Miyu Takahashi

Miyu Takahashi (高橋 美優, Takahashi Miyū, born 15 May 2002) is a Japanese badminton player from Inami, Hyōgo Prefecture, who specializes in women's doubles.[1][2] She is a current member of the Japanese national team and has represented the BIPROGY badminton team since 1 April 2021.[3] Partnering with Mizuki Otake, Takahashi won her first World Tour title at the Vietnam Open (Super 100)[4] and later secured the German Open (Super 300) title.[5] The pair achieved a career-high world ranking of No. 31 on 13 May 2025.

Career

Junior career

Takahashi began playing in elementary school. In her third year at Aomori Yamada High School, she placed third in the singles and won doubles competition at the Singapore Youth International.[6] She was part of Japan's Bronze Medal winning team at the 2018 BWF World Junior Championships.[7]

In 2019, she won the All Japan Junior Badminton Championship as a singles player.[8] She began partnering with Mizuki Otake in fall 2018 and the pair were described as top talents in their generation.[6] They won the National High School Inter-High Badminton Tournament.[9]

2022

Takahashi partnered with Chisato Hoshi in women's doubles, winning all three tournaments they entered: India International (I), India International (II), and Maldives International.[10][11][12]

2023

Takahashi partnered with Mizuki Otake winning her first championship at the All Japan Members Badminton Championships.[13]

2024: First World Tour title

Takahashi and Mizuki Otake competed in the 2024 Taipei Open in September. It was their first time reaching the quarter-finals of a tournament at this level. However, their run ended against the second seeds Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma and Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi after a hard-fought 72-minute, three-game match.[14] They reached the final in the Indonesia Masters, losing to Jesita Putri Miantoro and Febi Setianingrum.[15] Takahasi and Otake finally won their first ever World Tour title in the Vietnam Open by defeating Tidapron Kleebyeesun and Nattamon Laisuan in the final.[4][16] They debuted in a Super 500 tournament at the Japan Masters in November, but lost in the first round to the sixth-seeded Chinese pair Jia Yifan and Zhang Shuxian.[17] The duo competed again in the All Japan Championships in 2024, reaching the semi-finals, defeated by the eventual champions and Paris Olympic bronze medalists, Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida.[18]

2025: German Open champion

Takahashi was selected as a member of the 2025 Japan National Team in the women's doubles with Otake, coached by Kei Nakashima and Mizuki Fujii.[19] Takahashi and Otake won their first Super 300 tournament at the German Open, defeating the first seed Gabriela and Stefani Stoeva.[5] In May, the pair also reached the final of the Super 300 Taipei Open, where they finished as runner-up to Hsieh Pei-shan and Hung En-tzu.[20] Following these results, on 20 May 2025, Otake and Takahashi achieved a career-high women's doubles ranking of world No. 25.

Achievements

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[21] 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.[22]

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 [15]
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 [16]
2025 German Open Super 300 Japan Mizuki Otake Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva
Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva 		21–17, 20–22, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [5]
2025 Taipei Open Super 300 Japan Mizuki Otake Chinese Taipei Hsieh Pei-shan
Chinese Taipei Hung En-tzu 		14–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [20]

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

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 (I) India International Japan Chisato Hoshi Japan Miho Kayama
Japan Kaho Osawa 		21–18, 19–21, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [10]
2022 (II) India International Japan Chisato Hoshi India Pooja Dandu
India Arathi Sara Sunil 		12–21, 21–12, 21–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [11]
2022 Maldives International Japan Chisato Hoshi Japan Kaho Osawa
Japan Kaoru Sugiyama 		21–16, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [12]
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 [23]
2024 Northern Marianas Open Japan Mizuki Otake Japan Miki Kanehiro
Japan Rui Kiyama 		21–4, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [24]
  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 [25]

Individual competitions

  • Junior level
Events 2018 Ref
World Junior Championships 2R [26]
  • Senior level
Event 2025 Ref
Asian Championships 1R [27]
Tournament BWF World Tour Best Ref
2023 2024 2025
German Open A W W ('25) [5]
Orléans Masters A Q1 Q1 ('25)
Ruichang China Masters A 2R A 2R ('24)
Taipei Open A QF F F ('25) [14][20]
Thailand Open A 1R 1R ('25)
Kaohsiung Masters QF A QF ('23)
Indonesia Masters Super 100 A F F ('24) [15]
A
Vietnam Open 1R W W ('24) [16]
Japan Masters A 1R 1R ('24) [17]
Year-end ranking 148 59 31
Tournament 2023 2024 2025 Best Ref

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