Misaki Matsutomo (松友 美佐紀, Matsutomo Misaki, born 8 February 1992) is a Japanese badminton player who is a doubles specialist.[2] She won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympic women's doubles alongside Ayaka Takahashi. Despite playing doubles, she was also a finalist in girls' singles at the 2010 BWF World Junior Championships in Mexico.
In 2016, she won the women's doubles gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[3] She and her women's doubles partner Ayaka Takahashi were also honoured with the Female Player of the Year award.[4] 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.
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Riocentro - Pavilion 4, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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18–21, 21–9, 21–19 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland |
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17–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea |
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15–21, 9–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia |
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20–22, 20–22 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
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18–21, 21–18, 15–21 | ![]() |
2016 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
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21–13, 21–15 | ![]() |
2017 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
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21–19, 16–21, 21–10 | ![]() |
2018 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
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18–21, 21–18, 15–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China |
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17–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
Girls' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Domo del Code Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico | ![]() |
13–21, 21–16, 10–21 | ![]() |
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] 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 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[6]
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–12 | ![]() |
2018 | Malaysia Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–12, 21–12 | ![]() |
2018 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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13–21, 10–21 | ![]() |
2018 | China Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–12 | ![]() |
2018 | Korea Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–11, 21–18 | ![]() |
2018 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | ![]() |
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21–12, 22–20 | ![]() |
2019 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–19, 21–15 | ![]() |
2019 | German Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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20–22, 15–21 | ![]() |
2019 | New Zealand Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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15–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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16–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2019 | China Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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14–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–15, 17–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2021 | All England Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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14–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[7] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[8] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Denmark Open | ![]() |
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8–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Malaysia Open | ![]() |
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16–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Singapore Open | ![]() |
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19–21, 16-21 | ![]() |
2014 | Malaysia Open | ![]() |
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19–21, 21–14, 13-21 | ![]() |
2014 | Japan Open | ![]() |
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21–13, 21-17 | ![]() |
2014 | Australian Open | ![]() |
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15–21, 9–21 | ![]() |
2014 | Denmark Open | ![]() |
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14–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2014 | Hong Kong Open | ![]() |
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13–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2014 | Dubai World Superseries Finals | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–14 | ![]() |
2015 | India Open | ![]() |
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21–19, 21-19 | ![]() |
2015 | Singapore Open | ![]() |
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17–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2015 | China Open | ![]() |
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21–18, 13–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2016 | All England Open | ![]() |
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21–10, 21–12 | ![]() |
2016 | India Open | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–18 | ![]() |
2016 | Singapore Open | ![]() |
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Walkover | ![]() |
2016 | Indonesia Open | ![]() |
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21–15, 8–21, 21–15 | ![]() |
2016 | Japan Open | ![]() |
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21–19, 18–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2016 | Denmark Open | ![]() |
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19–21, 21–11, 21–16 | ![]() |
2016 | Dubai World Superseries Finals | ![]() |
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15–21, 21–13, 17–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Singapore Open | ![]() |
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18–21, 21–14, 15–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Australian Open | ![]() |
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21–10, 21–13 | ![]() |
2017 | Japan Open | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–16 | ![]() |
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | India Grand Prix | ![]() |
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21–14, 15–21, 21–15 | ![]() |
2011 | Russian Open | ![]() |
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20–22, 18–21 | ![]() |
2012 | U.S. Open | ![]() |
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21–19, 21–17 | ![]() |
2012 | Canada Open | ![]() |
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21–15, 15–21, 21–12 | ![]() |
2012 | Indonesia Grand Prix Gold | ![]() |
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21–12, 12–21, 21–13 | ![]() |
2014 | German Open | ![]() |
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23–21, 24–22 | ![]() |
2016 | Malaysia Masters | ![]() |
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21–18, 22–20 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | U.S. Open | ![]() |
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13–21, 10–21 | ![]() |
