The favourite part of my barrel  is that the design cut allows me to easily control the difference in the pressure when gripping and it is front-weighted"......... Risa Yoshida

How long playing darts:
Risa has been playing darts for 7 years starting when she was given the opportunity to learn from one of the National team members in Japan.   He inspired her to become a professional dart player.  Risa also likes the fact that everyone can play darts and compete in tournaments whether you are male or female.

Career highlights:

• July 2006 Shizuoka DO Winner
• Jun 2006 Ehime DO Winner, Championship and 3rd place
• April 2006 JSFD Winner ICS International Exchange Game Women's Singles Second

Other points of interest:

• Risa's home base  is  Shot (Yokohama)
• The people Risa admires the most are her parents
• Risa enjoys musicals and her favourite show is Phantom of the Opera, (before darts she wanted to act in a musical).
• Enjoys spending time with her dogs.
• Favourite food is Nattou a traditional Japanese food made from soybeans fermented with bacillus subtilis. 
• Risa played Kyudo (Japanese archery) when she was in high school.