# Naru Shinoya

Naru Shinoya (篠谷 菜留, Shinoya Naru, born 18 March 1994) is a Japanese badminton player. She is affiliated with the NTT East team.

## Career
### 2021

Shinoya, together with her partner Kyohei Yamashita, won the mixed doubles bronze medal at the 2021 World Championships after losing in the semifinals to compatriots Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino, 13–21, 8–21.

## Achievements
### BWF World Championships

Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2021 | Palacio de los Deportes Carolina Marín, Huelva, Spain | Kyohei Yamashita | Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino | 13–21, 8–21 | Bronze |

### BWF World Tour (2 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | Chinese Taipei Open | Super 300 | Ayane Kurihara | Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida | 10–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2019 | Akita Masters | Super 100 | Kyohei Yamashita | Ko Sung-hyun Eom Hye-won | 10–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |

### BWF Grand Prix (3 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2015 | Swiss Open | Ayane Kurihara | Bao Yixin Tang Yuanting | 19–21, 21–14, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | U.S. Open | Ayane Kurihara | Yu Yang Zhong Qianxin | 14–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Canada Open | Chisato Hoshi | Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara | 16–21, 21–16, 18–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
    BWF Grand Prix tournament

### BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 5 runners-up)

Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2014 | Polish Open | Ayane Kurihara | Anastasia Chervaykova Nina Vislova | 21–15, 17–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
| 2014 | Malaysia International | Ayane Kurihara | Maretha Dea Giovani Rosyita Eka Putri Sari | 21–14, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2015 | China International | Ayane Kurihara | Ou Dongni Yu Xiaohan | 21–14, 18–21, 21–23 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Portugal International | Ayane Kurihara | Carola Bott Jennifer Karnott | 21–13, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2016 | Brazil International | Chisato Hoshi | Setyana Mapasa Gronya Somerville | 21–13, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2016 | Peru International Series | Chisato Hoshi | Cemre Fere Ebru Yazgan | 21–5, 21–7 | Winner |
| 2017 | Portugal International | Chisato Hoshi | Emilie Juul Moller Mai Surrow | 21–13, 21–6 | Winner |
| 2017 | Finnish Open | Chisato Hoshi | Misato Aratama Akane Watanabe | 18–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Smiling Fish International | Chisato Hoshi | Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida | 19–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Indonesia International | Natsu Saito | Anggia Shitta Awanda Pia Zebadiah Bernadet | 19–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Malaysia International | Natsu Saito | Yulfira Barkah Agatha Imanuela | 21–15, 21–23, 21–9 | Winner |
| 2024 | Malaysia International | Nao Yamakita | Hinata Suzuki An Uesugi | 21–13, 12–21, 21–17 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2017 | Malaysia International | Hiroki Okamura | Yogendran Khrishnan Prajakta Sawant | 21–10, 24–22 | Winner |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series tournament