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  • Rawinda Prajongjai

    Rawinda Prajongjai


    Character Introduction

    Rawinda Prajongjai (Thai: รวินดา ประจงใจ, June 29, 1993) is a Thai female badminton player.

    In April 2013, Rawinda Ba Jongjae played in the Lakfish Badminton International Series, winning her first Challenge Tournament title by sweeping the tournament’s No. 4 seed, Malaysia’s Ho Yan Mei, 2-0 (21-9, 21-19) in the final. Then in July, Rawinda Bazongya represented Thailand at the World University Games badminton tournament in Kazan, Russia, winning the mixed team bronze medal.

    In July 2015, Rawinda Ba Jongjae represented Thailand at the World University Games Badminton Tournament in Gwangju City, South Korea, representing Chulalongkorn University, winning the mixed team bronze medal.

    In August 2015, she played in the Vietnam Badminton Grand Prix with Jongkorn Phan Jiditrakong and swept the tournament’s No. 8 seed, Suki Riki Andini/Maretta Deya Giovanni of Indonesia, 2-0 (21-14, 21-12) in the final to win the first title since the two teamed up.

    In January 2017, Rawinda Ba Jong-ja and Jongkong Phan Jiditrakong played in the Malaysia Badminton Masters and won the opener by sweeping Hong Kong’s Poon Lok-yan/Tse Ying-sue 2-0 (21-17, 21-9) in the final. 

    World Ranking – Women’s Doubles 9,  Week 32, 2024

    Olympic Points – Women’s  Doubles 10, 69138 points 

    Finals Ranking – Women’s  Doubles 15, 39390 points

     

    Equipment Used

    BG-65Ti; AERUS Z; NANOFLARE 700 New Color; DUORA 8XP; 75TH AERUS Z; DUORA 7 Dark Gunmetal Gray; SHBA3LEX

    Major Achievements

    • 2024 Thailand Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2024 Asian Badminton Championships Women’s Team Runner-up
    • 2024 Indonesia Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Final Four
    • 2023 French Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2023 Arctic Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team 3rd Runner-up Member
    • 2023 Canadian Open Badminton Women’s Doubles quarter-finalist
    • 2023 Thailand Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Quarter-finalist
    • 2023 Southeast Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team Gold Medalist
    • 2023 Asian Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2023 Indonesia Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
    • 2022 Hailu Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2022 Denmark Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Final Four
    • 2022 Indonesia Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Final Four
    • 2022 Swiss Open Badminton Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
    • 2021 Hailu Badminton Germany Open Women’s Doubles 4th Runner-up
    • 2021 YONEX Thailand Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2020 Spain Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
    • 2020 Asian Badminton Team Championships Women’s Team 3rd Runner-up
    • 2019 Southeast Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team Gold Medal
    • 2019 China Macau Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2019 China Taipei Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2019 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up Member
    • 2019 Malaysia Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Quarter-finalist
    • 2019 India Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
    • Women’s Team Bronze Medal, Asian Games Badminton 2018
    • Singapore Badminton Open 2018 Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
    • Thailand Badminton Open 2018 Women’s Doubles quarterfinals
    • 2018 Uber Cup Women’s Team Runner-up
    • 2018 India Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2018 Thailand Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2017 Hong Kong China Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2017 Bitburger Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2017 Southeast Asian Games Badminton Women’s Doubles Gold Medal
    • 2017 Southeast Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team Gold Medal
    • 2017 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up
    • 2017 Badminton Asia Championships Mixed Team Third Place
    • 2017 Malaysia Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2016 Bitburger Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2016 Thailand Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Quarter-finalist
    • 2016 Indonesia Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2016 Swiss Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2016 Badminton Asia Team Championships Women’s Team 3rd Runner-up
    • 2015 Bitburger Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
    • 2015 Sydney Badminton International Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2015 Kharkov Badminton International Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2015 Vietnam Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2015 World University Games Badminton Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up
    • 2015 Southeast Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team Champion
    • 2015 Thailand Badminton International Challenge Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
    • 2014 Indonesia Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
    • 2014 Sri Lanka Badminton International Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
    • 2013 Singapore Badminton International Series Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2013 Singapore Badminton International Series Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2013 World University Games Badminton Mixed Team Bronze Medal
    • 2013 Lakfish Badminton International Series Women’s Singles Champion
  • Jongkolphan Kititharakul

    Jongkolphan Kititharakul


    Character Introduction

    Jongkolphan Kititharakul (Thai: จงกลพรรณ กิติธรากุล, March 1, 1993) is a Thai female badminton player specializing in doubles events.

    In April 2013, Jongkornphan Jiditrakorn competed in the Lakfish Badminton International Series with Rojana Chuttabundekorn and Padipat Chalachalam, respectively. In the women’s doubles final, they were defeated 0-2 (17-21, 10-21) by the tournament’s No. 2 seed and teammates’ Nalisa Pha Ram/Phutita Supachai Kung. As for the mixed doubles, the performance was outstanding to win the title with a 2-0 (21-12, 21-11) sweep over teammates’ Wannawa Ambusuwan/Rojana Chuttabun Digong.

    In July 2015, Jongkornphan Jiditrakorn represented Kasem Bundit University of Thailand at the World University Games badminton tournament in Gwangju City, South Korea, winning the bronze medal in the mixed team.

    In August 2015, Trongkorn Phan Jiditrakorn and Ravinda Ba Jong Ja played in the Vietnam Badminton Grand Prix, sweeping the tournament’s No. 8 seed, Suki Riki Andini/Maretta Deya Giovanni of Indonesia, 2-0 (21-14, 21-12) in the final to win the first title since the two teamed up.

    In January 2018, Jongkorn Phan Jiditrakorn played in the Thailand Badminton Masters with Rawinda Bazongya and Nitipong Pampupek, respectively. In the women’s doubles final, the pair knocked off the tournament’s No. 2 seed, Indonesia’s Ingea Sita Avanda/Ni Ketut Mahadevi Istrani, 2-0 (21-19, 21-17) to win the title.

