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.
Career
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia |
Ayaka Takahashi | Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan |
20–22, 20–22 | Silver |
2014 | Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea |
Ayaka Takahashi | Nitya Krishinda Maheswari Greysia Polii |
15–21, 9–21 | Silver |
Asian Championships
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
Ayaka Takahashi | Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota |
18–21, 21–18, 15–21 | SIlver |
2017 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
Ayaka Takahashi | Kim Hye-rin Yoo Hae-won |
21–19, 16–21, 21–10 | Gold |
2016 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
Ayaka Takahashi | Naoko Fukuman Kurumi Yonao |
21–13, 21–15 | Gold |
2015 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
Ayaka Takahashi | Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang |
18–21, 21–18, 15–21 | Bronze |
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
The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[4] 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.[5]
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Korea Open | Super 500 | Ayaka Takahashi | Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota |
21–11, 21–18 | Winner |
2018 | China Open | Super 1000 | Ayaka Takahashi | Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara |
21–16, 21–12 | Winner |
2018 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | Ayaka Takahashi | Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu |
13–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
2018 | Malaysia Open | Super 750 | Ayaka Takahashi | Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan |
21–12, 21–12 | Winner |
2018 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | Ayaka Takahashi | Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu |
21–17, 21–12 | Winner |
BWF Superseries
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Japan Open | Ayaka Takahashi | Kim Ha-na Kong Hee-yong |
21–18, 21–16 | Winner |
2017 | Australian Open | Ayaka Takahashi | Kamilla Rytter Juhl Christinna Pedersen |
21–10, 21–13 | Winner |
2017 | Singapore Open | Ayaka Takahashi | Kamilla Rytter Juhl Christinna Pedersen |
18–21, 21–14, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2016 | Super Series Finals | Ayaka Takahashi | Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan |
15–21, 21–13, 17–21 | Runner-up |
2016 | Denmark Open | Ayaka Takahashi | Jung Kyung-eun Shin Seung-chan |
19–21, 21–11, 21–16 | Winner |
2016 | Japan Open | Ayaka Takahashi | Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl |
21–19, 18–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
2016 | Indonesia Open | Ayaka Takahashi | Tang Yuanting Yu Yang |
21–15, 8–21, 21–15 | Winner |
2016 | Singapore Open | Ayaka Takahashi | Nitya Krishinda Maheswari Greysia Polii |
Walkover | Runner-up |
2016 | India Open | Ayaka Takahashi | Naoko Fukuman Kurumi Yonao |
21–18, 21–18 | Winner |
2016 | All England | Ayaka Takahashi | Tang Yuanting Yu Yang |
21–10, 21–12 | Winner |
2015 | China Open | Ayaka Takahashi | Tang Yuanting Yu Yang |
21–18, 13–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
2015 | Singapore Open | Ayaka Takahashi | Ou Dongni Yu Xiaohan |
17–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2015 | India Open | Ayaka Takahashi | Luo Ying Luo Yu |
21-19, 21-19 | Winner |
2014 | Super Series Finals | Ayaka Takahashi | Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei |
21–17, 21–14 | Winner |
2014 | Hong Kong Open | Ayaka Takahashi | Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei |
13–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2014 | Denmark Open | Ayaka Takahashi | Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang |
14–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2014 | Australian Open | Ayaka Takahashi | Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei |
15–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
2014 | Japan Open | Ayaka Takahashi | Reika Kakiiwa Miyuki Maeda |
21-13, 21-17 | Winner |
2014 | Malaysia Open | Ayaka Takahashi | Bao Yixin Tang Jinhua |
19-21, 21-14, 13-21 | Runner-up |
2013 | Singapore Open | Ayaka Takahashi | Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei |
19-21, 16-21 | Runner-up |
2013 | Malaysia Open | Ayaka Takahashi | Bao Yixin Tian Qing |
16–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2012 | Denmark Open | Ayaka Takahashi | Ma Jin Tang Jinhua |
8–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Malaysia Masters | Ayaka Takahashi | Tang Yuanting Yu Yang |
21–18, 22–20 | Winner |
2014 | German Open | Ayaka Takahashi | Jung Kyung-eun Kim Ha-na |
23–21, 24–22 | Winner |
2012 | Indonesian Masters | Ayaka Takahashi | Eom Hye-won Jang Ye-na |
21–12, 12–21, 21–13 | Winner |
2012 | Canada Open | Ayaka Takahashi | Koharu Yonemoto Yuriko Miki |
21–15, 15–21, 21–12 | Winner |
2012 | U.S. Open | Ayaka Takahashi | Valeri Sorokina Nina Vislova |
21–19, 21–17 | Winner |
2011 | Russian Open | Ayaka Takahashi | Valeri Sorokina Nina Vislova |
20–22, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2009 | Syed Modi Memorial | Ayaka Takahashi | Nadya Melati Devi Tika Permatasari |
21–14, 15–21, 21–15 | 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
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | Belgian International | Yao Jie | 14–21, 21–14, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2008 | North Shore City International | Sayaka Sato | 18–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | Osaka International | Ayaka Takahashi | Mizuki Fujii Reika Kakiiwa |
19–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
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 |
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
References
- ^ "選手・スタッフ紹介: 松友 美佐紀 Misaki Matsutomo". www.unisys.co.jp (in Japanese). Unisys. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Matsutomo, Takahashi claim Japan's first-ever Olympic badminton gold". www.japantimes.co.jp. The Japan Times. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Lee, Matsutomo/Takahashi Win Best Player Awards". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
External links
- Misaki MATSUTOMO at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Misaki MATSUTOMO at BWFbadminton.com
- Misaki Matsutomo at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Tokushima Prefecture
- Japanese female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players of Japan
- Olympic gold medalists for Japan
- Olympic medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2014 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
- Asian Games silver medalists for Japan
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
- Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
- World No. 1 badminton players
- BWF Best Female Player of the Year