Satoko Suetsuna (末綱 聡子, Suetsuna Satoko, born 30 January 1981) is a badminton player from Japan. Born in Ōita, Ōita Prefecture, she joined Renesas badminton club and later affiliated with Saishunkan team. She was a bronze medalist at the 2011 BWF World Championships with her partner Miyuki Maeda.[1]
Career
Suetsuna has gained prominence in badminton through her success in women's doubles with her partner Miyuki Maeda, and the partnerships known by the Japanese media as "Suemae". Together they won the 2010 Denmark Open, their first major tournament victory. They went on to win the 2011 Malaysia Grand Prix Gold and the 2011 India Open. Suetsuna and Maeda also have two bronze medals from major competitions from making the semifinals at the 2011 London World Championships and 2010 Uber Cup in Kuala Lumpur. She competed at the 2006 and 2010 Asian Games as well in 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games. In 2008 Beijing Olympics, with her women's doubles partner Maeda, they finished fourth, the 2nd best performance to date by Japanese badminton players at the Olympics.[2]
Satoko Suetsuna has competed with several men in mixed doubles, but has not achieved the same level of success as she has in her main event.
Suetsuna retired from the Japan team in September 2013.[3]
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.[5] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.
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^"Players: Satoko Suetsuna". www.smash-net.tv (in Japanese). TMONY Japan Corporation. 3 August 2020. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
^"「スエマエ」末綱聡子が日本代表引退 ヨネックスＯＰ最後に". www.sponichi.co.jp (in Japanese). 4 September 2013. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
