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.
Career overview
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 honoured 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 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 |
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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, 8 runners-up)
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)
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 |
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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 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 |
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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
- Key
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |
National team
- Junior level
Team event | 2007 |
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Asian Junior Championships | B |
- Senior level
Team events | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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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
Junior level
- Girls' singles
Event | 2010 |
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World Junior Championships | S |
- Mixed doubles
Event | 2010 |
---|---|
World Junior Championships | 2R |
Senior level
Women's singles
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
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
Event | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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Asian Championships | 1R | A | 1R | A | B | A | QF | NH | QF | 1R | |||
Asian Games | NH | 2R | NH | A | NH | NH | |||||||
World Championships | A | NH | QF | 2R | 2R | NH | A | 2R | 2R | NH | QF | 2R | 1R |
Tournament | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | BWF World Tour | Best | ||||||||||||
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2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
Malaysia Open | A | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | NH | 1R | 2R | 2R ('11, '18, '23) | ||
India Open | A | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | QF | A | NH | A | 2R | QF ('15) | ||||
Indonesia Masters | A | NH | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | SF | SF ('23) | ||||||
German Open | A | 2R | A | QF | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | NH | 2R | 2R | QF ('13) | |||
All England Open | 1R | A | 1R | QF | 2R | A | 1R | A | F | QF | QF | F ('21) | |||
Swiss Open | 1R | 1R | QF | A | NH | A | QF ('12) | ||||||||
Malaysia Masters | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | NH | 2R | 2R | 2R ('19, '22, '23) | ||||||
Thailand Open | NH | A | NH | A | 2R | QF | A | NH | 2R | QF | QF ('19, '23) | ||||
Singapore Open | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | A | QF | NH | A | 1R | QF ('19) | ||
Indonesia Open | A | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | NH | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R ('11, '15, '18) | |
Canada Open | A | QF | A | NH | A | QF | QF ('12, '23) | ||||||||
U.S. Open | A | 1R | F | A | NH | A | F ('12) | ||||||||
Korea Open | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | QF | NH | A | 1R | QF ('19) | |||
Japan Open | A | 1R | QF | 1R | SF | 2R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | NH | 2R | 1R | SF ('14) | |
Australian Open | A | 2R | SF | A | 1R | A | QF | A | NH | QF | 1R | SF ('12) | |||
Denmark Open | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | A | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 2R ('13, '14, '17, '22) | |
French Open | A | 1R | QF | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | A | 1R | NH | 2R | QF | QF ('13, '22) | ||
Hong Kong Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | QF | NH | QF ('19) | |||
China Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | QF | 1R | QF | NH | QF ('17, '19) | ||||
Fuzhou China Open | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | NH | 1R ('11, '13, '18, '19) | ||||||
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 | Best |
References
- ^ "松友 美佐紀 Misaki Matsutomo" (in Japanese). Unisys. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "選手・スタッフ紹介: 松友 美佐紀 Misaki Matsutomo" (in Japanese). Biprogy. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "Matsutomo, Takahashi claim Japan's first-ever Olympic badminton gold". The Japan Times. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Lee, Matsutomo/Takahashi Win Best Player Awards". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
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External links
- Misaki Matsutomo at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Misaki Matsutomo at BWFbadminton.com
- Misaki Matsutomo at Olympedia
- Misaki Matsutomo at Olympics.com