Japan's Mika Okuyama/Hiroto Naba qualified for the 2023 Japan Mixed Doubles National Championship playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match
7-3 against
Chiaki Matsumura/Yasumasa Tanida (Nagano, JPN).
Japan's Mika Okuyama/Hiroto Naba finished 4-2 in the 21-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Japan's Mika Okuyama/Hiroto Naba defeated
Yu Yokoyama/Tsuyoshi Morimoto (Tokyo, JPN) 10-3, then won
9-3 against
Mami Yamada/Yuuma Tanabe (Morioka, JPN). Japan's Mika Okuyama/Hiroto Naba went on to lose
8-7 against
Satsuki Fujisawa/Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi (Kitami, JPN). Japan's Mika Okuyama/Hiroto Naba responded with a
9-4 win over
Japan's Yoko Miura/Shinichi Tokuyama. Japan's Mika Okuyama/Hiroto Naba won
7-6 against
Masami Kitamura/Tomokazu Kitamura (Okayama, JPN). Japan's Mika Okuyama/Hiroto Naba went on to lose
10-3 against
Yurika Yoshida/Yuta Matsumura (Kitami, JPN) in their final qualifying round match.
Japan's Mika Okuyama/Hiroto Naba earned
7.500 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Japan Mixed Doubles National Championship. For week 30 of the event schedule, Japan's Mika Okuyama/Hiroto Naba did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Japan's Mika Okuyama/Hiroto Naba ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
