Miyu Takahashi

Miyū Takahashi
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (2002-05-15) 15 May 2002 (age 22)
Inami, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
HandednessLeft
CoachHiroyuki Endo[1]
Women's doubles
Career record52 wins, 16 losses (76.47%)
Highest ranking58 (with Mizuki Otake, 19 November 2024)
Current ranking59 (with Mizuki Otake, 17 December 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Markham Mixed team
BWF profile

Miyu Takahashi (高橋 美優, Takahashi Miyū, born 15 May 2002) is a Japanese badminton player from Inami, Hyōgo Prefecture.[2][3] She graduated from the Aomori Yamada High School, and joined BIPROGY badminton team on 1 April 2021.[4] Takahashi won her first BWF World Tour title at the Vietnam Open.[5]

Career

2022

Takahashi partnered with Chisato Hoshi in women's doubles, winning all three tournaments they entered: India International Challenge I, India International Challenge II, and Maldives International.[6][7][8]

2024

Takahashi and Mizuki Otake competed in the 2024 Taipei Open in September. It was their first time reaching the quarterfinals of a tournament at this level. They started by defeating fifth seeds Sung Shuo-yun and Yu Chien-hui of Chinese Taipei.[9] Their winning streak continued in the next round with a win over the Indonesian duo of Lanny Tria Mayasari and Rachel Allessya Rose.[10] However, their run ended in the quarterfinals against the second seeds Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma and Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi of Indonesia after a hard-fought 72-minute, three-game match.[11]

Takahashi and Otake reached the finals of two Super 100 tournaments. They were runner-up at the 2024 Indonesia Masters Super 100 I, losing to the Indonesian pair Jesita Putri Miantoro and Febi Setianingrum.[12] They then won the 2024 Vietnam Open, defeating the Thailand pair Tidapron Kleebyeesun and Nattamon Laisuan to win their first BWF World Tour title.[13]

Takahashi and Otake made their Super 500 tournament debut at the Japan Masters in November, where they lost in the first round to the sixth-seeded Chinese pair Jia Yifan and Zhang Suxian.[14]

Achievements

BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[15] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are 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.[16]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2024 (I) Indonesia Masters Super 100 Japan Mizuki Otake Indonesia Jesita Putri Miantoro
Indonesia Febi Setianingrum 		15–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [17]
2024 Vietnam Open Super 100 Japan Mizuki Otake Thailand Tidapron Kleebyeesun
Thailand Nattamon Laisuan 		19–21, 22–20, 21–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [5]

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 (I) India International Challenge Japan Chisato Hoshi Japan Miho Kayama
Japan Kaho Osawa 		21–18, 19–21, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [6]
2022 (II) India International Challenge Japan Chisato Hoshi India Pooja Dandu
India Arathi Sara Sunil 		12–21, 21–12, 21–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [7]
2022 Maldives International Japan Chisato Hoshi Japan Kaho Osawa
Japan Kaoru Sugiyama 		21–16, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [8]
2023 Osaka International Japan Mizuki Otake South Korea Lee Yu-lim
South Korea Shin Seung-chan 		23–21, 21–13 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [18]
2024 Northern Marianas Open Japan Mizuki Otake Japan Miki Kanehiro
Japan Rui Kiyama 		21–4, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [19]
  BWF International Challenge tournament

Performance timeline

Key
W F SF QF #R RR Q# A G S B NH N/A DNQ
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

National team

Junior level

Team events 2018 Ref
World Junior Championships B [20]

Individual competitions

  • Junior level
Events 2018 Ref
World Junior Championships 2R [21]
  • Senior level
Tournament BWF World Tour Best Ref
2023 2024
Ruichang China Masters A 2R 2R ('24)
Kaohsiung Masters QF A QF ('23)
Indonesia Masters Super 100 A F F ('24) [17]
A
Taipei Open A QF QF ('24) [11]
Vietnam Open 1R W W ('24) [5]
Japan Masters A 1R 1R ('24) [14]
Year-end ranking 148 59 58
Tournament 2023 2024 Best Ref

References

  1. ^ "Hiroyuki Endo Profile: Double Head Coach" (in Japanese). BIPROGY. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Miyu TAKAHASHI | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Team/staff profile: Miyu Takahashi" (in Japanese). BIPROGY. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Miyu Takahashi Profile" (in Japanese). Badminton S/J League. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  5. ^ a b c Khoirul Huda, Andhika (15 September 2024). "Vietnam Open 2024 Final: Indonesia wins 1 title by Adnan/Indah" (in Indonesian). Sindo News. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Maharashtra International Challenge 2022: Women's Singles Miho Kayama, Women's Doubles Chisato Hoshi and Miyu Takahashi win for the first time!" (in Japanese). BIPROGY. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Chhattisgarh International Challenge 2022 Women's Doubles: Chisato Hoshi and Miyu Takahashi win for the second consecutive tournament!" (in Japanese). BIPROGY. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Maldives International Challenge 2022: Women's Doubles Chisato Hoshi and Miyu Takahashi win IC titles for the third consecutive tournament!" (in Japanese). BIPROGY. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Taipei Open / Lin Chun-Yi won the Men's Singles Championship!" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). DailyView. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  10. ^ Khoirul Huda, Andhika (5 September 2024). "Taipei Open 2024 Results: Lanny/Rachel knocked out in round of 16" (in Indonesian). iNews. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Taipei Open 2024 - They Keep Indonesia's Hopes Alive" (in Indonesian). Djarum Badminton. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  12. ^ "[WONDR by BNI Indonesia Masters 2024] Defeats Japan, Febi/Jesita win the championship" (in Indonesian). Djarum Badminton. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Vietnam Open 2024: Women's doubles Mizuki Otake and Miyu Takahashi win for the first time!" (in Japanese). BIPROGY. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Kumamoto Masters 2024 First day results: Fukushima and Matsumoto win a fierce battle and advance to the first round! Sakuramoto and Igarashi win the qualifying round and earn a spot in the main tournament!" (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  17. ^ a b Mustikasari, Delia (1 September 2024). "Indonesia Masters 2024 Super 100 Final Recap - Qualifiers' Surprise Prevents Alwi Farhan from Winning Title, Rahmat/Yeremia Defeat to Thai Representatives" (in Indonesian). Bolasport. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  18. ^ "Osaka IC 2023 Final Results Recap: Japan 3 titles, South Korea 2, Indonesia-Taipei runner-up" (in Indonesian). TRIBUNnews.com. 2 April 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  19. ^ "Big Wins for Japan: CROWNE PLAZA Northern Marianas Open 2024 – Finals Day Summary". Badminton Oceania. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  20. ^ "[2018 World Junior Championships] Japan loses to reigning champion China 2–3... Sixth consecutive bronze medal secured <Team semifinal>" (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  21. ^ Hansen, Lasse Kjær (14 November 2018). "UVM: Danskere viser rutine på andendagen" (in Danish). Badminton Denmark. Retrieved 13 December 2024.