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.[1] Despite playing doubles, she was also a finalist in girls' singles at the 2010 BWF World Junior Championships in Mexico.

Misaki Matsutomo
Misaki Matsutomo at the 2013 French Super Series
Personal information
Country	Japan
Born	8 February 1992 Tokushima, Japan
Height	1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Handedness	Right
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	1 (WD 20 October 2014) 12 (XD 19 June 2014)
Current ranking	7 (WD), 19 (XD) (17 March 2020)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Japan Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Women's doubles World Championships 2017 Glasgow Women's doubles Sudirman Cup 2015 Donggguan Mixed team 2019 Nanning Mixed team 2017 Gold Coast Mixed team Uber Cup 2018 Bangkok Women's team 2014 New Delhi Women's team 2012 Wuhan Women's team 2016 Kunshan Women's team Asian Games 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Women's team 2014 Incheon Women's doubles 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Women's doubles 2014 Incheon Women's team Asian Championships 2016 Wuhan Women's doubles 2017 Wuhan Women's doubles 2018 Wuhan Women's doubles 2015 Wuhan Women's doubles 2015 Wuhan Mixed doubles Asia Mixed Team Championships 2017 Ho Chi Minh Mixed team Asia Team Championships 2018 Alor Setar Women's team 2016 Hyderabad Women's team World Junior Championships 2010 Guadalajara Girls' singles Asian Junior Championships 2007 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
BWF profile

Career overview

In 2016, she won the women's doubles gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2] She and her women's doubles partner Ayaka Takahashi were also honoured with the Female Player of the Year award.[3] They have been playing together for more than ten years, ever since they were schoolmates. Matsutomo and Takahashi became the first pair from outside China 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 took silver at the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Achievements

Olympic Games

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

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

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

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

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, 6 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are 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.[5]

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

BWF Superseries (9 titles, 13 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.[7] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are 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)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 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)

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

National team

• Junior level

Team event	2007
Asian Junior Championships	Bronze

• Senior level

Team events	2016	2017	2018
Asian Championships	Silver	N/A	Gold
Asia Mixed Team Championships	N/A	Gold	N/A

Team events	2012	2014	2016	2018
Asian Games	N/A	Bronze	N/A	Gold
Uber Cup	Bronze	Silver	Bronze	Gold

Team Event	2013	2015	2017	2019
Sudirman Cup	QF	Silver	Bronze	Silver

Individual competitions

• Junior level

Event	2010
World Junior Championships	Silver (GS) R2 (XD)

• Senior level

Event	2011	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Asian Championships	R1 (WD) R1 (XD)	R1 (WD) R1 (XD)	A	Bronze (WD) Bronze (XD)	Gold (WD)	Gold (WD)	Silver (WD)	R1 (WD) QF (XD)
Asian Games	N/A		Silver (WD) R16 (XD)	N/A			Silver (WD)	N/A
World Championships	R3 (WD)	R2 (WD) QF (XD)	R3 (WD) R2 (XD)	R3 (WD) R2 (XD)	N/A	Bronze (WD)	R3 (WD) R2 (XD)	QF (WD) R2 (XD)
Olympic Games	N/A				Gold (WD)	N/A

Tournament	2018	2019	2020	Best
BWF World Tour
Malaysia Masters	QF (WD)	SF (WD) R2 (XD)	QF	W (2016)
Indonesia Masters	W (WD)	W (WD) R1 (XD)	SF	W (2012, 2018, 2019)
German Open	w/d	F (WD) R2 (XD)	N/A	W (2014)
All England Open	QF (WD)	R1 (WD) R1 (XD)	SF	W (2016)
India Open	A		N/A	W (2015, 2016)
Malaysia Open	W (WD) R2 (XD)	R2 (WD) R1 (XD)	N/A	W (2018)
Singapore Open	A	R2 (WD) QF (XD)	N/A	F (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017)
New Zealand Open	A	F (WD)	N/A	F (2019)
Australian Open	A	SF (WD)	N/A	W (2017)
Indonesia Open	SF (WD) R2 (XD)	F (WD) R1 (XD)	N/A	W (2016)
Japan Open	R2 (WD) R2 (XD)	SF (WD) R1 (XD)	N/A	W (2014, 2017)
Thailand Open	F (WD) R2 (XD)	QF (WD) QF (XD)	A	F (2018)
China Open	W (WD) R1 (XD)	F (WD) QF (XD)	N/A	W (2018)
Korea Open	W (WD) R2 (XD)	QF (WD) QF (XD)	N/A	W (2018)
Denmark Open	R2 (WD)	R1 (WD) R1 (XD)	A	W (2016)
French Open	QF (WD)	R2 (WD) R1 (XD)	N/A	SF (2016)
Fuzhou China Open	SF (WD) R1 (XD)	R2 (WD) R1 (XD)	N/A	SF (2018)
Hong Kong Open	QF (WD) R1 (XD)	QF (WD) QF (XD)	N/A	F (2017)
Korea Masters	A	F (WD)	N/A	F (2019)
Syed Modi International	R1 (WD)	A	N/A	W (2009)
BWF World Tour Finals	W (WD)	DNQ		W (2014, 2018)
Year-end Ranking	2 (WD) 75 (XD)	4 (WD) 23 (XD)	7 (WD) 19 (XD)	1 (WD) 12 (XD)
Tournament	2018	2019	2020	Best

