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Misaki Matsutomo

Misaki Matsutomo (松友 美佐紀, Matsutomo Misaki, born 8 February 1992) is a Japanese badminton player who is a doubles specialist.[2] She won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympic women's doubles alongside Ayaka Takahashi. Despite playing doubles, she was also a finalist in girls' singles at the 2010 BWF World Junior Championships in Mexico.

Misaki Matsutomo
Matsutomo at the 2013 French Super Series
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1992-02-08) 8 February 1992 (age 32)
Aizumi, Tokushima, Japan[1]
Height1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking1 (WD with Ayaka Takahashi 20 October 2014)
12 (XD with Kenichi Hayakawa 19 June 2014)
12 (XD with Yuki Kaneko 27 December 2022)
Current ranking21 (XD with Yuki Kaneko 2 January 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Women's doubles
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Glasgow Women's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 2015 Donggguan Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Nanning Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Gold Coast Mixed team
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Bangkok Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2014 New Delhi Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2020 Aarhus Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Wuhan Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kunshan Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Bangkok Women's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Incheon Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Women's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Wuhan Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Wuhan Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Wuhan Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Wuhan Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Wuhan Mixed doubles
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ho Chi Minh Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Alor Setar Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Hyderabad Women's team
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guadalajara Girls' singles
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
BWF profile

Career overview

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In 2016, she won the women's doubles gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[3] She and her women's doubles partner Ayaka Takahashi were also honored with the Female Player of the Year award.[4] They have been playing together for more than ten years, ever since they were schoolmates. Matsutomo and Takahashi became the first non-Chinese pair to win the women's Olympic doubles title since the 1996 Atlanta Games, giving Japan its second medal in the event after Mizuki Fujii and Reika Kakiiwa won silver at the 2012 London Olympics.

Awards and nominations

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Award Year Category Result Ref.
BWF Awards 2016 Female Player of the Year with Ayaka Takahashi Won [4]

Achievements

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Olympic Games

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Riocentro - Pavilion 4,
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 		  Ayaka Takahashi   Christinna Pedersen
  Kamilla Rytter Juhl 		18–21, 21–9, 21–19   Gold

BWF World Championships

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Emirates Arena,
Glasgow, Scotland 		  Ayaka Takahashi   Chen Qingchen
  Jia Yifan 		17–21, 15–21   Bronze

Asian Games

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium,
Incheon, South Korea 		  Ayaka Takahashi   Nitya Krishinda Maheswari
  Greysia Polii 		15–21, 9–21   Silver
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno,
Jakarta, Indonesia 		  Ayaka Takahashi   Chen Qingchen
  Jia Yifan 		20–22, 20–22   Silver

Asian Championships

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China 		  Ayaka Takahashi   Wang Xiaoli
  Yu Yang 		18–21, 21–18, 15–21   Bronze
2016 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China 		  Ayaka Takahashi   Naoko Fukuman
  Kurumi Yonao 		21–13, 21–15   Gold
2017 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China 		  Ayaka Takahashi   Kim Hye-rin
  Yoo Hae-won 		21–19, 16–21, 21–10   Gold
2018 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China 		  Ayaka Takahashi   Yuki Fukushima
  Sayaka Hirota 		18–21, 21–18, 15–21   SIlver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China 		  Kenichi Hayakawa   Lee Chun Hei
  Chau Hoi Wah 		17–21, 19–21   Bronze

BWF World Junior Championships

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Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2010 Domo del Code Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico   Ratchanok Intanon 13–21, 21–16, 10–21   Silver

