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 doublesYear | 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 doublesYear | 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, 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
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 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 International Challenge/Series (2 titles)
Women's singlesYear | 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 |
Performance timeline
National team
- Junior level
Team events | 2013 |
Asian Junior Championships | Bronze |
- Senior level
Team events | 2019 | 2020 |
Asia Team Championships | Gold | |
Sudirman Cup | Silver |
Individual competitions
- Senior level
Event | 2018 | 2019 |
Asian Championships | A | Silver |
World Championships | Gold | Gold |