    World Ranking – Women’s Doubles 9,  Week 32, 2024

    Olympic Points – Women’s  Doubles 10, 69138 points 

    Finals Ranking – Women’s  Doubles 15, 39390 points

     

    Equipment Used

    75TH 65Z2; BG-65Ti; DUORA 10 YX Orange-Blue; NANOFLARE 700 New Color; DUORA 7; DUORA 7 Dark Gunmetal Gray

    Major Achievements

    • 2024 Thailand Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2024 Asian Badminton Championships Women’s Team Runner-up
    • 2024 Indonesia Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Final Four
    • 2023 French Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2023 Arctic Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team 3rd Runner-up Member
    • 2023 Canadian Open Badminton Women’s Doubles quarter-finalist
    • 2023 Thailand Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Quarter-finalist
    • 2023 Southeast Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team Gold Medalist
    • 2023 Asian Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2023 Indonesia Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
    • 2022 Hailu Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2022 Denmark Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Final Four
    • 2022 Indonesia Badminton Open Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
    • 2022 Uber Cup Women’s Team 3rd Runner-up Member
    • 2022 Swiss Open Badminton Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
    • 2022 German Badminton Open Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
    • 2021 Indonesia Badminton Open Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
    • 2021 Hailu Badminton Open Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
    • 2021 Denmark Badminton Open Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
    • 2021 Orleans Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2021 Swiss Open Badminton Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
    • 2021 YONEX Thailand Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2020 Uber Cup Women’s Team 3rd Runner-up Member
    • 2020 Badminton World Tour Finals Women’s Doubles Quarter-finalist
    • 2020 Spain Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Quarter-finalist
    • 2020 Badminton Asia Team Championships Women’s Team 3rd Runner-up
    • 2019 Southeast Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team Gold Medal
    • Women’s Doubles Runner-up, China Macau Open Badminton Championships 2019
    • 2019 China Taipei Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2019 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up Member
    • 2019 Malaysia Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Quarter-finalist
    • 2019 India Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
    • Women’s Team Bronze Medal, Asian Games Badminton 2018
    • Singapore Badminton Open 2018 Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
    • Thailand Badminton Open 2018 Women’s Doubles quarterfinals
    • 2018 Uber Cup Women’s Team Runner-up
    • 2018 India Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • Thailand Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals 2018
    • 2018 Thailand Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2017 Hong Kong China Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2017 Bitburger Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2017 Southeast Asian Games Badminton Women’s Doubles Gold Medal
    • 2017 Southeast Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team Gold Medal
    • 2017 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up
    • 2017 Badminton Asia Championships Mixed Team Third Place
    • 2017 Malaysia Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2016 Bitburger Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2016 Thailand Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Quarter-finalist
    • 2016 Indonesia Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2016 Swiss Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2016 Badminton Asia Team Championships Women’s Team 3rd Runner-up
    • 2015 Bitburger Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
    • 2015 Sydney Badminton International Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2015 Kharkov Badminton International Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2015 Vietnam Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2015 World University Games Badminton Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up
    • 2015 Southeast Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team Champion
    • 2015 Thailand Badminton International Challenge Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
    • 2014 Indonesia Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
    • 2014 Sri Lanka Badminton International Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
    • 2013 Lakfish Badminton International Series Mixed Doubles Champion
    • 2013 Leafy Badminton International Series Women’s Doubles Runner-up
  • Busanan Ongbamrungphan

    Busanan Ongbamrungphan


    Character Introduction

    Busanan Ongbamrungphan (Thai: บุศนันท์ อึก๊งบำรุงพันธ์, March 22, 1996) is a Thai women’s badminton singles player. In international tournaments, has repeatedly represented Thailand to help win medals in (2017 and 2018) as a main member of the Sudirman Cup and Uber Cup. At the same time, also helped the Thai women’s team to defend the Southeast Asian Games for two consecutive years, one of the main force, but also the Southeast Asian Games badminton double champion winner.

    In May 2012, Busanan Embrupong won her first WBF Grand Prix title at the Malaysian Badminton Golden Grand Prix, defeating Sayaka Takahashi of Japan 2-0 (21-17, 22-20) in the women’s singles final.

    In October 2013, Busanan Embrupong represented Thailand at the World Junior Badminton Championships in her home country, winning third place in the women’s singles at the World Junior Championships.

    In August 2014, Busanan Embrupong represented Thailand at the Youth Olympic Games badminton tournament held in Nanjing, China, winning third place in the Youth Olympic Women’s Singles.

    In June 2015, Busanan Embrupong represented Thailand at the Southeast Asian Games badminton tournament held in Singapore, where the Thai women’s team won the gold medal in the first team event; while the women’s singles final defeated Indonesia’s Hana Ramandini 2-0 (21-17, 21-12) to win the gold medal.

    In February 2017, Busanlan Embrupang played in the Thailand Badminton Masters and won the women’s singles title of her home tournament by defeating Sai Ohori of Japan 2-0 (21-16, 21-17) in the women’s singles final. In August of the same year, she represented Thailand at the Southeast Asian Games badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, winning the gold medal with her team.

    World Ranking – Women’s Singles 15,  Week 32, 2024

    Olympic Points – Women’s Singles 20 52180 points 

    Finals Ranking – Women’s Singles 3, 57530 points

     

    Equipment Used

    75TH 65Z2; NANORAY Z SPEED Bright Orange; NANOFLARE 800; ASTROX 88S; NANORAY Z SPEED Yellow; ASTROX 88S Beige/Red; SHB65Z3LEX; SHB65Z3WEX; SHB65Z2WEX; Windstorm N60

    Major Achievements

    • 2024 Canadian Open Badminton Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2024 Malaysia Badminton Masters Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2024 Badminton Asia Championships Women’s Team Runner-up
    • 2024 Thailand Badminton Masters Women’s Singles Quarterfinals
    • 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team Third Place Member
    • 2023 Asian Badminton Championships Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up
    • 2022 Swiss Open Badminton Championships Women’s Singles Runner-up
    • 2022 India Badminton Open Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2021 Hailu Badminton Open Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2021 Orleans Badminton Masters Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2020 Uber Cup Women’s Team Third Place Member
    • 2020 Spain Badminton Masters Women’s Singles Quarter-finalist
    • 2020 Badminton Asia Championships Women’s Team 3rd Runner-up
    • 2019 Thailand Badminton Masters Women’s Singles Runner-up
    • Women’s Team Bronze Medal, Badminton Asian Games 2018
    • 2018 Uber Cup Women’s Team Runner-up
    • 2017 Southeast Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team Gold Medal
    • 2017 Thailand Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Singles Runner-up
    • 2017 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up
    • 2017 Badminton Asia Championships Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up
    • 2017 Thailand Badminton Masters Women’s Singles Champion
    • Women’s Singles Quarter-finalist of Bitburger Badminton Golden Grand Prix 2016
    • 2016 Thailand Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Singles Runner-up
    • 2016 Indonesia Badminton Masters Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2016 Badminton Asia Championships Women’s Team 3rd Runner-up
    • 2016 Thailand Badminton Masters Women’s Singles Quarter-finalist
    • 2015 Bitburger Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Singles Runner-up
    • 2015 Swiss Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Singles Runner-up
    • 2014 China Macau Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2014 Youth Olympic Games Badminton Women’s Singles 3rd Runner-up
    • 2014 World Youth Badminton Championships Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up
    • 2014 Asian Youth Badminton Championships Women’s Singles 3rd Runner-up
    • 2013 World Junior Badminton Championships Women’s Singles Third Place
    • 2013 Holland Badminton Grand Prix Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2013 London Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2013 Chinese Taipei Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2013 Asian Youth Badminton Championships Women’s Singles Silver Medalist
    • 2013 Asian Youth Badminton Championships Women’s Singles Runner-up
    • 2013 Thailand Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Singles 1st Runner-up
    • 2013 Thailand Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2013 Malaysia Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2012 Macau Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Singles 1st Runner-up
    • 2012 Vietnam Badminton Grand Prix Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2012 Vietnam Badminton Grand Prix Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
    • 2012 Asian Junior Badminton Championships Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2012 Malaysia Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2012 Vietnam Badminton International Challenge Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
  • CHAIWAN Lalinrat

    CHAIWAN Lalinrat


    Character Introduction

    CHAIWAN Lalinrat (Thai: พิทยาภรณ์ ไชยวรรณ) is a Thai female badminton player. Formerly known as Padarasuda Chaiwan (Thai: ภัทรสุดา ไชยวรรณ), she changed to her current name CHAIWAN Lalinrat.