BWF World Tour (6 titles, 8 runners-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] 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.[6]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Indonesia Masters Super 500   Ayaka Takahashi   Greysia Polii
  Apriyani Rahayu 		21–17, 21–12   Winner
2018 Malaysia Open Super 750   Ayaka Takahashi   Chen Qingchen
  Jia Yifan 		21–12, 21–12   Winner
2018 Thailand Open Super 500   Ayaka Takahashi   Greysia Polii
  Apriyani Rahayu 		13–21, 10–21   Runner-up
2018 China Open Super 1000   Ayaka Takahashi   Mayu Matsumoto
  Wakana Nagahara 		21–16, 21–12   Winner
2018 Korea Open Super 500   Ayaka Takahashi   Yuki Fukushima
  Sayaka Hirota 		21–11, 21–18   Winner
2018 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals   Ayaka Takahashi   Lee So-hee
  Shin Seung-chan 		21–12, 22–20   Winner
2019 Indonesia Masters Super 500   Ayaka Takahashi   Kim So-yeong
  Kong Hee-yong 		21–19, 21–15   Winner
2019 German Open Super 300   Ayaka Takahashi   Du Yue
  Li Yinhui 		20–22, 15–21   Runner-up
2019 New Zealand Open Super 300   Ayaka Takahashi   Kim So-yeong
  Kong Hee-yong 		15–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2019 Indonesia Open Super 1000   Ayaka Takahashi   Yuki Fukushima
  Sayaka Hirota 		16–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2019 China Open Super 1000   Ayaka Takahashi   Chen Qingchen
  Jia Yifan 		14–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2019 Korea Masters Super 300   Ayaka Takahashi   Nami Matsuyama
  Chiharu Shida 		21–15, 17–21, 18–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 All England Open Super 1000   Yuki Kaneko   Yuta Watanabe
  Arisa Higashino 		14–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2023 Syed Modi International Super 300   Yuki Kaneko   Dejan Ferdinansyah
  Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja 		22–20, 19–21, 23–25   Runner-up

BWF Superseries (9 titles, 13 runners-up)

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The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[7] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[8] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Denmark Open   Ayaka Takahashi   Ma Jin
  Tang Jinhua 		8–21, 12–21   Runner-up
2013 Malaysia Open   Ayaka Takahashi   Bao Yixin
  Tian Qing 		16–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2013 Singapore Open   Ayaka Takahashi   Tian Qing
  Zhao Yunlei 		19–21, 16-21   Runner-up
2014 Malaysia Open   Ayaka Takahashi   Bao Yixin
  Tang Jinhua 		19–21, 21–14, 13-21   Runner-up
2014 Japan Open   Ayaka Takahashi   Reika Kakiiwa
  Miyuki Maeda 		21–13, 21-17   Winner
2014 Australian Open   Ayaka Takahashi   Tian Qing
  Zhao Yunlei 		15–21, 9–21   Runner-up
2014 Denmark Open   Ayaka Takahashi   Wang Xiaoli
  Yu Yang 		14–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2014 Hong Kong Open   Ayaka Takahashi   Tian Qing
  Zhao Yunlei 		13–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2014 Dubai World Superseries Finals   Ayaka Takahashi   Tian Qing
  Zhao Yunlei 		21–17, 21–14   Winner
2015 India Open   Ayaka Takahashi   Luo Ying
  Luo Yu 		21–19, 21-19   Winner
2015 Singapore Open   Ayaka Takahashi   Ou Dongni
  Yu Xiaohan 		17–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2015 China Open   Ayaka Takahashi   Tang Yuanting
  Yu Yang 		21–18, 13–21, 12–21   Runner-up
2016 All England Open   Ayaka Takahashi   Tang Yuanting
  Yu Yang 		21–10, 21–12   Winner
2016 India Open   Ayaka Takahashi   Naoko Fukuman
  Kurumi Yonao 		21–18, 21–18   Winner
2016 Singapore Open   Ayaka Takahashi   Nitya Krishinda Maheswari
  Greysia Polii 		Walkover   Runner-up
2016 Indonesia Open   Ayaka Takahashi   Tang Yuanting
  Yu Yang 		21–15, 8–21, 21–15   Winner
2016 Japan Open   Ayaka Takahashi   Christinna Pedersen
  Kamilla Rytter Juhl 		21–19, 18–21, 12–21   Runner-up
2016 Denmark Open   Ayaka Takahashi   Jung Kyung-eun
  Shin Seung-chan 		19–21, 21–11, 21–16   Winner
2016 Dubai World Superseries Finals   Ayaka Takahashi   Chen Qingchen
  Jia Yifan 		15–21, 21–13, 17–21   Runner-up
2017 Singapore Open   Ayaka Takahashi   Christinna Pedersen
  Kamilla Rytter Juhl 		18–21, 21–14, 15–21   Runner-up
2017 Australian Open   Ayaka Takahashi   Christinna Pedersen
  Kamilla Rytter Juhl 		21–10, 21–13   Winner
2017 Japan Open   Ayaka Takahashi   Kim Ha-na
  Kong Hee-yong 		21–18, 21–16   Winner
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (6 titles, 2 runners-up)

