Saki Shibata

Saki Shibata
Born (1997-08-25) 25 August 1997 (age 27)
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]

  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.