    In July 2016, Pitiyapong Chaiwan represented Thailand at the Asian Junior Badminton Championships held in her home country, helping the Thai team win third place in the mixed team. In November of the same year, she represented Thailand at the World Junior Badminton Championships in Bilbao, Spain, helping the Thai team win third place in the mixed team.

    In August 2017, she represented Thailand at the Southeast Asian Games Badminton Tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, winning the women’s team gold medal with her team.

    In June 2018, Pitiyaporn Chaiwan played in the Azerbaijan Badminton International and won the Individual International Challenge women’s singles title by sweeping the Belgian star’s Lianne Tan 2-0 (21-15, 21-16) in the women’s singles final.

    World Ranking – Women’s Singles 57,  Week 32, 2024

    Olympic Points – Women’s Singles 66, 26630 points 

    Finals Ranking – Women’s Singles 67, 9350 points

     

    Equipment Used

    75TH 65Z2; NANOFLARE 800; ASTROX 77 Glitter Red; ASTROX 77; 75TH AERUS Z; SHB65Z2LEX

    Major Achievements

    • Women’s Badminton Asia Championships 2024 Runner-up
    • Women’s Singles Champion, Guwahati Badminton Masters, India, 2023
    • 2023 Southeast Asian Games Badminton Women’s Singles 1st Runner-up
    • 2023 Southeast Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team Gold Medal
    • 2023 Asian Badminton Championships Mixed Team 3rd Place
    • 2022 SEA Games Badminton Women’s Singles 1st Runner-up
    • 2022 SEA Games Badminton Women’s Team Gold Medal
    • 2022 Uber Cup Women’s Team 3rd Runner-up
    • 2021 Indonesia Badminton Masters Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2021 Hailu Badminton Open Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2021 Uber Cup Women’s Team 3rd Runner-up
    • 2020 Badminton Asia Championships Women’s Team 3rd Runner-up
    • 2019 Saeed Modi Badminton International Women’s Singles Runner-up
    • World Junior Badminton Championships 2019 Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up
    • 2019 World Junior Badminton Championships Women’s Singles Third Place
    • Women’s Singles Quarterfinals, Akita Badminton Masters 2019
    • 2019 Hyderabad Badminton Open Women’s Singles Quarterfinals
    • 2019 Asian Youth Badminton Championships Mixed Team Champion
    • 2019 Spain Badminton International Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2019 Azerbaijan Badminton International Women’s Singles Champion
    • Women’s Singles Bronze Medal at Youth Olympic Badminton Tournament 2018
    • 2018 Vietnam Badminton Open Women’s Singles Quarterfinals
    • 2018 Austrian Badminton Open Women’s Singles Runner-up
    • Women’s Team Gold Medal, 2017 Southeast Asian Games Badminton Tournament
    • 2017 Asian Youth Badminton Championships Women’s Singles Runner-up
    • 2016 World Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up
    • 2016 Asian Youth Badminton Championships Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up
  • Ratchanok Intanon

    Ratchanok Intanon


    Character Introduction

    Ratchanok Intanon (Thai: รัชนก อินทนท์, February 5, 1995), also known as Ithanon, is a Thai female badminton player who has been described as a “talented young woman”, specializing in singles, and has been ranked as high as No. 1 in the world. She has set many records, including winning the 2009, 2010 and 2011 World Junior Championships, becoming the first player to win three consecutive World Junior Championships, and winning the Women’s Singles World Championships in 2013, making her the first World Champion in Thailand’s history, and the youngest women’s singles champion in the history of the World Championships, making her the first in Thai badminton history.

    Born into a poor family, Indanon’s parents worked in a sweets factory in Bangkok, Thailand, where she grew up playing with Kamala Thongkorn, the owner of the factory, who also owned the badminton club Banthongyord Badminton School. At the age of six, a coach from Hubei, China, Mr. Xie Zhihua, came to the club and coached Indanon for free, giving her a good foundation for her future career.

    At the age of 13, Indanon began playing in youth tournaments under the coaching of former Thai boys’ doubles player Fetabo, and in 2009, at the age of 14, she became the youngest winner of the World Junior Badminton Championships in Malaysia, winning the girls’ singles event. A year later, Indanon went on to defend her women’s singles title at the World Junior Badminton Championships in Mexico, defeating Misaki Matsutomo of Japan in the final.

    After defending her World Junior Championships title, Indanon went on to compete in international tournaments in the adult category, winning the Indonesia Golden Grand Prix and the Vietnam Open, before making her debut in the major games in November 2010, representing Thailand at the Guangzhou Asian Games, where she won a silver medal in the women’s team event.

    In 2011, Inthanon continued to participate in a number of Grand Prix events, reaching the quarterfinals of the Australian Grand Prix, the U.S. Grand Prix, and finishing second in the Chinese Taipei Open in September. In October of the same year, Issanon reached the semi-finals of the Danish Premier Grand Prix, making his debut in the quarter-finals of the top five Premier Grand Prix events.

    In April 2013, she played in the India Superseries, where she defeated Germany’s Juliane Schenk 2-0 (22-20, 21-14) in the final to win her first Superseries title.

    In August 2013, Indanon competed at the Badminton World Championships in Guangzhou, China, as the 4th seed in the women’s singles event. In the final, Indanon won the women’s singles title against top-seeded Li Xuerui of China. In addition to becoming the first world champion in Thailand’s badminton history, she is also the youngest women’s singles champion in the history of the WSC.

    In March 2016, Indanon played in the All England Premier Superseries and went out 0-2 (17-21, 19-21) to Carolina Marin of Spain right in the last eight. However, she went on to win three consecutive titles in a single breath at three subsequent super tournaments, the India Super, the Malaysia Top Class Super and the Singapore Super, and even made her debut at No. 1 in the women’s singles world ranking (April 21, 2016) in the following week’s Badminton World Federation rankings list.

    In August 2016, Indanon made her second appearance for Thailand in the women’s singles event of the Olympic Games badminton tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, defeating Kati Tolmov of Estonia and Yip Pui-yin of Hong Kong in the group stage to reach the knockout rounds. Indanon faced the tournament’s No. 10 seed and rising star from Japan, Akane Yamaguchi, in the first round and was defeated 0-2 (19-21, 16-21). Indanon said after the match that he did not play well because of the psychological pressure caused by the Olympics.

