Misaki Matsutomo


Misaki Matsutomo is a Japanese badminton player who is a doubles specialist. 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. She and her women's doubles partner Ayaka Takahashi were also honoured with the Female Player of the Year award. 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
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Riocentro - 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
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017Emirates Arena,
Glasgow, Scotland		 Ayaka Takahashi Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan		17–21, 15–21 Bronze

Asian Games

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Istora Gelora Bung Karno,
Jakarta, Indonesia		 Ayaka Takahashi Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan		20–22, 20–22 Silver
2014Gyeyang Gymnasium,
Incheon, South Korea		 Ayaka Takahashi Nitya Krishinda Maheswari
Greysia Polii		15–21, 9–21 Silver

Asian Championships

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China		 Ayaka Takahashi Yuki Fukushima
Sayaka Hirota		18–21, 21–18, 15–21 SIlver
2017Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China		 Ayaka Takahashi Kim Hye-rin
Yoo Hae-won		21–19, 16–21, 21–10 Gold
2016Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China		 Ayaka Takahashi Naoko Fukuman
Kurumi Yonao		21–13, 21–15 Gold
2015Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China		 Ayaka Takahashi Wang Xiaoli
Yu Yang		18–21, 21–18, 15–21 Bronze

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China		 Kenichi Hayakawa Lee Chun Hei
Chau Hoi Wah		17–21, 19–21 Bronze

BWF World Junior Championships

Girls' singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2010Domo del Code Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico Ratchanok Intanon13–21, 21–16, 10–21 Silver

BWF World Tour (6 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
2019Korea MastersSuper 300 Ayaka Takahashi Nami Matsuyama
Chiharu Shida		21–15, 17–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2019China OpenSuper 1000 Ayaka Takahashi Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan		14–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2019Indonesia OpenSuper 1000 Ayaka Takahashi Yuki Fukushima
Sayaka Hirota		16–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2019New Zealand OpenSuper 300 Ayaka Takahashi Kim So-yeong
Kong Hee-yong		15–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2019German OpenSuper 300 Ayaka Takahashi Du Yue
Li Yinhui		20–22, 15–21 Runner-up
2019Indonesia MastersSuper 500 Ayaka Takahashi Kim So-yeong
Kong Hee-yong		21–19, 21–15 Winner
2018BWF World Tour FinalsWorld Tour Finals Ayaka Takahashi Lee So-hee
Shin Seung-chan		21–12, 22–20 Winner
2018Korea OpenSuper 500 Ayaka Takahashi Yuki Fukushima
Sayaka Hirota		21–11, 21–18 Winner
2018China OpenSuper 1000 Ayaka Takahashi Mayu Matsumoto
Wakana Nagahara		21–16, 21–12 Winner
2018Thailand OpenSuper 500 Ayaka Takahashi Greysia Polii
Apriyani Rahayu		13–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2018Malaysia OpenSuper 750 Ayaka Takahashi Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan		21–12, 21–12 Winner
2018Indonesia MastersSuper 500 Ayaka Takahashi Greysia Polii
Apriyani Rahayu		21–17, 21–12 Winner

BWF Superseries (9 titles, 13 runners-up)

