Mayu Matsumoto

Jayce September 6, 2024 4 0

Character Introduction

Mayu Matsumoto (Japanese: まつもとまゆ, August 7, 1995), won the 2018 World Badminton Championships by defeating compatriots Yuki Fukushima/Saika Hirota, and won the women’s doubles title at the 2019 World Badminton Championships by defeating the team of Yuki Fukushima/Saika Hirota again.

In July 2013, Mayu Matsumoto, along with Kazukona Nagahara and Kohei Matsumoto, represented Japan at the Asian Junior Badminton Championships in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, where Japan finished third in the team event, losing 0-3 to China in the first mixed team event.

In April 2014, Asashoryu Matsumoto teamed up with Nagahara and Kona to reach the women’s doubles final of the Rakugo Badminton International Series, eventually defeating the tournament’s No. 4 seeded team of Pachongphan Bongchuwong/Samnisa Tichaworasinkun of Thailand 2-0 (21-17, 21-11) to win their first FIBA tournament first title.

In July 2017, Asashoryu Matsumoto played in the Canadian Badminton Grand Prix with Kazukona Nagahara and won his first Grand Prix title by taking down teammates Hoshi Chiji/Shinoa Naryu of Japan 2-1 (21-16, 16-21, 21-18) in the final.

In August 2018, Matsumoto Mayu and Nagahara Wakona competed in the World Badminton Championships in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China, and were underdogs in the final against previous runners-up Yuki Fukushima/Saika Hirota from their record, but ultimately won the title with a hard-fought comeback against their teammates to win the title 2-1 (19-21, 21-19, 22-20).

On August 25, 2019, Mayu Matsumoto/Wakona Nagahara defeated Yuki Fukushima/Saika Hirota 2-1 in the final of the 2019 Badminton World Championships in Basel, Switzerland to repeat as women’s doubles champions. In May of the same year, she made her debut at the Sudirman Cup in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, helping the national team reach the final, eventually winning the team runner-up spot.

In March 2021, she played with Nagahara and Kona in the 2021 All England Open Badminton Championships, winning the Super 1000 title by defeating teammates Yuki Fukushima/Caihua Hirota 2-0 (21-18, 21-16) in the women’s doubles final.

In July 2021, she and her partner Nagahara and Kona were defeated by the Korean pair of Kim Soo Yeong/Kong Hee Yong 1-2 (14-21, 21-14, 26-28) in the last eight.

World Ranking – Women’s Doubles 6, Week 31, 2024

Olympic Points – Women’s Doubles 7, 78822 points

Finals Ranking – Women’s Doubles 14, 40950 points

Equipment Used

DUORA 10 LCW Frost Blue; NANOFLARE 800; AEROBITE; ARCSABER 7 PRO; DUORA 10; DUORA 10 YX Orange Blue; SHBCFZMEX; COMFORT Z2 Yellow; COMFORT Z2; BA31WAP/E EX

Major Achievements

Indonesia Badminton Open 2024 Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
2024 French Open Badminton Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
2024 India Open Women’s Doubles Champion
2023 Kumamoto Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
2023 France Open Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
2023 Denmark Open Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
2023 Arctic Badminton Open Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
2023 Japan Open Women’s Doubles Final Four
2023 Korea Open Badminton Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
2023 Canadian Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2023 Indonesia Badminton Open Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
2023 Malaysia Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
2023 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Championships Third Place Member
2023 Badminton Asia Championships Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
2022 French Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2022 World Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Bronze Medalist
2022 Malaysia Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
2022 Thailand Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2021 World Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Bronze Medalist
2020 Uber Cup Women’s Team Runner-up Member
2021 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Runner-up Member
2021 All England Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
2020 Denmark Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2020 Asian Badminton Team Championships Women’s Team Champion
2019 Badminton World Federation Year-end Finals Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2019 Hong Kong China Open Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
2019 China Fuzhou Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
2019 France Badminton Open Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
2019 Denmark Badminton Open Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
2019 World Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
2019 Japan Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2019 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Runner-up Member
2019 Badminton Asia Championships Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2019 Singapore Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
2019 All England Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2019 German Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
2019 Indonesia Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
2019 Malaysia Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
2018 Badminton World Tour Finals Women’s Doubles Top Four
2018 China Fuzhou Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2018 French Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
2018 China Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2018 Spain Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Champion
2018 World Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
2018 Indonesia Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2018 All England Open Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
2017 France Badminton Superseries Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
2017 USA Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2017 Canadian Badminton Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Champion
2017 Chinese Taipei Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
2017 Osaka Badminton International Challenge Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
2016 Thailand Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2016 USA Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2015 Russia Badminton Grand Prix Women’s Singles Runner-up
2014 Indonesia Badminton International Challenge Women’s Singles Champion
2014 Russia Badminton Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2014 Le Fish Badminton International Series Women’s Doubles Champion
2013 Asian Youth Badminton Championships Mixed Team Bronze Medal