    Indanon cruised to group first in the women’s singles group stage at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to advance to the knockout stage, defeating Indonesia’s Gregoria Mariska Donzon 21-12, 21-19 in the round of 16, before losing in the last eight to Taiwan’s Tai Tzu Ying and missing out on the quarterfinals.

    World Ranking – Women’s Singles 21,  Week 32, 2024

    Olympic Points – Women’s Singles 12, 63073 points 

    Finals Ranking – Women’s Singles 12, 46530 points

     

    Equipment Used

    VOLTRIC Z-FORCE II ; AC-102C ; ARCSABER 10 ; NANOFLARE 800 ; BG-65 ; BG66 ULTIMAX ; NANOFLARE 700 ; NANOFLARE 800 PRO ; BG-65Ti ; ASTROX 77

    Major Achievements

    • 2024 Spain Badminton Masters Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2023 Australian Badminton Open Women’s Singles Quarterfinals
    • 2023 U.S. Open Badminton Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2023 Canadian Badminton Open Women’s Singles Runner-up
    • 2023 Indonesia Open Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2022 Denmark Open Women’s Singles quarter-finals
    • 2022 Malaysia Badminton Open Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2022 Indonesia Badmiton Masters Women’s Singles Runner-up
    • 2022 Thailand Badminton Open Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2021 Indonesia Badminton Open Women’s Singles 1st Runner-up
    • 2021 All England Badminton Open Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2020 TOYOTA Thailand Badminton Open Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2020 Indonesia Badminton Masters Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2019 Southeast Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team Gold Medal
    • 2019 Hong Kong Badminton Open China Women’s Singles Runner-up
    • 2019 Korea Open Badminton Championships Women’s Singles Runner-up
    • 2019 World Badminton Championships Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2019 Thailand Badminton Open Women’s Singles Runner-up
    • 2019 Australian Badminton Open Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2019 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up Member
    • 2019 India Open Badminton Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2019 German Badminton Open Women’s Singles Runner-up
    • 2019 Malaysia Badminton Masters Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2018 Badminton World Federation Year End Finals Women’s Singles Quarterfinals
    • 2018 Hong Kong China Open Badminton Championships Women’s Singles Runner-up
    • 2018 Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team Bronze Medal
    • 2018 Malaysia Open Badminton Championships Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2018 Uber Cup Women’s Team Runner-up
    • 2018 India Open Badminton Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • Indonesia Badminton Masters 2018 Women’s Singles Quarterfinals
    • 2018 Malaysia Badminton Masters Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2017 Badminton World Cup Super Series Finals Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2017 Hong Kong China Badminton Premier Super Series Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2017 China Badminton Premier Superseries Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2017 Denmark Badminton Premier Super Series Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2017 New Zealand Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2017 Thailand Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2017 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up
    • 2017 All England Badminton Premier Super Tournament Women’s Singles Runner-up
    • 2016 Singapore Badminton Premier Superseries Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2016 Malaysia Badminton Premier Superseries Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2016 India Badminton Premier Superseries Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2016 Badminton Asia Championships Women’s Team Bronze Medal
    • 2016 Thailand Badminton Masters Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2015 Badminton World Cup Super Series Finals Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2015 Hong Kong Badminton Super Series China Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2015 Bitburger Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2015 Badminton Super Series France Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2015 Thailand Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2015 Southeast Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team Champion
    • 2015 Chinese Taipei Badminton Open Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2015 Indonesia Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2015 Badminton Asia Championships Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2015 India Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Singles Runner-up
    • 2014 France Badminton Premier Superseries Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2014 Indonesia Badminton Premier Super Tournament Women’s Singles Runner-up
    • 2014 All England Badminton Championships Women’s Singles Quarterfinals
    • 2014 Korea Badminton Premier Superseries Women’s Singles Runner-up
    • 2013 Denmark Badminton Superseries Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2013 World Badminton Championships Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2013 Thailand Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2013 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up
    • 2013 Badminton India Superseries Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2013 Swiss Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Singles Runner-up
    • 2013 All England Badminton Championships Women’s Singles Runner-up
    • 2012 BWF Super Series Finals Women’s Singles Quarter-finalist
    • 2012 China Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Singles 1st Runner-up
    • 2012 Thailand Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Singles 1st Runner-up
    • 2012 Uber Cup Women’s Team Quarter-finals
    • 2012 Swiss Open Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2011 India Badminton Grand Prix Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2011 World Junior Badminton Championships Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2011 Denmark Super Badminton Championships Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2011 Chinese Taipei Badminton Open Women’s Singles Runner-up
    • 2011 USA Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2011 Australian Badminton Open Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
    • 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team 1st Runner-up
    • 2010 Indonesia Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2010 Vietnam Badminton Open Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2010 World Junior Badminton Championships Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2009 World Junior Badminton Championships Women’s Singles Champion
  • Pitchamon Opatniput

    Pitchamon Opatniput


    Character Introduction

    Bichamong Opanip (Thai: พิชฌามลณ์ โอภาสนิพัทธ์, January 4, 2007) is a Thai female badminton player.

    In 2022, she won her first international title, defeating her teammate in the women’s singles final of the Swedish Open, and in May, she played in the Uber Cup and the Southeast Asian Games women’s badminton team competition, winning third place and gold, and in June, she reached the final of the Danish Masters, defeating Taiwan’s Sok-Yun Sung to win her second career title. In September, at the age of 15, Opaneep went one step further at the National Championships, reaching the final of the women’s singles, before losing 1-2 (13-21, 21-17, 21-23) to Sunida Geetong.

    In October 2023, Bichamong won the women’s singles final of the World Junior Badminton Championships, defeating Indonesia’s Kiara 21-11, 21-9, with six consecutive victories without dropping a single set, and regained the women’s singles gold medal at the World Junior Championships after a 12-year break from 2011’s Indanon.

    World Ranking – Women’s Singles 115,  Week 32, 2024

    Olympic Points – Women’s Singles 94, 20360 points 

    Finals Ranking – Women’s Singles 83, 5770 points

     

    Equipment Used

    NANOFLARE 800, Frontal Shadow 900MAX Day, SPEED SE, VOLTRIC 70ETN, AAYT017, BAG-9831, SHBAZLEX , SHBA3LEX , 10446 , 10394

    Major Achievements

    • 2023 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Badminton Masters Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2023 World Junior Badminton Championships Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2023 Chinese Taipei Badminton Open Women’s Singles Quarter-finalist
    • 2023 Southeast Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team Gold Medal
    • 2022 Bahrain Badminton International Challenge Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2022 Denmark Badminton Masters Women’s Singles Champion
    • 2022 Southeast Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team Gold Medal
    • 2022 Uber Cup Women’s Team Third Place Member
    • 2022 Sweden Badminton Open Women’s Singles Champion

     

  • Dechapol Puavaranukroh

    Dechapol Puavaranukroh


    Character Introduction

    Dechapol Puavaranukroh (Thai: เดชาพล พัววรานุเคราะห์), born May 20, 1997 in Chonburi, Thailand, is a Thai badminton player who specializes in doubles events. Dechapol- partnered with Sasiri in the highest world ranking of the combination, the two have won the World Badminton Championships (2021).