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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
2009 India Grand Prix   Ayaka Takahashi   Nadya Melati
  Devi Tika Permatasari 		21–14, 15–21, 21–15   Winner
2011 Russian Open   Ayaka Takahashi   Valeri Sorokina
  Nina Vislova 		20–22, 18–21   Runner-up
2012 U.S. Open   Ayaka Takahashi   Valeri Sorokina
  Nina Vislova 		21–19, 21–17   Winner
2012 Canada Open   Ayaka Takahashi   Yuriko Miki
  Koharu Yonemoto 		21–15, 15–21, 21–12   Winner
2012 Indonesia Grand Prix Gold   Ayaka Takahashi   Eom Hye-won
  Jang Ye-na 		21–12, 12–21, 21–13   Winner
2014 German Open   Ayaka Takahashi   Jung Kyung-eun
  Kim Ha-na 		23–21, 24–22   Winner
2016 Malaysia Masters   Ayaka Takahashi   Tang Yuanting
  Yu Yang 		21–18, 22–20   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 U.S. Open   Kenichi Hayakawa   Tony Gunawan
  Vita Marissa 		13–21, 10–21   Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 4 runners-up)

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2008 North Shore City International   Sayaka Sato 18–21, 20–22   Runner-up
2009 Belgian International   Yao Jie 14–21, 21–14, 16–21   Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Belgian International   Ayaka Takahashi   Emma Mason
  Samantha Ward 		21–8, 18–21, 21–13   Winner
2009 Osaka International   Ayaka Takahashi   Kaori Mori
  Aya Wakisaka 		21–16, 16–21, 24–22   Winner
2010 Osaka International   Ayaka Takahashi   Mizuki Fujii
  Reika Kakiiwa 		19–21, 16–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Waikato International   Naomasa Senkyo   Henry Tam
  Donna Haliday 		13–21, 18–21   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

Performance timeline

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Key
W F SF QF #R RR Q# A G S B NH N/A DNQ
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

National team

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  • Junior level
Team event 2007
Asian Junior Championships B
  • Senior level
Team events 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Asia Team Championships NH S NH G NH A NH A
Asia Mixed Team Championships NH G NH A NH
Asian Games NH B NH G NH
Uber Cup B NH S NH B NH G NH S NH B
Sudirman Cup NH QF NH S NH B NH S NH S NH

Individual competitions

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Junior level

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  • Girls' singles
Event 2010
World Junior Championships S
  • Mixed doubles
Event 2010
World Junior Championships 2R

