# Reika Kakiiwa

Reika Kakiiwa (垣岩 令佳, Kakiiwa Reika, born 19 July 1989) is a Japanese badminton player from Renesas badminton club. Reika Kakiiwa has gained prominence in the badminton community because of her success in women's doubles. She has reached a career high ranking of third in the world with her partner Mizuki Fujii. She has also competed in mixed doubles reaching a peak ranking of 51st with her partner Kenta Kazuno.

## Awards

In 2012, she and her partner Mizuki Fujii received the Kumamoto Prefecture Citizen Honour's Award. She also received the Sports Special Award by Otsu City.

## Achievements
### Olympic Games

Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2012 | Wembley Arena, London, Great Britain | Mizuki Fujii | Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei | 10–21, 23–25 | Silver |

### BWF World Championships

Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2014 | Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark | Miyuki Maeda | Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang | 8–21, 13–21 | Bronze |

### BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2014 | Japan Open | Miyuki Maeda | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi | 13–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2011 | India Open | Mizuki Fujii | Miyuki Maeda Satoko Suetsuna | 24–26, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2011 | All England Open | Mizuki Fujii | Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang | 2–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
| 2010 | Korea Open | Mizuki Fujii | Cheng Shu Zhao Yunlei | 16–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF Superseries Finals tournament
    BWF Superseries Premier tournament
    BWF Superseries tournament

### BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2011 | Bitburger Open | Mizuki Fujii | Emelie Lennartsson Emma Wengberg | 21–8, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2011 | German Open | Mizuki Fujii | Ha Jung-eun Kim Min-jung | 21–6, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2010 | Dutch Open | Mizuki Fujii | Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova | 19–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
    BWF Grand Prix tournament

### BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2010 | Osaka International | Mizuki Fujii | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi | 21–19, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2009 | Austrian International | Mizuki Fujii | Shizuka Matsuo Mami Naito | 15–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2008 | Canadian International | Mizuki Fujii | Aki Akao Tomomi Matsuda | 21–15, 21–15 | Winner |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series tournament

## Record against selected opponents

Women's doubles results with Mizuki Fujii against Super Series finalists, Worlds Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.
* Leanne Choo & Renuga Veeran 2–0
* / Petya Nedelcheva & Anastasia Russkikh 1–0
* Alex Bruce & Michelle Li 1–0
* Du Jing & Yu Yang 0–1
* Xia Huan & Tang Jinhua 1–2
* Cheng Shu & Zhao Yunlei 0–4
* Wang Xiaoli & Yu Yang 0–4
* Bao Yixin & Zhong Qianxin 0–4
* Tian Qing & Zhao Yunlei 1–3
* Cheng Wen-hsing & Chien Yu-chin 2–4
* Christinna Pedersen & Kamilla Rytter Juhl 2–3
* Poon Lok Yan & Tse Ying Suet 4–0
* Jwala Gutta & Ashwini Ponnappa 3–1
* Vita Marissa & Nadya Melati 1–2
* Miyuki Maeda & Satoko Suetsuna 0–2
* Shizuka Matsuo & Mami Naito 4–3
* Ha Jung-eun & Kim Min-jung 3–3
* Jung Kyung-eun & Kim Ha-na 1–3
* Chin Eei Hui & Wong Pei Tty 4–2
* Valeria Sorokina & Nina Vislova 4–2
* Jiang Yanmei & Li Yujia 0–1
* Shinta Mulia Sari & Yao Lei 3–1
* Duanganong Aroonkesorn & Kunchala Voravichitchaikul 2–1