    In April 2014, Dechaporn-Pao Uranuko participated in the World Junior Badminton Championships in Alor Setar, Malaysia, winning the World Junior Men’s Doubles title with his youth partner Gedrun Kittinupong, and was the first World Junior duo in Thai badminton.

    In March 2017, Dechaporn Pauwuranuco and Sasiri Deradanachai competed in the Swiss Badminton Golden Grand Prix, and in the Mixed Doubles Final, they again faced the No. 2 seeded and top Indonesian duo of Praveen Chodan/Daiby Sussanto, who had previously lost to this pair, and after a year’s gap, shut out their rivals 2-0 (21-18, 21-15) to win their first international Golden Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Championships.

    Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games mixed doubles group stage group B partner Sasiri Deradanachai, the first round of 2:0 defeated the Canadian team Herbert Yu, Wu Wanling, the second round of 2:0 defeated the French team Thom Gikel, Delphine Del Rue, the third round of 2:0 defeated the British combination of Chloe Bilche, Lauren Smith, quarter-final 1:2 defeated the Japanese combination of Watanabe Yudai / Tohno Arisa, stopped in the quarter-finals of the eight. Arisa, stopped in the last eight.

    In December 2021, world No.1 ranked mixed doubles pair Sasiri Dhradhanachai and Dechaporn Pauwula became Thailand’s first ever mixed doubles world champion by defeating Japan’s Isao Watanabe/Arisa Higashino in straight sets (21-13, 21-14) in the Mixed Doubles Final of the Badminton World Championships 2021, which is the first ever mixed doubles world championship in Thailand.

    World Ranking – Mixed Doubles 6,  Week 31, 2024

    Olympic Points – Mixed Doubles 6,  81582 points 

    Finals Ranking – Mixed Doubles 3,  59680 points

     

    Equipment Used

    ARCSABER 11 PRO; AC-102C; 75TH 65Z2; NANOFLARE 800; ASTROX 88S; AEROBITE; ASTROX 88S PRO; ARCSABER 7 PRO; BG-65Ti; SHB65Z2MEX

    Major Achievements

    • Indonesia Badminton Open 2024 Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals
    • Thailand Badminton Open 2024 Mixed Doubles Runner-up
    • 2024 France Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals=
    • 2024 Thailand Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Champion
    • 2024 India Open Mixed Doubles Champion
    • 2023 Japan Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
    • 2023 Korea Open Mixed Doubles quarter-finals
    • 2023 Thailand Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
    • 2023 Malaysia Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Champion
    • 2023 Malaysia Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2022 Badminton World Finals Mixed Doubles Runner-up
    • 2022 Japan Open Mixed Doubles Champion
    • 2022 Singapore Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Champion
    • 2022 Malaysia Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
    • 2022 Thailand Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
    • 2022 All England Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2022 German Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Champion
    • 2021 World Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Champion
    • 2021 WBSC Year End Finals Mixed Doubles Champion
    • 2021 Indonesia Open Mixed Doubles Champion
    • 2021 Indonesia Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Champion
    • 2021 Germany Hailu Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Champion
    • 2021 Denmark Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
    • 2021 Badminton World Federation Year End Finals Mixed Doubles Champion
    • 2021 TOYOTA Thailand Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Champion
    • 2021 YONEX Thailand Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Champion
    • 2020 All England Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
    • 2019 Badminton World Federation Year-end Finals Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2019 China Macau Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Champion
    • 2019 Korea Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Champion
    • 2019 China Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2019 World Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Runner-up
    • 2019 Thailand Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2019 Sudirman Cup Third Runner-up Member
    • 2019 Badminton Asia Championships Mixed Doubles 3rd Runner-up
    • 2019 Singapore Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Champion
    • 2019 Malaysia Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals
    • 2019 Malaysia Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Runner-up
    • 2019 Thailand Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Runner-up
    • 2018 Badminton World Tour Finals Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
    • Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals of Hong Kong Badminton Open China 2018
    • 2018 France Open Badminton Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2018 Denmark Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
    • 2018 Korea Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2018 Singapore Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2018 New Zealand Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals
    • 2018 Thailand Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Runner-up
    • 2017 Southeast Asian Games Badminton Men’s Doubles Gold Medal
    • 2017 Southeast Asian Games Badminton Mixed Doubles Gold Medal
    • 2017 Southeast Asian Games Badminton Men’s Team Bronze Medal
    • 2017 Thailand Badminton Golden Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals
    • 2017 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up
    • 2017 Badminton Asia Championships Mixed Doubles Runner-up
    • 2017 Singapore Badminton Super Tournament Mixed Doubles Runner-up
    • 2017 Switzerland Badminton Golden Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Champion
    • 2017 Badminton Asia Championships Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up
    • 2017 Thailand Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Runner-up
    • 2017 Thailand Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2016 Badminton Korea Golden Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Runner-up
    • 2016 Thailand Badminton Golden Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2016 Poland Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2016 Badminton India Golden Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Runner-up
    • 2015 Mexico City Badminton Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2015 USA Badminton International Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals
    • 2014 Le Fish Badminton International Series Men’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2014 World Junior Badminton Championships Men’s Doubles Champion
    • 2014 World Youth Badminton Championships Mixed Team Third Place
    • 2013 Asian Youth Games Badminton Tournament Mixed Doubles Silver Medal
    • 2013 Lucky Fish Badminton International Series Mixed Doubles Quarter-finalist
    • 2013 Lucky Fish Badminton International Series Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
  • Ayaka Takahashi

    Ayaka Takahashi


    Character Introduction

    Takahashi Reika (たかはし あやか, April 19, 1990), born in Kashihara City, Nara Prefecture, is a Japanese female badminton player and a former member of Japan’s national badminton team (Team A). Her sibling Sayaka Takahashi is also a badminton player. Her duo with Misaki Matsutomo debuted at No. 1 in the women’s doubles world rankings on October 30, 2014, becoming the first Japanese pair to reach No. 1 in the world rankings. The pair won the 2016 Olympic Games, defeating the Danish pair of Kristina Petersen/Camilla Rütter Juhl to win the title, earning Japan its first Olympic gold medal in badminton.The pair retired from the sport in August 2020 and moved on to coach the Japanese junior team.

    In April 2009, Reika Takahashi played separately with Misaki Matsutomo in the Osaka Badminton International Challenge, defeating teammates Kaori Mori/Ikuma Wakizaka 2-1 (21-16, 16-21, 24-22) in the women’s doubles final to win her first international title.

    In December 2009, she and Misaki Matsutomo played in the Indian Badminton Grand Prix and won their first international Grand Prix title by defeating Nadaya Melati/Devi Tika Pematasari of Indonesia 2-1 (21-14, 15-21, 21-15) in the women’s doubles final.