Tournament	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	Best
BWF Superseries
All England Open	A		R1 (WD) R1 (XD)	R2 (WD)	R2 (WD)	R1 (WD) R1 (XD)	SF (WD) QF (XD)	R1 (WD) R2 (XD)	W (WD)	R2 (WD)	W (2016)
Swiss Open	A		R1 (WD) R1 (XD)	GPG							QF (2012)
India Open	GPG			R2 (WD) R1 (XD)	QF (WD)	SF (WD) R2 (XD)	QF (WD) R1 (XD)	W (WD) QF (XD)	W (WD)	A	W (2015, 2016)
Malaysia Open	A		R1 (WD)	R2 (WD) R2 (XD)	A	F (WD) R1 (XD)	F (WD) R1 (XD)	R1 (WD) R1 (XD)	QF (WD)	SF (WD)	F (2013, 2014)
Singapore Open	A		R1 (WD)	R2 (WD) R1 (XD)	R2 (WD) R2 (XD)	F (WD) R2 (XD)	SF (WD) R2 (XD)	F (WD)	F (WD)	F (WD) R2 (XD)	F (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017)
Indonesia Open	A		R1 (WD)	R1 (WD) R2 (XD)	A	QF (WD) R1 (XD)	R2 (WD) R1 (XD)	R2 (WD) R2 (XD)	W (WD)	R1 (WD)	W (2016)
Australian Open	IS	GP		GPG			F (WD)	SF (WD) R1 (XD)	QF (WD)	W (WD) QF (XD)	W (2017)
Korea Open	A		QF (WD) R1 (XD)	R2 (WD)	A	QF (WD) R2 (XD)	QF (WD) R1 (XD)	w/d (WD)	A	SF (WD) R1 (XD)	SF (2017)
Japan Open	R2 (WD)	R1 (WS) R2 (WD)	R2 (WD)	R1 (WD) R1 (XD)	R2 (WD) QF (XD)	SF (WD) R1 (XD)	W (WD) SF (XD)	R2 (WD) R2 (XD)	F (WD)	W (WD) R2 (XD)	W (2014, 2017)
Denmark Open	A		R2 (WD) R1 (XD)	QF (WD)	F (WD) R1 (XD)	SF (WD) R2 (XD)	F (WD) R2 (XD)	R2 (WD) R1 (XD)	W (WD)	R2 (WD) R2 (XD)	W (2016)
French Open	A			R1 (WD)	QF (WD) R1 (XD)	QF (WD) QF (XD)	QF (WD) R1 (XD)	R2 (WD) R2 (XD)	SF (WD)	QF (WD) R1 (XD)	SF (2016)
China Masters	A	R1 (WS) R1 (WD)	A	R1 (WD) R1 (XD)	A	QF (WD) R1 (XD)	GPG				QF (2013)
China Open	A		QF (WD)	QF (WD)	QF (WD) R1 (XD)	QF (WD) R1 (XD)	SF (WD) R1 (XD)	F (WD) R1 (XD)	R2 (WD)	QF (WD) QF (XD)	F (2015)
Hong Kong Open	A			R2 (WD) R1 (XD)	QF (WD) R1 (XD)	SF (WD) R1 (XD)	F (WD) R1 (XD)	QF (WD) R1 (XD)	QF (WD) R2 (XD)	R1 (WD) R1 (XD)	F (2017)
BWF Super Series Finals	DNQ				GS (WD)	GS (WD)	W (WD)	SF (WD)	F (WD)	DNQ	W (2014)
Year-end Ranking		134 (WS) 41 (WD)	142 (WS) 21 (WD) 132 (XD)	17 (WD) 40 (XD)	7 (WD) 26 (XD)	4 (WD) 19 (XD)	2 (WD) 25 (XD)	4 (WD) 20 (XD)	1 (WD) 260 (XD)	2 (WD) 40 (XD)	1 (WD)
Tournament	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	Best

Tournament	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	Best
BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold
Malaysia Masters	A	QF (WS) R2 (WD)	R1 (WD) R1 (XD)	A				W (WD)	A	W (2016)
Syed Modi International	R2 (WS) W (WD)	A			N/A	A				W (2009)
German Open	A		R2 (WD) R2 (XD)	QF (WD)	SF (WD) QF (XD)	W (WD) R2 (XD)	R2 (WD) R1 (XD)	SF (WD)	A	W (2014)
Swiss Open	SS		R2 (WD) R1 (XD)	R2 (WD) QF (XD)	A					QF (2012)
Australian Open	A	R2 (WS) QF (WD)	QF (WD) R2 (XD)	QF (WD) SF (XD)	A	SS				SF (2012)
Chinese Taipei Open	R1 (WD)	A					SF (WD)	A		SF (2015)
Dutch Open	A	R1 (WD) QF (XD)	A							QF (2010)
Russian Open	A		F (WD) SF (XD)	A						F (2011)
U.S. Open	A		R1 (WD) R1 (XD)	W (WD) F (XD)	A					W (2012)
Canadian Open	N/A	A		W (WD) QF (XD)	A					W (2012)
Indonesian Masters	N/A	A		W (WD)	A				N/A	W (2012)

References

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External links

• Misaki MATSUTOMO at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
• Misaki MATSUTOMO at BWFbadminton.com
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Misaki Matsutomo". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.