796 in BWF World Tour prize money since 2018, from 45 events. The biggest single payday was the mixed doubles at the 2026 Singapore Open, where Sayaka Hobara with Yuichi Shimogami finished runner-up, for $17,500.
Doubles prize money is paid to the pair. Every doubles figure on this page is Sayaka Hobara's half of it.
PRIZE MONEY $108k
BEST SEASON $55k
TITLES 0
ON THE MONEY LIST 241 of 2,684
Sayaka Hobara prize money by season
Every World Tour season since Sayaka Hobara's first payday
$141 18
$956 19
- 20
- 21
$5,407 22
$5,114 23
$1,903 24
$40k 25
$55k 26
season running total
$56,976 in women's doubles and $50,820 in mixed doubles.
Every World Tour event Sayaka Hobara was paid at
Newest first, with the round reached
| Event | Draw | Partner | Went out | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Singapore Open | Mixed doubles | Yuichi Shimogami | Runner-up | $17,500 |
| 2026 Indonesia Open | Women's doubles | Rui Hirokami | Semi-finals | $10,150 |
| 2026 Thailand Open | Women's doubles | Rui Hirokami | Semi-finals | $3,500 |
| 2026 China Open | Mixed doubles | Yuichi Shimogami | Last 16 | $3,250 |
| 2026 India Open | Mixed doubles | Yuichi Shimogami | Quarter-finals | $2,969 |
| 2026 All England Open | Women's doubles | Rui Hirokami | Last 16 | $2,356 |
| 2026 All England Open | Mixed doubles | Yuichi Shimogami | Last 16 | $2,356 |
| 2026 Malaysia Open | Women's doubles | Rui Hirokami | Last 16 | $2,356 |
| 2026 Thailand Open | Mixed doubles | Yuichi Shimogami | Quarter-finals | $1,812 |
| 2026 Orléans Masters | Women's doubles | Rui Hirokami | Semi-finals | $1,750 |
| 2026 Japan Open | Women's doubles | Rui Hirokami | Last 16 | $1,544 |
| 2026 China Open | Women's doubles | Rui Hirokami | Last 32 | $1,000 |
| 2026 Indonesia Open | Mixed doubles | Yuichi Shimogami | Last 32 | $725 |
| 2026 Malaysia Open | Mixed doubles | Yuichi Shimogami | Last 32 | $725 |
| 2026 China Masters | Women's doubles | Rui Hirokami | Last 32 | $625 |
| 2026 China Masters | Mixed doubles | Yuichi Shimogami | Last 32 | $625 |
| 2026 Singapore Open | Women's doubles | Rui Hirokami | Last 32 | $500 |
| 2026 Japan Open | Mixed doubles | Yuichi Shimogami | Last 32 | $475 |
| 2026 Swiss Open | Women's doubles | Rui Hirokami | Last 16 | $469 |
| 2025 Hong Kong Open | Women's doubles | Rui Hirokami | Semi-finals | $3,500 |
| 2025 Thailand Open | Women's doubles | Rui Hirokami | Semi-finals | $3,325 |
| 2025 China Open | Women's doubles | Rui Hirokami | Last 16 | $3,250 |
| 2025 Singapore Open | Mixed doubles | Yuichi Shimogami | Quarter-finals | $3,125 |
| 2025 Japan Open | Mixed doubles | Yuichi Shimogami | Quarter-finals | $2,969 |
| 2025 Indonesia Open | Mixed doubles | Yuichi Shimogami | Last 16 | $2,356 |
| 2025 China Masters | Mixed doubles | Yuichi Shimogami | Last 16 | $2,031 |
| 2025 Australian Open | Women's doubles | Rui Hirokami | Quarter-finals | $1,722 |
| 2025 Japan Masters | Women's doubles | Rui Hirokami | Quarter-finals | $1,722 |
| 2025 Korea Open | Women's doubles | Rui Hirokami | Quarter-finals | $1,722 |
| 2025 Taipei Open | Women's doubles | Rui Hirokami | Semi-finals | $1,680 |
| 2025 Taipei Open | Mixed doubles | Yuichi Shimogami | Semi-finals | $1,680 |
| 2025 Denmark Open | Women's doubles | Rui Hirokami | Last 16 | $1,544 |