    In September 2012, she and Misaki Matsutomo played in the Indonesia Badminton Golden Grand Prix, winning the women’s doubles final 2-1 (21-12, 12-21, 21-13) against the tournament’s No. 2 seeded team of Yim Hye-Won/Jang Ye-Na of South Korea.

    In September 2014, Reika Takahashi represented Japan at the Asian Games badminton tournament in Incheon, South Korea, where the Japanese women’s team won the bronze medal in the first team event. She and Misaki Matsutomo played in the women’s doubles event. In the final, facing the tournament’s No. 7 seed, Indonesia’s Nitia Krishinda Maheswari/Gracia Poli, they were defeated in straight sets, 0-2 (15-21, 9-21), to win the runner-up spot in the women’s doubles at the Asian Games. In December of the same year, she and Misaki Matsutomo competed in the BWF Super Series Finals, finishing at the top of the group stage with a strong performance; in the final, they won their first ever women’s doubles title at the year-end finals, defeating China’s Tian Qing/Zhao Yunlei in straight sets, 2-0 (21-17, 21-14).

    In March 2016, Reika Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo played in the All England Badminton Premier Superseries, defeating China’s Tang Yuanli/Yu Yang again in the women’s doubles final, 2-0 (21-10, 21-12), as the pair won their first ever All-England title.

    In August 2016, for the first time, she represented Japan in the women’s doubles event of the Olympic badminton tournament held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, playing with Misaki Matsutomo as the No. 1 seed. In the final, facing Denmark’s Kristina Petersen/Camilla Rütter Juhl, after a 3-set thriller, Reika Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo came back from a first-set loss to win 2-1 (18-21, 21-9, 21-19), winning Japan’s first badminton gold medal at the Olympics.

    In April 2017, Takahashi and Matsutomo Misaki participated in the Asian Badminton Championships in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, and in the final, they welcomed the dark horse of the year, Kim Hye-lin/Yoo Hae-won of South Korea, and defeated their rivals in three sets, 2-1 (21-19, 16-21, 21-10), which was also the first Japanese team to achieve a second consecutive title in the event.

    In January 2018, Reika Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo competed in the Indonesia Masters Badminton Championships, winning the women’s doubles final, defeating the tournament’s eighth seed and Indonesian powerhouse, Gracia Poli/Apriliani Rahayu, 2-0 (21-17, 21-12).

    On August 19, 2020, she held a press conference to announce her official retirement from the sport as of September, and has been the coach of the Japan Junior Team since April.

    Equipment Used

    NANOFLARE 800; AEROBITE; BG80 POWER; VOLTRIC 80; DUORA 7; DUORA 7 Dark Gunmetal Gray; WAVE FANG SS; SHBA3LEX
     

    Major Achievements

    • 2020 All England Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
    • 2020 Indonesia Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
    • 2019 Korea Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2019 China Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2019 Japan Badminton Open Women’s Doubles quarterfinals
    • 2019 Indonesia Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2019 Australian Badminton Open Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
    • 2019 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Runner-up Member
    • 2019 New Zealand Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2019 Germany Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2019 Indonesia Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2019 Malaysia Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
    • 2018 Badminton World Tour Finals Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2018 China Fuzhou Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
    • 2018 Korea Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2018 China Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2018 Asian Games Badminton Women’s Doubles Silver Medal
    • 2018 Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team Gold Medal
    • 2018 Thailand Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2018 Indonesia Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
    • 2018 Malaysia Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2018 Uber Cup Women’s Team Champion
    • 2018 Badminton Asia Championships Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2018 Badminton Asia Championships Women’s Team Champion
    • 2018 Indonesia Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2017 Japan Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2017 Korea Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
    • 2017 World Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Third Place
    • 2017 Australian Badminton Superseries Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2017 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up
    • 2017 Badminton Asia Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2017 Singapore Badminton Premier Superseries Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2017 Malaysia Badminton Premier Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2017 Badminton Asia Championships Mixed Team Champion
    • 2016 Badminton World Cup Super Series Finals Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2016 Badminton France Premier Superseries Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
    • 2016 Denmark Super Series Premier Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2016 Japan Badminton Super Series Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2016 Brazil Rio Olympics Badminton Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2016 Indonesia Badminton Premier Superseries Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2016 Uber Cup Women’s Team 3rd Runner-up
    • 2016 Badminton Asia Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2016 Singapore Badminton Premier Superseries Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2016 India Badminton Premier Superseries Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2016 All England Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2016 Germany Badminton Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2016 Badminton Asia Championships Women’s Team Runner-up
    • 2016 Malaysia Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2015 Badminton World Federation Super Series Finals Women’s Doubles Top Four
    • 2015 China Badminton Premier Super Series Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2015 Chinese Taipei Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
    • 2015 Australian Badminton Super Series Women’s Doubles Final Four
    • 2015 China Badminton Premier Super Series Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2015 Badminton World League Super Series Finals Women’s Doubles Final Four
    • 2015 Chinese Taipei Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2015 Badminton Australia Premier Series Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2015 Sudirman Cup Runner-up
    • 2015 Badminton Asia Championships Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
    • 2015 Singapore Badminton Superseries Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2015 Badminton India Superseries Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2014 Badminton World Cup Super Series Finals Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2014 Hong Kong Badminton Super Series China Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2014 China Badminton Super Series Women’s Doubles Final Four
    • 2014 Denmark Badminton Super Series Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2014 Incheon Asian Games Badminton Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2014 Incheon Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team 3rd Runner-up
    • 2014 Australia Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2014 Japan Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2014 Uber Cup Women’s Team 1st Runner-up
    • 2014 Singapore Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2014 All England Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Final Four
    • 2014 Germany Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2014 Malaysia Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2013 Hong Kong Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Final Four
    • 2013 Denmark Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Final Four
    • 2013 Japan Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Final Four
    • 2013 Singapore Badminton Superseries Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2013 India Badminton Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Final Four
    • 2013 Germany Badminton Grand Prix Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
    • 2012 U.S. Open Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2012 Canada Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2012 Canada Badminton Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Champion
    • 2012 Indonesia Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2012 Denmark Badminton Premier Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2012 Uber Cup Women’s Team Bronze Medal
    • 2011 Russia Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
  • Arisa Higashino

    Arisa Higashino


    Character Introduction

    Arisa Higashino is a Japanese female badminton player.Born in Iwamizawa, Hokkaido, she graduated from Tomioka Daiichi Junior High School and Fukushima Prefectural Tomioka High School.In April 2015, she joined Unisys Japan Ltd. and is a member of its badminton division.On July 30, 2021, Arisa Higashino won the bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics in mixed doubles badminton with Isao Watanabe.

    After graduating from Iwamizawa Mien Elementary School, Arisa Higashino traveled to Fukushima Prefecture, where she attended Tomioka Daiichi Junior High School in 2009 and won the All-Japan High School Girls’ Doubles Competition in her junior year.

    In 2014, Arisa Higashino finished third in the mixed doubles at the World Junior Badminton Championships.

