Mayu Matsumoto

Mayu Matsumoto (松本 麻佑, Matsumoto Mayu, born 7 August 1995) is a Japanese badminton player.[2] Born in Hokkaido, she graduated from Shiritsu Towanomorisanai High School.[3] She was part of the Hokuto Bank team.[4] Matsumoto was awarded as the 2018 Most Improved Player of the Year by the BWF together with her partner Wakana Nagahara. They obtained the honor after their win in the 2018 BWF World Championships title and improving their ranking from 14 to 3 in the world.[5] In 30 April 2019, she reached a career high as a women's doubles world No. 1.

Mayu Matsumoto
松本 麻佑
Personal information
Country Japan
Born (1995-08-07) 7 August 1995
Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
ResidenceAkita, Akita, Japan
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb) [1]
HandednessRight
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking150 (WS 13 August 2015)
1 (WD 30 April 2019)
148 (XD 19 July 2018)
Current ranking3 (WD 17 March 2020)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
World Championships
2018 Nanjing Women's doubles
2019 Basel Women's doubles
Sudirman Cup
2019 Nanning Mixed team
Asian Championships
2019 Wuhan Women's doubles
Asia Team Championships
2020 Manila Women's team
Asian Junior Championships
2013 Kota Kinabalu Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland		 Wakana Nagahara Yuki Fukushima
Sayaka Hirota		 21–11, 20–22, 23–21 Gold
2018 Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park,
Nanjing, China		 Wakana Nagahara Yuki Fukushima
Sayaka Hirota		 19–21, 21–19, 22–20 Gold

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China		 Wakana Nagahara Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan		 21–19, 14–21, 19–21 Silver

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 6 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[7]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals Wakana Nagahara Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan		 14–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2019 Japan Open Super 750 Wakana Nagahara Kim So-yeong
Kong Hee-yong		 12–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2019 Singapore Open Super 500 Wakana Nagahara Kim Hye-jeong
Kong Hee-yong		 21–17, 22–20 Winner
2019 All England Open Super 1000 Wakana Nagahara Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan		 21–18, 20–22, 11–21 Runner-up
2018 Fuzhou China Open Super 750 Wakana Nagahara Lee So-hee
Shin Seung-chan		 2123, 18–21 Runner-up
2018 French Open Super 750 Wakana Nagahara Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva		 21–14, 21–19 Winner
2018 China Open Super 1000 Wakana Nagahara Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi		 16–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2018 Spain Masters Super 300 Wakana Nagahara Ayako Sakuramoto
Yukiko Takahata		 21–17, 21–13 Winner
2018 Indonesia Open Super 1000 Wakana Nagahara Yuki Fukushima
Sayaka Hirota		 14–21, 21–16, 14–21 Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 5 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2015 Russian Open Kristína Gavnholt 10–21, 20–22 Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 U.S. Open Wakana Nagahara Lee So-hee
Shin Seung-chan		 16–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2017 Canada Open Wakana Nagahara Chisato Hoshi
Naru Shinoya		 21–16, 16–21, 21–18 Winner
2016 Thailand Open Wakana Nagahara Puttita Supajirakul
Sapsiree Taerattanachai		 12–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2016 U.S. Open Wakana Nagahara Shiho Tanaka
Koharu Yonemoto		 22–20, 15–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2014 Russian Open Wakana Nagahara Yuriko Miki
Koharu Yonemoto		 17–21, 7–21 Runner-up
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2014 Indonesia International Hera Desi 11–10, 10–11, 11–6, 10–11, 11–9 Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Smiling Fish International Wakana Nagahara Pacharapun Chochuwong
Chanisa Teachavorasinskun		 21–17, 21–11 Winner
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament

Performance timeline

National team
  • Junior level
Team events2013
Asian Junior Championships Bronze
  • Senior level
Team events20192020
Asia Team Championships N/A Gold
Sudirman Cup Silver N/A

Individual competitions
  • Senior level
Event20182019
Asian Championships A Silver
World Championships Gold Gold
Tournament201820192020Best
BWF World Tour
Malaysia Masters A SF w/d SF (2019)
Indonesian Masters A SF R2 SF (2019)
Spain Masters W A A W (2018)
German Open R2 (WD)
R1 (XD)		 SF A SF (2019)
All England Open SF F QF F (2019)
Malaysia Open QF (WD)
R1 (XD)		 QF Q QF (2018, 2019)
Singapore Open A W W (2019)
New Zealand Open A QF QF (2019)
Australian Open A QF QF (2019)
Indonesia Open F QF F (2018)
Japan Open QF F F (2019)
Thailand Open QF (WD)
QF (XD)		 QF F (2016)
China Open F R2 F (2018)
Korea Open QF R2 QF (2017, 2018)
Denmark Open R1 SF SF (2019)
French Open W SF W (2018)
Fuzhou China Open F SF F (2018)
Hong Kong Open R1 SF SF (2019)
BWF World Tour Finals SF F F (2019)
Year-end Ranking[8] 3 (WD)
160 (XD)		 3 1
Tournament201820192020Best
Tournament201520162017Best
BWF Super Series
Korea Open A QF QF (2017)
Japan Open R1 R1 R1 R1 (2015, 2016, 2017)
French Open A SF SF (2017)
Hong Kong Open A QF QF (2017)
Year-end Ranking 207 (WS)
94 (WD)		 32 (WD)
521 (XD)		 14
Tournament2014201520162017Best
BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold
Malaysia Masters A R1 A R1 (2016)
China Masters A R2 R1 R2 (2016)
New Zealand Open A R2 R2 R2 (2016, 2017)
Chinese Taipei Open R2 (WD) R1 (WD) A SF SF (2017)
U.S. Open A R1 (WD) F F F (2016, 2017)
Canada Open A QF (WD) A W W (2017)
Russian Open F (WD) F (WS)
w/o (WD)		 A F (2014, 2015)
Thailand Open N/A A F A F (2016)
Korea Masters A QF (WD)
R1 (XD)		 A QF (2016)
Macau Open A QF QF (2017)
Year-end Ranking 101 (WD) 207 (WS)
94 (WD)		 32 (WD)
521 (XD)		 14

References
  1. "松本 麻佑 | 選手プロフィール". badminton.or.jp. 日本バドミントン協会 (Nippon Badminton Association). Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  2. "Players: Mayu Matsumoto". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  3. "松本 麻佑/ Mayu Matumoto". www.smash-net.tv (in Japanese). TMONY Japan Corporation. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  4. "Mayu Matsumoto 松本 麻佑 No. 5". hokutobadmintonclub.jp (in Japanese). Hokuto Bank. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  5. Hearn, Don (11 December 2018). "Big winners awarded on BWF's 'Night of Nights'". Badzine.net. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  6. "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
  7. "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
  8. "BWF World Rankings". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2016.


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