| 2025 Denmark Open | Mixed doubles | Yuichi Shimogami | Last 16 | $1,544 |
| 2025 French Open | Women's doubles | Rui Hirokami | Last 16 | $1,544 |
| 2025 French Open | Mixed doubles | Yuichi Shimogami | Last 16 | $1,544 |
| 2025 China Open | Mixed doubles | Yuichi Shimogami | Last 32 | $1,000 |
| 2025 Japan Masters | Mixed doubles | Yuichi Shimogami | Last 16 | $891 |
| 2025 Korea Open | Mixed doubles | Yuichi Shimogami | Last 16 | $891 |
| 2025 China Masters | Women's doubles | Rui Hirokami | Last 32 | $625 |
| 2025 Japan Open | Women's doubles | Rui Hirokami | Last 32 | $475 |
| 2025 German Open | Mixed doubles | Yuichi Shimogami | Last 16 | $450 |
| 2024 Ruichang China Masters | Mixed doubles | Yuichi Shimogami | Semi-finals | $840 |
| 2024 Vietnam Open | Mixed doubles | Yuichi Shimogami | Semi-finals | $700 |
| 2024 Indonesia Masters Super 100 I | Mixed doubles | Yuichi Shimogami | Quarter-finals | $363 |
| 2023 Korea Masters | Women's doubles | Yui Suizu | Semi-finals | $1,470 |
| 2023 Japan Masters | Women's doubles | Yui Suizu | Last 16 | $788 |
| 2023 Indonesia Masters Super 100 II | Women's doubles | Yui Suizu | Semi-finals | $700 |
| 2023 Japan Open | Women's doubles | Yui Suizu | Last 32 | $425 |
| 2023 Spain Masters | Women's doubles | Yui Suizu | Last 16 | $394 |
| 2023 Swiss Open | Women's doubles | Yui Suizu | Last 16 | $394 |
| 2023 U.S. Open | Women's doubles | Yui Suizu | Last 16 | $394 |
| 2023 Kaohsiung Masters | Women's doubles | Yui Suizu | Quarter-finals | $363 |
| 2023 Vietnam Open | Women's doubles | Yui Suizu | Last 16 | $188 |
| 2022 Taipei Open | Women's doubles | Hinata Suzuki | Semi-finals | $3,500 |
| 2022 Singapore Open | Women's doubles | Hinata Suzuki | Quarter-finals | $1,341 |
| 2022 Indonesia Masters Super 100 | Women's doubles | Hinata Suzuki | Quarter-finals | $294 |
| 2022 Canada Open | Women's doubles | Hinata Suzuki | Quarter-finals | $272 |
| 2019 New Zealand Open | Women's doubles | Natsuki Sone | Quarter-finals | $544 |
| 2019 Akita Masters | Women's doubles | Natsuki Sone | Quarter-finals | $272 |
| 2019 Vietnam Open | Women's doubles | Natsuki Sone | Last 16 | $141 |
| 2018 Akita Masters | Women's doubles | Natsuki Sone | Last 16 | $141 |
Sayaka Hobara has been paid alongside 5 different partners.
Where Sayaka Hobara sits on the money list
Ranked 241 of 2,684 players paid on the World Tour since 2018
| # | Player | Country | Titles | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 231 | Goh V Shem | Malaysia | 2 | $112,310 |
| 232 | Lin Hsiang-ti | Chinese Taipei | 1 | $110,920 |
| 233 | Ko Sung-hyun | South Korea | 7 | $110,739 |
| 234 | Robin Tabeling | Netherlands | 1 | $110,605 |
| 235 | Lu Ching-yao | Chinese Taipei | 1 | $110,086 |
| 236 | Hafiz Faizal | Indonesia | 1 | $109,594 |
| 237 | Jason Teh | Singapore | 2 | $108,648 |
| 238 | Kyohei Yamashita | Japan | 2 | $108,612 |
| 239 | Selena Piek | Netherlands | 0 | $108,346 |
| 240 | Yvonne Li | Germany | 0 | $107,824 |
| 242 | Hsu Wen-chi | Chinese Taipei | 1 | $106,165 |
| 243 | Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto | Indonesia | 1 | $105,081 |
| 244 | Treesa Jolly | India | 2 | $104,786 |
| 245 | Hung En-tzu | Chinese Taipei | 2 | $104,345 |
| 246 | Gayatri Gopichand | India | 2 | $103,856 |