Senior level

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Women's singles
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Tournament BWF Superseries / Grand Prix Best
2009 2010
Malaysia Masters A QF QF ('10)
Australian Open A 2R 2R ('10)
Japan Open 1R A 1R ('09)
Syed Modi International 2R A 2R ('09)
China Masters 1R A 1R ('09)
Year-end ranking 134 142 58
Tournament 2009 2010 Best
Women's doubles
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Event 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Asian Championships 1R A 1R A B G G S 1R
Asian Games NH S NH S NH
World Championships 3R NH 2R 3R 3R NH B 3R QF
Olympic Games NH DNQ NH G NH
Tournament BWF Superseries / Grand Prix BWF World Tour Best
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Malaysia Masters NH A 2R 1R A W A QF SF QF W ('16)
Indonesia Masters NH A W A NH W W SF W ('12, '18, '19)
German Open A 2R QF SF W 2R SF A w/d F NH W ('14)
All England Open A 1R 2R 2R 1R SF 1R W 2R QF 1R SF W ('16)
Swiss Open A 1R 2R 2R A NH 2R ('11, '12)
Singapore Open A 1R 2R 2R F SF F F F A 2R NH F ('13, '15, '16, '17)
Australian Open N/A A QF QF QF A F SF QF W A SF NH W ('17)
U.S. Open A 1R W A NH W ('12)
Canada Open NH A W A NH W ('12)
Russian Open A F A NH F ('11)
Chinese Taipei Open A 1R A SF A NH SF ('15)
Korea Open A QF 2R A QF QF w/d A SF W QF NH W ('18)
China Open A QF QF QF QF SF F 2R QF W F NH W ('18)
Japan Open 2R 2R 2R 1R 2R SF W 2R F W 2R SF NH W ('14, '17)
Dutch Open A 1R A NH 1R ('10)
Denmark Open A 2R QF F SF F 2R W 2R 2R 1R A W ('16)
French Open A 1R QF QF QF 2R SF QF QF 2R NH SF ('16)
New Zealand Open A NH N/A NH A F NH F ('19)
Fuzhou China Open A 1R A 1R A QF A SF 2R NH SF ('18)
Hong Kong Open A 2R QF SF F QF QF 1R QF QF NH F ('14)
Syed Modi International NH W A NH A 1R A NH W ('09)
Indonesia Open A 1R 1R A QF 2R 2R W 1R SF F NH W ('16)
Malaysia Open A 1R 2R A F F 1R QF SF W 2R NH W ('18)
Korea Masters N/A A F NH F ('19)
India Open A 2R QF SF QF W W A NH W ('15, '16)
Thailand Open A NH A NH A F QF A F ('18)
Superseries /
World Tour Finals 		DNQ RR RR W SF F DNQ W DNQ W ('14, '18)
Year-end ranking 41 21 17 7 4 2 4 1 2 2 4 7 1
Tournament 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Best
Mixed doubles
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Event 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Asian Championships 1R A 1R A B A QF NH QF 1R 2R
Asian Games NH 2R NH A NH A NH
World Championships A NH QF 2R 2R NH A 2R 2R NH QF 2R 1R NH
Tournament BWF Superseries / Grand Prix BWF World Tour Best
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Malaysia Open A 2R A 1R 1R 1R A 2R 1R NH 1R 2R 1R 2R ('11, '18, '23)
India Open A 1R A 2R 1R QF A NH A 2R 2R QF ('15)
Indonesia Masters A NH A 1R A 1R A SF 1R SF ('23)
German Open A 2R A QF 2R 1R A 2R NH 2R 2R A QF ('13)
French Open A 1R QF 1R 2R A 1R A 1R NH 2R QF 2R 2R QF ('13, '22)
All England Open 1R A 1R QF 2R A 1R A F QF QF 1R F ('21)
Swiss Open 1R 1R QF A NH A 2R QF ('12)
Thailand Open NH A NH A 2R QF A NH 2R QF A QF ('19, '23)
Malaysia Masters A 1R A 2R A NH 2R 2R A 2R ('19, '22, '23)
Singapore Open A 1R 2R 2R 2R A 2R A QF NH A 1R 2R QF ('19)
Indonesia Open A 2R A 1R 1R 2R A 2R 1R NH 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R ('11, '15, '18, '24)
Australian Open A 2R SF A 1R A QF A NH QF 1R A SF ('12)
U.S. Open A 1R F A NH A F ('12)
Canada Open A QF A NH A QF A QF ('12, '23)
Japan Open A 1R QF 1R SF 2R A 2R 2R 1R NH 2R 1R 1R SF ('14)
Korea Open 1R A 2R 1R A 1R 2R QF NH A 1R QF ('19)
China Open A 1R 1R 1R 1R A QF 1R QF NH 1R QF ('17, '19)
Hong Kong Open A 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R QF NH 1R QF ('19)
Arctic Open NH 1R 1R ('23)
Denmark Open 1R A 1R 2R 2R 1R A 2R A 1R A 1R 2R 1R 2R ('13, '14, '17, '22)
Japan Masters NH 1R 1R ('23)
China Masters A 1R A 1R A 1R 1R NH 2R 2R ('24)
Syed Modi International A NH A NH A F F ('23)
Dutch Open QF A NH N/A QF ('10)
Russian Open A SF A NH SF ('11)
Year-end ranking 132 40 26 19 25 20 260 40 75 23 19 17 12 21 12
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Best

References

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  1. ^ "松友 美佐紀 Misaki Matsutomo" (in Japanese). Unisys. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  2. ^ "選手・スタッフ紹介: 松友 美佐紀 Misaki Matsutomo" (in Japanese). Biprogy. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Matsutomo, Takahashi claim Japan's first-ever Olympic badminton gold". The Japan Times. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Lee, Matsutomo/Takahashi Win Best Player Awards". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  5. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
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