Nami Matsuyama

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]

Nami Matsuyama
Personal information
Country	Japan
Born	(1998-06-28) 28 June 1998 Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Handedness	Right
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	9 (WD 18 February 2020) 322 (XD 7 June 2018)
Current ranking	12 (WD), 650 (XD) (17 March 2020)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Japan Asia Team Championships 2020 Manila Women's team World Junior Championships 2016 Bilbao Girls' doubles 2015 Lima Girls' doubles 2016 Bilbao Mixed team Asia Junior Championships 2015 Bangkok Girls' doubles 2015 Bangkok Mixed team 2016 Bangkok Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

BWF World Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

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

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

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

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 6 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely 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
2019	Korea Masters	Super 300	Chiharu Shida	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	15–21, 21–17, 21–18	Winner
2019	U.S. Open	Super 300	Chiharu Shida	Baek Ha-na Jung Kyung-eun	21–16, 21–16	Winner
2019	Swiss Open	Super 300	Chiharu Shida	Chang Ye-na Jung Kyung-eun	16–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2019	Spain Masters	Super 300	Chiharu Shida	Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong	21–23, 21–15, 17–21	Runner-up
2018	Chinese Taipei Open	Super 300	Chiharu Shida	Ayane Kurihara Naru Shinoya	21–10, 21–17	Winner
2018	Bangka Belitung Indonesia Masters	Super 100	Chiharu Shida	Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata	21–11, 19–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2018	Vietnam Open	Super 100	Chiharu Shida	Misato Aratama Akane Watanabe	18–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2018	Akita Masters	Super 100	Chiharu Shida	Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata	21–23, 11–21	Runner-up
2018	Singapore Open	Super 500	Chiharu Shida	Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata	21–16, 22–24, 13–21	Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title)

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Smiling Fish International	Chiharu Shida	Chisato Hoshi Naru Shinoya	21–19, 21–14	Winner

     BWF International Challenge tournament

     BWF International Series tournament

     BWF Future Series tournament

References

1. "Players: Nami Matsuyama". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
2. "松山 奈未/ Nami Matsuyama". www.smash-net.tv (in Japanese). Smash and Net TV. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
3. Hearn, Don (14 November 2016). "World Juniors 2016 Finals – 1st doubles title for Japan!". Badzine.net. 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 Co.Ltd. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
5. "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
6. "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.

External links

• Nami Matsuyama at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com