    At the 2017 All-Japan Championships, she won the mixed doubles title for the first time with Isao Watanabe, who has partnered her since her junior year, and made it a three-peat in 2019.

    On March 19, 2018, the 2018 Badminton World Federation World Tour All England Open concluded with Isao Watanabe/Arisa Higashino defeating China’s Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong 2-1 to win the title in a blowout, making them the first Japanese duo in history to win the All England Mixed Doubles Championships.

    In the semifinals of the 2019 Badminton World Championships in Basel, the tournament’s third seeds, Yudai Watanabe/Yusa Azuma, lost 0-2 to Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong to settle for the bronze medal, but it was Japan’s first ever Badminton World Championships mixed doubles medal.

    In March 2021, in the mixed doubles final of the All England Open Badminton Championships, Arisa Higashino teamed up with Isao Watanabe to win the title, defeating teammates Yuki Kaneko/Misaki Matsutomo 21-14 and 21-13.

    On July 30, 2021, in the mixed doubles bronze medal match at the Tokyo Olympics, Isao Watanabe/Yusa Azuma won the bronze medal with a 2-0 (21-17, 23-21) victory over Hong Kong, China’s Teng Junwen/Xie Yingxue.

    On December 19, 2021, in the Mixed Doubles Final of the Badminton World Championships, Isao Watanabe/Yusa Azuma defeated Thailand’s Tejapol/Sasiri 0-2 and finished second.

    On August 28, 2022, at the Badminton World Championships in Tokyo, Isao Watanabe/Yukaisa Azuma defeated Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong to win the silver medal at the Badminton World Championships.

    World Ranking – Mixed Doubles 5,  Week 31, 2024

    Olympic Points – Mixed  Doubles 3, 96591 points 

    Finals Ranking – Mixed  Doubles 15, 39960 points

     

    Equipment Used

    VOLTRIC Z-FORCE Ⅱ;  75TH 65Z2;  BG66 ULTIMAX;  NANOFLARE 700;  EXBOLT 63;  SHB65Z2MEX;  SHB65Z3MEX;  ARCSABER Z-Slash;  NANOFLARE 700 NEW COLORS;  NANOFLARE 700 LIMITED
     

    Major Achievements

    • 2024 All England Open Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Runner-up
    • 2024 Malaysia Open Mixed Doubles Champion
    • 2023 Badminton World Finals Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2023 Kumamoto Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2023 French Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2022 Asian Games Badminton Mixed Doubles Silver Medalist
    • 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team Third Place Member
    • 2023 World Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Bronze Medalist
    • 2023 Japan Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Champion
    • 2023 Korea Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finalist
    • 2023 Indonesia Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
    • 2023 Singapore Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
    • 2023 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Championships Third Place Member
    • 2023 India Open Mixed Doubles Champion
    • 2023 Malaysia Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
    • 2022 Japan Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
    • 2022 World Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Runner-up
    • 2022 Indonesia Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
    • 2022 Thailand Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2022 Asian Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2022 All England Open Mixed Doubles Champion
    • 2021 World Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Runner-up
    • 2021 Badminton World Championships Mixed Doubles Runner-up
    • 2021 Indonesia Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
    • 2021 Indonesia Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2021 France Open Mixed Doubles Champion
    • 2021 France Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2021 Denmark Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Champion
    • 2021 Sudirman Cup Badminton Mixed Team Championships Runner-up
    • 2020 Uber Cup Women’s Badminton Team Championships Runner-up
    • 2020 Tokyo Olympics Badminton Mixed Doubles 3rd Runner-up
    • 2021 All England Open Mixed Doubles Badminton Champion
    • 2019 Badminton World Finals Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2019 Hong Kong Badminton Open China Mixed Doubles Champion
    • 2019 China Fuzhou Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2019 France Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2019 World Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Bronze Medalist
    • 2019 Thailand Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
    • 2019 Australian Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2019 Sudirman Cup Runner-up Member
    • 2019 Asian Badminton Championships Mixed Team Runner-up
    • 2019 All England Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Runner-up
    • 2019 Indonesia Open Badminton Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals
    • 2019 Malaysia Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Champion
    • Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals of 2018 Badminton World Federation Finals
    • 2018 Hong Kong Badminton Open China Mixed Doubles Champion
    • 2018 China Fuzhou Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2018 France Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2018 Japan Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2018 Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team Gold Medal
    • 2018 Malaysia Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2018 New Zealand Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2018 All England Badminton Open Mixed Doubles Champion
    • 2017 USA Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
    • 2017 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up
    • 2017 All England Badminton Superseries Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2017 Asian Badminton Championships Mixed Team Champion
    • 2016 Vietnam Badminton International Challenge Mixed Doubles Champion
    • 2016 China Badminton Masters Mixed Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2015 Russia Badminton Grand Prix Mixed Doubles Runner-up
    • 2015 Russian Badminton Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2014 World Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Third Place
    • 2014 World Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up
    • 2014 Asian Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up
    • 2013 Asian Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up
  • Chiharu Shida

    Chiharu Shida


    Character Introduction

    Chiharu Shida (Japanese: しだ ちはる; April 29, 1997) is a Japanese female badminton player and an active member of the Japan national badminton team (A team).

    In February 2014, Shida Chiharu represented Japan at the Asian Junior Badminton Championships in Taipei, Taiwan, helping her team win third place in the mixed team. In April of the same year, she again helped her team win third place in the mixed team at the World Junior Badminton Championships in Alor Setar, Malaysia.

    In June 2016, Chiyo Shida and Yuki Fukushima played in the Vietnam International Challenger, and won her first international tournament title, which was also her first international adult tournament championship title, by defeating the No. 2 seed of the tournament and teammates Shiho Tanaka/Koharu Yonemoto 2-0 (28-26, 21-15) in the women’s doubles final.

    In October 2018, Chiyo Shida and Naomi Matsuyama competed in the Chinese Taipei Badminton Open and swept teammates Fumiaki Kurihara/Nasuryu Shinoa 2-0 (21-10, 21-17) in the women’s doubles final to win the adult tournament title and her first Super 300 women’s doubles title.

    In November 2021, Chiyo Shida and Naomi Matsuyama competed in the Indonesia Masters Badminton Tournament, winning the Super 750 women’s doubles title by defeating Korea’s Jung Na-yin/Kim Hye-jeong 2-0 (21-9, 21-11) in the women’s doubles final. They went on to compete in the Indonesia Open Badminton Championships, winning the Super 1000 Women’s Doubles title by defeating Olympic champions Gracia Poli/Apriliani Rahayu of Indonesia 2-0 (21-19, 21-19) in the Women’s Doubles final.

    In March 2022, Chiyo Shida and Naomi Matsuyama played in the All England Badminton Open 2022, defeating China’s promising new duo Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu in the Women’s Doubles Final 2-0 (21-13, 21-9), making them the fourth Japanese women’s doubles team to win the Women’s Doubles title of the All-England Super 1000, following sisters Misaki Matsutomo/Takahashi Rika, Yuki Fukushima/Saika Hirota, and Asahiya Matsumoto/Wakana Nagahara.