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 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
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017Japan Open Ayaka Takahashi Kim Ha-na
Kong Hee-yong		21–18, 21–16 Winner
2017Australian Open Ayaka Takahashi Kamilla Rytter Juhl
Christinna Pedersen		21–10, 21–13 Winner
2017Singapore Open Ayaka Takahashi Kamilla Rytter Juhl
Christinna Pedersen		18–21, 21–14, 15–21 Runner-up
2016Super Series Finals Ayaka Takahashi Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan		15–21, 21–13, 17–21 Runner-up
2016Denmark Open Ayaka Takahashi Jung Kyung-eun
Shin Seung-chan		19–21, 21–11, 21–16 Winner
2016Japan Open Ayaka Takahashi Christinna Pedersen
Kamilla Rytter Juhl		21–19, 18–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2016Indonesia Open Ayaka Takahashi Tang Yuanting
Yu Yang		21–15, 8–21, 21–15 Winner
2016Singapore Open Ayaka Takahashi Nitya Krishinda Maheswari
Greysia Polii		Walkover Runner-up
2016India Open Ayaka Takahashi Naoko Fukuman
Kurumi Yonao		21–18, 21–18 Winner
2016All England Ayaka Takahashi Tang Yuanting
Yu Yang		21–10, 21–12 Winner
2015China Open Ayaka Takahashi Tang Yuanting
Yu Yang		21–18, 13–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2015Singapore Open Ayaka Takahashi Ou Dongni
Yu Xiaohan		17–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2015India Open Ayaka Takahashi Luo Ying
Luo Yu		21–19, 21-19 Winner
2014Super Series Finals Ayaka Takahashi Tian Qing
Zhao Yunlei		21–17, 21–14 Winner
2014Hong Kong Open Ayaka Takahashi Tian Qing
Zhao Yunlei		13–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2014Denmark Open Ayaka Takahashi Wang Xiaoli
Yu Yang		14–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2014Australian Open Ayaka Takahashi Tian Qing
Zhao Yunlei		15–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2014Japan Open Ayaka Takahashi Reika Kakiiwa
Miyuki Maeda		21–13, 21-17 Winner
2014Malaysia Open Ayaka Takahashi Bao Yixin
Tang Jinhua		19–21, 21–14, 13-21 Runner-up
2013Singapore Open Ayaka Takahashi Tian Qing
Zhao Yunlei		19–21, 16-21 Runner-up
2013Malaysia Open Ayaka Takahashi Bao Yixin
Tian Qing		16–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2012Denmark Open Ayaka Takahashi Ma Jin
Tang Jinhua		8–21, 12–21 Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (6 titles, 2 runners-up)

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 since 2007.
Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Malaysia Masters Ayaka Takahashi Tang Yuanting
Yu Yang		21–18, 22–20 Winner
2014German Open Ayaka Takahashi Jung Kyung-eun
Kim Ha-na		23–21, 24–22 Winner
2012Indonesian Masters Ayaka Takahashi Eom Hye-won
Jang Ye-na		21–12, 12–21, 21–13 Winner
2012Canada Open Ayaka Takahashi Koharu Yonemoto
Yuriko Miki		21–15, 15–21, 21–12 Winner
2012U.S. Open Ayaka Takahashi Valeri Sorokina
Nina Vislova		21–19, 21–17 Winner
2011Russian Open Ayaka Takahashi Valeri Sorokina
Nina Vislova		20–22, 18–21 Runner-up
2009Syed Modi Memorial Ayaka Takahashi Nadya Melati
Devi Tika Permatasari		21–14, 15–21, 21–15 Winner

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012U.S. Open Kenichi Hayakawa Tony Gunawan
Vita Marissa		13–21, 10–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 4 runners-up)

Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2009Belgian International Yao Jie14–21, 21–14, 16–21 Runner-up
2008North Shore City International Sayaka Sato18–21, 20–22 Runner-up

Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010Osaka International Ayaka Takahashi Mizuki Fujii
Reika Kakiiwa		19–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2009Osaka International Ayaka Takahashi Kaori Mori
Aya Wakisaka		21–16, 16–21, 24–22 Winner
2009Belgian International Ayaka Takahashi Emma Mason
Samantha Ward		21–8, 18–21, 21–13 Winner

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008Waikato International Naomasa Senkyo Henry Tam
Donna Haliday		13–21, 18–21 Runner-up

Performance timeline

Japanese team

Team Events2007
Asia Junior Championships Bronze

Team Events201620172018
Asia Championships Silverstyle="color:#ccc; width: 60px" Gold
Asia Mixed Team Championshipsstyle="color:#ccc; width: 60px" Goldstyle="color:#ccc; width: 60px"

Team Events2012201420162018
Asian Gamesstyle="color:#ccc; width: 60px" Bronzestyle="color:#ccc; width: 60px" Gold
Uber Cup Bronze Silver Bronze Gold

Team Events2013201520172019
Sudirman CupQF Silver Bronze Silver

Individual competitions

Event2010
World Junior Championships Silver
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