Tōru Matsumoto

Tōru Matsumoto
Personal information
Country Japan
Born (1977-07-14) 14 July 1977 (age 47)
Obata-cho, Mie Prefecture, Japan
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
HandednessRight
EventMen's singles & doubles
BWF profile

Tōru Matsumoto (Japanese: 松本徹; Matsumoto Tōru; born 14 July 1977) is a retired Japanese badminton player from NTT East Badminton Club.[1] He studied in Hieizan High School graduated from and Waseda University. After playing 8 years in club, he served as a manager for 3 years before finally retiring in 2015.[2]

Achievements

IBF International

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2003 Southern Pan Am Classic Canada Andrew Dabeka 14–17, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 São Paulo Cup Japan Shōji Satō 13–15, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 Ballarat International Japan Sho Sasaki 15–12, 17–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Carebaco International Japan Yuichi Ikeda 15–9, 15–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 Macau Satellite Japan Hidetaka Yamada 15–8, 10–15, 17–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001 Smiling Fish International Malaysia Jason Wong 1–15, 1–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Miami International Japan Keishi Kawaguchi Denmark Anders Kristiansen
Denmark Simon Mollyhus 		2–15, 15–9, 5–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 Peru International Japan Keishi Kawaguchi Spain José Antonio Crespo
Spain Nicolás Escartín 		15–7, 15–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Portugal International Japan Keishi Kawaguchi England Anthony Clark
England Simon Archer 		15–17, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2004 Western Australia International Japan Keishi Kawaguchi Japan Naoki Kawamae
Japan Yusuke Shinkai 		8–15, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2004 Canterbury International Japan Keishi Kawaguchi Japan Naoki Kawamae
Japan Yusuke Shinkai 		11–15, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 Carebaco International Japan Keishi Kawaguchi Germany Björn Siegemund
Germany Ingo Kindervater 		15–10, 10–15, 15–17 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2001 Auckland International Japan Takanori Aoki New Zealand Christopher Blair
New Zealand Daniel Shirley 		3–7, 3–7, 7–5, ?, ? 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Macau Satellite Japan Miyuki Tai Hong Kong Li Wing Mui
Hong Kong Wong Tsz Yin 		11–1, 11–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

  1. ^ "Profile : Toru MATSUMOTO". bwfbadminton.com. BWF. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  2. ^ "2015年度 引退選手からのメッセージ". www.ntt-east.co.jp (in Japanese). NTT East Club Japan. Retrieved 13 October 2020.


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