Nami Matsuyama
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1998-06-28) 28 June 1998 (age 24)
Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking2 (WD with Chiharu Shida 8 November 2022)
182 (XD with Takuro Hoki 30 November 2021)
Current ranking2 (WD with Chiharu Shida 14 February 2023)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
Uber Cup
Silver medal – second place 2020 Aarhus Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Bangkok Women's team
Asia Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Manila Women's team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bilbao Girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Lima Girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Bilbao Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Bangkok Girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Bangkok Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Bangkok Mixed team
BWF profile

Nami Matsuyama (松山 奈未, Matsuyama Nami, born 28 June 1998) is a Japanese badminton player from the Saishunkan team.[1][2] She was the girls' doubles gold medalist at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Bilbao, Spain partnered with Sayaka Hobara.[3] Matsuyama won her first senior international title in Thailand at the 2017 Smiling Fish International tournament with Chiharu Shida.[4]

Achievements

BWF World Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Centro de Alto Rendimiento de la Videna, Lima, Peru Japan Chiharu Shida China Du Yue
China Li Yinhui 		17–21, 21–14, 12–21
Bronze
Bronze
2016 Bilbao Arena, Bilbao, Spain Japan Sayaka Hobara China Du Yue
China Xu Ya 		25–23, 19–21, 21–14
Gold
Gold

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 CPB Badminton Training Center, Bangkok, Thailand Japan Chiharu Shida China Chen Qingchen
China Jia Yifan 		11–21, 16–21
Bronze
Bronze

BWF World Tour (9 titles, 9 runners-up)

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, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[6]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Singapore Open Super 500 Japan Chiharu Shida Japan Ayako Sakuramoto
Japan Yukiko Takahata 		21–16, 22–24, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Akita Masters Super 100 Japan Chiharu Shida Japan Ayako Sakuramoto
Japan Yukiko Takahata 		21–23, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Vietnam Open Super 100 Japan Chiharu Shida Japan Misato Aratama
Japan Akane Watanabe 		18–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Indonesia Masters Super 100 Japan Chiharu Shida Japan Ayako Sakuramoto
Japan Yukiko Takahata 		21–11, 19–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Chinese Taipei Open Super 300 Japan Chiharu Shida Japan Ayane Kurihara
Japan Naru Shinoya 		21–10, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Spain Masters Super 300 Japan Chiharu Shida South Korea Kim So-yeong
South Korea Kong Hee-yong 		21–23, 21–15, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Swiss Open Super 300 Japan Chiharu Shida South Korea Chang Ye-na
South Korea Jung Kyung-eun 		16–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 U.S. Open Super 300 Japan Chiharu Shida South Korea Baek Ha-na
South Korea Jung Kyung-eun 		21–16, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Korea Masters Super 300 Japan Chiharu Shida Japan Misaki Matsutomo
Japan Ayaka Takahashi 		15–21, 21–17, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Indonesia Masters Super 750 Japan Chiharu Shida South Korea Jeong Na-eun
South Korea Kim Hye-jeong 		21–9, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Indonesia Open Super 1000 Japan Chiharu Shida Indonesia Greysia Polii
Indonesia Apriyani Rahayu 		21–19, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals Japan Chiharu Shida South Korea Kim So-yeong
South Korea Kong Hee-yong 		14–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 All England Open Super 1000 Japan Chiharu Shida China Zhang Shuxian
China Zheng Yu 		21–13, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Thailand Open Super 500 Japan Chiharu Shida Japan Mayu Matsumoto
Japan Wakana Nagahara 		17–21, 21–15, 26–24 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Indonesia Open Super 1000 Japan Chiharu Shida Japan Yuki Fukushima
Japan Sayaka Hirota 		18–21, 21–14, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Malaysia Masters Super 500 Japan Chiharu Shida China Chen Qingchen
China Jia Yifan 		11–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 India Open Super 750 Japan Chiharu Shida China Chen Qingchen
China Jia Yifan 		Walkover 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 German Open Super 300 Japan Chiharu Shida South Korea Baek Ha-na
South Korea Lee So-hee 		19–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title)

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Smiling Fish International Japan Chiharu Shida Japan Chisato Hoshi
Japan Naru Shinoya 		21–19, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Players: Nami Matsuyama". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  2. ^ "松山 奈未/ Nami Matsuyama". Smash and Net TV (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  3. ^ Hearn, Don (14 November 2016). "World Juniors 2016 Finals – 1st doubles title for Japan!". Badzine. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  4. ^ "タイインターナショナルチャレンジ2017で志田・松山ペアが優勝しました！！". Saishunkan Badminton. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  5. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  6. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

External links

All England Open badminton women's doubles champions
Asian badminton women's team champions
World rankings: Top ten badminton players as of 2 May 2023
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