Japanese badminton player
Badminton player
Nami Matsuyama Country Japan Born (1998-06-28 ) 28 June 1998 (age 26) Kitakyushu , Fukuoka , JapanHeight 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) Handedness Right Highest ranking 2 (WD with Chiharu Shida , 8 November 2022) 182 (XD with Takuro Hoki , 30 November 2021) Current ranking 3 (WD with Chiharu Shida, 12 November 2024) BWF profile
Nami Matsuyama (松山 奈未 , Matsuyama Nami , born 28 June 1998) is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with the Saishunkan team.[ 1] [ 2] She was the bronze medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics .[ 3] Matsuyama helps the national team won the 2020 Asia Tema Championships .[ 4] She reached a career high as world number 2 in the BWF World rankings on 8 November 2022 with her current partner Chiharu Shida .
Matsuyama was the girls' doubles gold medalist at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Bilbao, Spain partnered with Sayaka Hobara .[ 5] Matsuyama won her first senior international title in Thailand at the 2017 Smiling Fish International tournament with Chiharu Shida .[ 6]
Awards and nominations
Achievements
Olympic Games
Women's doubles
BWF World Junior Championships
Girls' doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Girls' doubles
BWF World Tour (11 titles, 14 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[ 8] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[ 9]
Women's doubles
Year
Tournament
Level
Partner
Opponent
Score
Result
2018
Singapore Open
Super 500
Chiharu Shida
Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata
21–16, 22–24, 13–21
Runner-up
2018
Akita Masters
Super 100
Chiharu Shida
Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata
21–23, 11–21
Runner-up
2018
Vietnam Open
Super 100
Chiharu Shida
Misato Aratama Akane Watanabe
18–21, 19–21
Runner-up
2018
Indonesia Masters
Super 100
Chiharu Shida
Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata
21–11, 19–21, 20–22
Runner-up
2018
Chinese Taipei Open
Super 300
Chiharu Shida
Ayane Kurihara Naru Shinoya
21–10, 21–17
Winner
2019
Spain Masters
Super 300
Chiharu Shida
Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong
21–23, 21–15, 17–21
Runner-up
2019
Swiss Open
Super 300
Chiharu Shida
Chang Ye-na Jung Kyung-eun
16–21, 13–21
Runner-up
2019
U.S. Open
Super 300
Chiharu Shida
Baek Ha-na Jung Kyung-eun
21–16, 21–16
Winner
2019
Korea Masters
Super 300
Chiharu Shida
Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi
15–21, 21–17, 21–18
Winner
2021
Indonesia Masters
Super 750
Chiharu Shida
Jeong Na-eun Kim Hye-jeong
21–9, 21–11
Winner
2021
Indonesia Open
Super 1000
Chiharu Shida
Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu
21–19, 21–19
Winner
2021
BWF World Tour Finals
World Tour Finals
Chiharu Shida
Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong
14–21, 14–21
Runner-up
2022
All England Open
Super 1000
Chiharu Shida
Zhang Shuxian Zheng Yu
21–13, 21–9
Winner
2022
Thailand Open
Super 500
Chiharu Shida
Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara
17–21, 21–15, 26–24
Winner
2022
Indonesia Open
Super 1000
Chiharu Shida
Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota
18–21, 21–14, 21–17
Winner
2022
Malaysia Masters
Super 500
Chiharu Shida
Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan
11–21, 12–21
Runner-up
2023
India Open
Super 750
Chiharu Shida
Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan
Walkover
Winner
2023
German Open
Super 300
Chiharu Shida
Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee
19–21, 15–21
Runner-up
2023
Canada Open
Super 500
Chiharu Shida
Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara
22–20, 21–16
Winner
2023
Denmark Open
Super 750
Chiharu Shida
Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan
16–21, 13–21
Runner-up
2023
China Masters
Super 750
Chiharu Shida
Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota
21–18, 21–11
Winner
2024
French Open
Super 750
Chiharu Shida
Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan
12–21, 21–19, 22–24
Runner-up
2024
All England Open
Super 1000
Chiharu Shida
Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee
19–21, 21–11, 17–21
Runner-up
2024
Singapore Open
Super 750
Chiharu Shida
Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan
15–21, 12–21
Runner-up
2024
BWF World Tour Finals
World Tour Finals
Chiharu Shida
Baek Ha-na Lee So-hee
19–21, 14–21
Runner-up
BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title)
Women's doubles
BWF International Challenge tournament
References
External links
2016 : Chen Yufei , He Bingjiao , Luo Ying , Luo Yu , Sun Yu , Tang Yuanting , Tian Qing , Wang Shixian , Yu Yang , Zhao Yunlei (CHN)
2018 : Yuki Fukushima , Sayaka Hirota , Misaki Matsutomo , Aya Ohori , Nozomi Okuhara , Sayaka Sato , Ayaka Takahashi , Shiho Tanaka , Akane Yamaguchi , Koharu Yonemoto (JPN)
2020 : Yuki Fukushima , Riko Gunji , Sayaka Hirota , Mayu Matsumoto , Nami Matsuyama , Wakana Nagahara , Aya Ohori , Chiharu Shida , Sayaka Takahashi , Akane Yamaguchi (JPN)
2022 : Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma , Nita Violina Marwah , Lanny Tria Mayasari , Jesita Putri Miantoro , Saifi Rizka Nurhidayah , Bilqis Prasista , Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi , Gregoria Mariska Tunjung , Putri Kusuma Wardani , Stephanie Widjaja (INA)
2024 : Ashmita Chaliha , Tanisha Crasto , Gayatri Gopichand , Treesa Jolly , Anmol Kharb , Priya Konjengbam , Shruti Mishra , Ashwini Ponnappa , Tanvi Sharma , P. V. Sindhu (IND)
World rankings: Top ten badminton players as of 28 January 2025