    World Ranking – Women’s Doubles 4,  Week 31, 2024

    Olympic Points – Women’s  Doubles 4, 88485 points 

    Finals Ranking – Women’s  Doubles 8, 44550 points

    Equipment Used

    ASTROX 100ZZ;  AC-102C;  NANOFLARE 800;  NANOGY 95;  NANOFLARE 800 PRO;  SHB65Z2MEX;  NANOGY 98;  NANORAY 900;  SHB65Z3 C-90;  NANORAY 900 Navy Blue

    Major Achievements

    • 2024 Singapore Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Runner Up
    • 2024 Uber Cup Women’s Team 3rd Runner-up Member
    • 2024 All England Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2024 French Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2024 Asian Badminton Championships Women’s Team 3rd Runner-up
    • 2023 Badminton World Finals Women’s Doubles Quarter-finalist
    • 2023 China Shenzhen Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2023 Denmark Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team 3rd Runner-up Member
    • 2023 China Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Quarter-finalist
    • 2023 Canadian Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2023 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Championships Third Runner-up
    • 2023 Germany Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2023 India Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2022 Denmark Badminton Open Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
    • 2022 Malaysia Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2022 Indonesia Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2022 Thailand Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2022 All England Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2021 Badminton World Federation Year-end Finals Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2021 Indonesia Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2021 Indonesia Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2021 French Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Final Four
    • 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 Quarter-finalist
    • 2020 Badminton Asia Championships Women’s Team Champion
    • 2020 Malaysia Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
    • 2019 Korea Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2019 Indonesia Malang Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2019 Korea Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Final Four
    • 2019 U.S. Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2019 Swiss Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2019 Spain Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2018 China Macau Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
    • 2018 China Taipei Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2018 Indonesia Bunga Belitung Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2018 Vietnam Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2018 Akita Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2018 Singapore Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2018 Canadian Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
    • 2018 Swiss Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
    • 2017 Le Fish Badminton International Challenge Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2016 Vietnam Badminton International Challenge Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2015 World Junior Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Third Place
    • 2015 World Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Third Place
    • 2015 Asian Youth Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Third Place
    • 2015 Asian Youth Badminton Championships Mixed Team Third Place
  • Mayu Matsumoto

    Mayu Matsumoto


    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
  • Nami Matsuyama

    Nami Matsuyama


    Character Introduction

    Matsuyama Nami (Japanese: まつやま なみ, June 28, 1998) is a Japanese female badminton player and an active member of the Japan national badminton team (A team). She and Saicha Hohara won the 2017 World Youth Championships women’s doubles title winners and were the first ever Japanese women’s doubles team to win the World Youth Championships.

    In June 2015, Naomi Matsuyama represented Japan at the Asian Junior Badminton Championships in Bangkok, Thailand, helping her team win third place in the mixed team.

    In November 2016, Naomi Matsuyama helped her team win third place in the mixed team at the World Junior Badminton Championships in Bilbao, Spain; in addition, she teamed up with Saicha Hohara to reach the final of the women’s doubles tournament and won the title by defeating the Chinese pair 2-1 (25-23, 19-21, 21-14).

    In May 2017, Naomi Matsuyama and Chiyo Shida appeared in the Rakugo Badminton International Challenge and defeated the tournament’s No. 4 seeded Hoshi Chiji/Shinoa Naryu 2-0 (21-19, 21-14) in the women’s doubles final, with the pair claiming their first international professional title.

    In October 2018, Naomi Matsuyama and Chiyo Shida competed in the Chinese Taipei Badminton Open, sweeping teammates Bunny Kurihara/Shinoa Naryu 2-0 (21-10, 21-17) in the women’s doubles final to win the adult tournament title and her first Super 300 women’s doubles title.

    In November 2021, Naomi Matsuyama and Chiyo Shida competed in the Indonesia Masters Badminton Tournament, winning the Super 750 women’s doubles title by defeating Korea’s Jung Na-Yin/Kim Hye-Jeong 2-0 (21-9, 21-11) in the women’s doubles final. They went on to compete in the Indonesia Open Badminton Championships, winning the Super 1000 Women’s Doubles title by defeating Olympic champions Gracia Poli/Apriliani Rahayu of Indonesia 2-0 (21-19, 21-19) in the Women’s Doubles final.

    In March 2022, Naomi Matsuyama and Chiyo Shida competed in the 2022 All England Open Badminton Championships, defeating China’s promising new duo Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu in the Women’s Doubles Final 2-0 (21-13, 21-9), making them the fourth Japanese women’s doubles pair to win the Super 1000 Women’s Doubles title in the UK, following senior sisters Misaki Matsumoto/Takahashi Rikae, Yuki Fukushima/Saikana Hirota, and Asahisa Matsumoto/ Kazukina Nagahara.

    World Ranking – Women’s Doubles 4,  Week 31, 2024

    Olympic Points – Women’s  Doubles 4, 88485 points 

    Finals Ranking – Women’s  Doubles 8, 44550 points

    Equipment Used

    AC-102C;  ASTROX 88S;  NANOGY 95;  NANOFLARE 700;  NANOFLARE 700 New Color;  NANOGY 98;  SHB65Z3 C-90;  SHB65Z3LEX;  SHB65Z3LEX;  BA31WAP/E EX

    Major Achievements

    • 2024 Singapore Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Runner Up
    • 2024 Uber Cup Women’s Team 3rd Runner-up Member
    • 2024 All England Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2024 French Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2024 Asian Badminton Championships Women’s Team 3rd Runner-up
    • 2023 Badminton World Finals Women’s Doubles Quarter-finalist
    • 2023 China Shenzhen Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2023 Denmark Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team 3rd Runner-up Member
    • 2023 China Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Quarter-finalist
    • 2023 Canadian Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2023 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Championships Third Runner-up
    • 2023 Germany Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2023 India Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2022 Denmark Badminton Open Women’s Doubles quarter-finalist
    • 2022 Malaysia Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2022 Indonesia Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2022 Thailand Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2022 All England Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2021 Badminton World Federation Year-end Finals Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2021 Indonesia Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2021 Indonesia Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2021 French Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Final Four
    • 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 Quarter-finalist
    • 2020 Badminton Asia Championships Women’s Team Champion
    • 2020 Malaysia Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
    • 2019 Korea Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2019 Indonesia Malang Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
    • 2019 Korea Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Final Four
    • 2019 U.S. Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2019 Swiss Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2019 Spain Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2018 China Macau Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
    • 2018 China Taipei Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2018 Indonesia Bunga Belitung Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2018 Vietnam Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2018 Akita Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2018 Singapore Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
    • 2018 Canadian Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
    • 2018 Swiss Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
    • 2017 Layfish Badminton International Challenge Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2016 World Junior Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Champion
    • 2016 World Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team Third Place
    • 2015 World Junior Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Third Place
    • 2015 Asian Youth Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Third Place
    • 2015 Asian Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team Third Place