Mayu Matsumoto


Mayu Matsumoto is a Japanese badminton player. Born in Hokkaido, she graduated from Shiritsu Towanomorisanai High School. She was part of the Hokuto Bank team. 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. In 30 April 2019, she reached a career high as a women's doubles world No. 1.

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland
Wakana Nagahara Yuki Fukushima
Sayaka Hirota
21–11, 20–22, 23–21 Gold
2018Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park,
Nanjing, China
Wakana Nagahara Yuki Fukushima
Sayaka Hirota
19–21, 21–19, 22–20 Gold

Asian Championships

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019Wuhan 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, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Women's doubles
YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019BWF World Tour FinalsWorld Tour Finals Wakana Nagahara Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan
14–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2019Japan OpenSuper 750 Wakana Nagahara Kim So-yeong
Kong Hee-yong
12–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2019Singapore OpenSuper 500 Wakana Nagahara Kim Hye-jeong
Kong Hee-yong
21–17, 22–20 Winner
2019All England OpenSuper 1000 Wakana Nagahara Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan
21–18, 20–22, 11–21 Runner-up
2018Fuzhou China OpenSuper 750 Wakana Nagahara Lee So-hee
Shin Seung-chan
2123, 18–21 Runner-up
2018French OpenSuper 750 Wakana Nagahara Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva
21–14, 21–19 Winner
2018China OpenSuper 1000 Wakana Nagahara Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi
16–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2018Spain MastersSuper 300 Wakana Nagahara Ayako Sakuramoto
Yukiko Takahata
21–17, 21–13 Winner
2018Indonesia OpenSuper 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 since 2007.
Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2015Russian Open Kristína Gavnholt10–21, 20–22 Runner-up

Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017U.S. Open Wakana Nagahara Lee So-hee
Shin Seung-chan
16–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2017Canada Open Wakana Nagahara Chisato Hoshi
Naru Shinoya
21–16, 16–21, 21–18 Winner
2016Thailand Open Wakana Nagahara Puttita Supajirakul
Sapsiree Taerattanachai
12–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2016U.S. Open Wakana Nagahara Shiho Tanaka
Koharu Yonemoto
22–20, 15–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2014Russian Open Wakana Nagahara Yuriko Miki
Koharu Yonemoto
17–21, 7–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles)

Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2014Indonesia International Hera Desi11–10, 10–11, 11–6, 10–11, 11–9 Winner

Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014Smiling Fish International Wakana Nagahara Pacharapun Chochuwong
Chanisa Teachavorasinskun
21–17, 21–11 Winner

Performance timeline

National team

Team events2013
Asian Junior Championships Bronze

Team events20192020
Asia Team Championships Gold
Sudirman Cup Silver

Individual competitions

Event20182019
Asian ChampionshipsA Silver
World Championships Gold Gold