| 247 | Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul | Thailand | 1 | $103,585 |
| 248 | Nhat Nguyen | Ireland | 0 | $103,465 |
| 249 | Akira Koga | Japan | 2 | $102,902 |
| 250 | Ng Tsz Yau | Hong Kong | 3 | $101,050 |
| 251 | Christinna Pedersen | Denmark | 3 | $100,722 |
Japan on the World Tour
Everyone paid while playing for Japan, by what they won
| # | Player | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Akane Yamaguchi | $2,027,273$2.0m |
| 02 | Kento Momota | $1,008,850 |
| 03 | Yuta Watanabe | $878,879 |
| 04 | Yuki Fukushima | $873,819 |
| 05 | Mayu Matsumoto | $766,742 |
| 06 | Arisa Igarashi | $718,818 |
| 07 | Nozomi Okuhara | $697,683 |
| 08 | Chiharu Shida | $654,373 |
| 09 | Nami Matsuyama | $622,958 |
| 10 | Kodai Naraoka | $606,078 |
| 11 | Sayaka Hirota | $542,137 |
| 12 | Takuro Hoki | $497,960 |
| 13 | Yugo Kobayashi | $481,626 |
| 14 | Kenta Nishimoto | $430,213 |
| 15 | Wakana Nagahara | $421,676 |
| 16 | Misaki Matsutomo | $318,770 |
| 17 | Tomoka Miyazaki | $294,162 |
| 18 | Kie Nakanishi | $288,840 |
| 19 | Rin Uesaka | $288,062 |
| 20 | Koki Watanabe | $269,356 |
| 21 | Aya Ohori | $263,208 |
| 22 | Kanta Tsuneyama | $237,215 |
| 23 | Ayaka Takahashi | $223,925 |
| 24 | Ayako Sakuramoto | $211,105 |
| 25 | Hiroyuki Endo | $196,544 |
| 26 | Hiroki Midorikawa | $193,413 |
| 27 | Natsu Saito | $176,295 |
| 28 | Keigo Sonoda | $171,963 |
| 29 | Takeshi Kamura | $171,691 |
| 30 | Yushi Tanaka | $164,307 |
| 31 | Sayaka Takahashi | $162,000 |
| 32 | Natsuki Nidaira | $130,952 |
| 33 | Yuki Kaneko | $124,520 |
| 34 | Miyu Takahashi | $116,659 |
| 35 | Kyohei Yamashita | $108,612 |
| 36 | Sayaka Hobara | $107,796 |
| 37 | Akira Koga | $102,902 |
| 38 | Riko Gunji | $99,813 |
| 39 | Rui Hirokami | $88,860 |
| 40 | Saena Kawakami | $88,474 |
The top 40 of 196. The rest are on the Japan page.
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Sayaka Hobara won?
$107,796 on the BWF World Tour since 2018, from 45 events. That is 241st of the 2,684 players paid on the tour since 2018.
What was Sayaka Hobara's biggest payday?
The mixed doubles at the 2026 Singapore Open, where Sayaka Hobara with Yuichi Shimogami finished runner-up. It paid $17,500 to each of them, half of the pair's $35,000.
What was Sayaka Hobara's best season?
2026, with $54,688 from 19 draws.
How does Sayaka Hobara compare with the rest of Japan?
Sayaka Hobara won 0.6% of the $17,950,987 paid to Japan's players on the World Tour, 36th of the 196.
Where to next
The events Sayaka Hobara played, the partners, and the players around them
Events Sayaka Hobara played
- 2026 Singapore Open
- 2026 Indonesia Open
- 2026 Thailand Open
- 2026 China Open
- 2026 India Open
- 2026 All England Open
- 2026 Malaysia Open
- 2026 Orléans Masters
- 2026 Japan Open
- 2026 China Masters
- 2026 Swiss Open
- 2025 Hong Kong Open
- 2025 Thailand Open
- 2025 China Open
- 2025 Singapore Open
- 2025 Japan Open
- 2025 Indonesia Open
- 2025 China Masters
- 2025 Australian Open
- 2025 Japan Masters
- 2025 Korea Open
- 2025 Taipei Open
- 2025 Denmark Open
- 2025 French Open
- 2025 German Open
- 2024 Ruichang China Masters
- 2024 Vietnam Open
- 2024 Indonesia Masters Super 100 I
- 2023 Korea Masters
- 2023 Japan Masters