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2008 | North Shore City International | ![]() |
18–21, 20–22 | ![]() |
2009 | Belgian International | ![]() |
14–21, 21–14, 16–21 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Belgian International | ![]() |
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21–8, 18–21, 21–13 | ![]() |
2009 | Osaka International | ![]() |
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21–16, 16–21, 24–22 | ![]() |
2010 | Osaka International | ![]() |
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19–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2008 | Waikato International | ![]() |
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13–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |
Team event | 2007 |
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Asian Junior Championships | B |
Team events | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Asia Team Championships | NH | S | NH | G | NH | A | NH | A | |||
Asia Mixed Team Championships | NH | G | NH | A | NH | ||||||
Asian Games | NH | B | NH | G | NH | ||||||
Uber Cup | B | NH | S | NH | B | NH | G | NH | S | NH | B |
Sudirman Cup | NH | QF | NH | S | NH | B | NH | S | NH | S | NH |
Event | 2010 |
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World Junior Championships | S |
Event | 2010 |
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World Junior Championships | 2R |
Tournament | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | Best | |
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2009 | 2010 | ||
Malaysia Masters | A | QF | QF ('10) |
Australian Open | A | 2R | 2R ('10) |
Japan Open | 1R | A | 1R ('09) |
Syed Modi International | 2R | A | 2R ('09) |
Fuzhou China Open | 1R | A | 1R ('09) |
Year-end ranking | 134 | 142 | 58 |
Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | Best |
Event | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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Asian Championships | 1R | A | 1R | A | B | G | G | S | 1R |
Asian Games | NH | S | NH | S | NH | ||||
World Championships | 3R | NH | 2R | 3R | 3R | NH | B | 3R | QF |
Olympic Games | NH | DNQ | NH | G | NH |
Tournament | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | BWF World Tour | Best | |||||||||||
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2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | ||
Malaysia Masters | NH | A | 2R | 1R | A | W | A | QF | SF | QF | W ('16) | |||
Indonesia Masters | NH | A | W | A | NH | W | W | SF | W ('12, '18, '19) | |||||
German Open | A | 2R | QF | SF | W | 2R | SF | A | w/d | F | NH | W ('14) | ||
All England Open | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | SF | 1R | W | 2R | QF | 1R | SF | W ('16) | |
Swiss Open | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | NH | 2R ('11, '12) | |||||||
Singapore Open | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | F | SF | F | F | F | A | 2R | NH | F ('13, '15, '16, '17) | |
Australian Open | N/A | A | QF | QF | QF | A | F | SF | QF | W | A | SF | NH | W ('17) |
U.S. Open | A | 1R | W | A | NH | W ('12) | ||||||||
Canada Open | NH | A | W | A | NH | W ('12) | ||||||||
Russian Open | A | F | A | NH | F ('11) | |||||||||
Chinese Taipei Open | A | 1R | A | SF | A | NH | SF ('15) | |||||||
Korea Open | A | QF | 2R | A | QF | QF | w/d | A | SF | W | QF | NH | W ('18) | |
China Open | A | QF | QF | QF | QF | SF | F | 2R | QF | W | F | NH | W ('18) | |
Japan Open | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | SF | W | 2R | F | W | 2R | SF | NH | W ('14, '17) |
Dutch Open | A | 1R | A | NH | 1R ('10) | |||||||||
Denmark Open | A | 2R | QF | F | SF | F | 2R | W | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | W ('16) | |
French Open | A | 1R | QF | QF | QF | 2R | SF | QF | QF | 2R | NH | SF ('16) | ||
New Zealand Open | A | NH | N/A | NH | A | F | NH | F ('19) | ||||||
Fuzhou China Open | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | QF | A | SF | 2R | NH | SF ('18) | |||
Hong Kong Open | A | 2R | QF | SF | F | QF | QF | 1R | QF | QF | NH | F ('14) | ||
Syed Modi International | NH | W | A | NH | A | 1R | A | NH | W ('09) | |||||
Indonesia Open | A | 1R | 1R | A | QF | 2R | 2R | W | 1R | SF | F | NH | W ('16) | |
Malaysia Open | A | 1R | 2R | A | F | F | 1R | QF | SF | W | 2R | NH | W ('18) | |
Korea Masters | N/A | A | F | NH | F ('19) | |||||||||
India Open | A | 2R | QF | SF | QF | W | W | A | NH | W ('15, '16) | ||||
Thailand Open | A | NH | A | NH | A | F | QF | A | F ('18) | |||||
Superseries / World Tour Finals |
DNQ | RR | RR | W | SF | F | DNQ | W | DNQ | W ('14, '18) | ||||
Year-end ranking | 41 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | |
Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Best |
Event | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Asian Championships | 1R | A | 1R | A | B | A | QF | NH | QF | |||
Asian Games | NH | 2R | NH | A | NH | |||||||
World Championships | A | NH | QF | 2R | 2R | NH | A | 2R | 2R | NH | QF | 2R |
Tournament | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | BWF World Tour | Best | ||||||||||||
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2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
Malaysia Open | A | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | NH | 1R | 2R | 2R ('11, '18, '23) | ||
India Open | A | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | QF | A | NH | A | 2R | QF ('15) | ||||
Indonesia Masters | A | NH | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | SF | SF ('23) | ||||||
German Open | A | 2R | A | QF | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | NH | 2R | 2R | QF ('13) | |||
All England Open | 1R | A | 1R | QF | 2R | A | 1R | A | F | QF | F ('21) | ||||
Swiss Open | 1R | 1R | QF | A | NH | A | QF ('12) | ||||||||
Korea Open | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | QF | NH | A | QF ('19) | ||||
Thailand Open | NH | A | NH | A | 2R | QF | A | NH | 2R | QF ('19) | |||||
Indonesia Open | A | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | NH | 1R | 1R | 2R ('11, '15, '18) | ||
Malaysia Masters | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | NH | 2R | 2R ('19, '22) | |||||||
Singapore Open | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | A | QF | NH | A | QF ('19) | |||
Japan Open | A | 1R | QF | 1R | SF | 2R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | NH | 2R | SF ('14) | ||
Canada Open | A | QF | A | NH | A | QF ('12) | |||||||||
U.S. Open | A | 1R | F | A | NH | F ('12) | |||||||||
Denmark Open | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | A | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 2R ('13, '14, '17, '22) | |
French Open | A | 1R | QF | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | A | 1R | NH | 2R | QF | QF ('13, '22) | ||
Hong Kong Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | QF | NH | QF ('19) | |||
Australian Open | A | 2R | SF | A | 1R | A | QF | A | NH | QF | SF ('12) | ||||
China Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | QF | 1R | QF | NH | QF ('17, '19) | ||||
Fuzhou China Open | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | NH | 1R ('11, '13, '18, '19) | ||||||
Dutch Open | QF | A | NH | NA | QF ('10) | ||||||||||
Russian Open | A | SF | A | NH | SF ('11) | ||||||||||
Year-end ranking | 132 | 40 | 26 | 19 | 25 | 20 | 260 | 40 | 75 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 12 | |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Best |