Miyu Takahashi

Miyū Takahashi
Takahashi in 2025
Personal information
Native name
高橋 美優
Born (2002-05-15) 15 May 2002
Inami, Hyōgo, Japan
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportBadminton
HandednessLeft
Coached byYuki Kaneko
Women's doubles
Career record96 wins, 24 losses (80.00%)
Highest ranking22 (with Mizuki Otake, 29 July 2025)
Current ranking42 (with Sumire Nakade, 25 August 2026)
BWF profile
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 MarkhamMixed team

Miyu Takahashi (高橋 美優, Takahashi Miyu; born 15 May 2002) is a Japanese badminton player who specializes in women's doubles.[1][2] A member of the Japanese national team, she plays for the BIPROGY badminton team and has reached a career-high women's doubles world ranking of No. 22.[3] Partnering with Mizuki Otake, Takahashi won her first BWF World Tour title at the 2024 Vietnam Open, followed by a Super 300 title at the 2025 German Open. In 2026, Takahashi formed a new partnership with Sumire Nakade, winning four World Tour titles at the Orléans Masters, Baoji China Masters, U.S. Open, and the Taipei Open.

Early life

Takahashi was born on 15 May 2002 in Inami, Kako District, Hyōgo Prefecture.[4] Raised in a family heavily involved in badminton, she began playing the sport at age four.[5] Her father, Kōji Takahashi, is a teacher and badminton coach at Yashiro High School, while her mother, Mika Takahashi, coaches at the Volano club and HOPE Junior.[6][7] Her younger sister, Nana Takahashi, also competed professionally for Toyota Motor corporate team before retiring in 2025.[7]

Takahashi attended Inami Town Tenma Elementary School and trained with HOPE Junior, a local club in Inami.[4] In 2012, she won the girls' singles A-zone title at the Hyogo Prefectural Elementary School Autumn Badminton Tournament.[7] During her youth, she frequently competed alongside her parents, winning several regional parent-child doubles tournaments.[8][9] For her secondary education, she relocated to Aomori Prefecture, where she graduated from Aomori Yamada Junior and Senior High School.[4]

Career

2018–2019: Junior career

In 2018, Takahashi represented Japan at the 2018 World Junior Championships, contributing to the team's bronze-medal finish in the mixed team event.[10] In late 2018, she formed a partnership with Mizuki Otake. During her third year at Aomori Yamada High School, Takahashi won the girls' doubles event and placed third in singles at the Singapore Youth International.[11] In 2019, she claimed the singles title at the All Japan Junior Championships and, alongside Otake, won the National High School Championships (Inter-High).[12]

2021–2023: International Challenge titles

Following her high school graduation, Takahashi joined the BIPROGY (then Nihon Unisys) badminton team in April 2021. In 2022, partnering with Chisato Hoshi in women's doubles, she claimed three international titles: India International (I), India International (II), and Maldives International.[13][14][15] In 2023, Takahashi resumed her partnership with Otake. The duo finished as runners-up at the Osaka International in April and secured their first national title at the All Japan Members Championships in September.[16] They made their World Tour debut at the Vietnam Open, exiting in the first round, and reached the quarterfinals at the Kaohsiung Masters to conclude the year.

2024: First World Tour title

Takahashi and Otake claimed their first title of the year at the Northern Marianas Open in July .[17] The following month, they were runners-up at the Indonesia Masters (Super 100).[18] In September, they made their Super 300-level debut at the Taipei Open, reaching the quarterfinals,[19] and subsequently secured their maiden BWF World Tour title at the Super 100 Vietnam Open.[20][21] They later made their Super 500 debut at the Japan Masters, losing in the first round to the sixth-seeded pair, Jia Yifan and Zhang Shuxian.[22] By November, the pair reached a new career-high world ranking of No. 58. The pair ended the year as semifinalists at the All Japan Championships, falling to eventual champions Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida.[23]

2025: Super 300 title and world top 30 ranking

Takahashi and Otake on the podium as the runners-up at the 2025 Taipei Open.

Selected for the 2025 Japan National Team, Takahashi and Otake coached by Mizuki Fujii.[24] They captured their first Super 300 title at the German Open, defeating the first seed Gabriela and Stefani Stoeva.[25] The pair also reached the final of the Super 300 Taipei Open in May.[26] Competing in higher-tier events, they advanced to the second round at both the Japan Open (Super 750) and the China Open (Super 1000) in July, which elevated their world ranking to a career-high No. 22.

2026: Four titles in five finals

Takahashi opened the 2026 season partnering with Arisa Igarashi at the Super 500 Indonesia Masters, where they finished as runners-up following a walkover in the final.[27] In February, she represented Japan at the Asia Team Championships, where the team placed fifth.[28] The following month, Takahashi formed a new partnership with Sumire Nakade. The pair won the women's doubles title at the Super 300 Orléans Masters, defeating Lin Chih-chun and Yang Chu-yun in the final.[29][30] Takahashi and Nakade then secured two more consecutive titles. They won the Super 100 Baoji China Masters against the Malaysian pair Low Zi Yu and Noraqilah Maisarah,[31] and followed it with a victory at the Super 300 U.S. Open, once again defeating Lin and Yang in the final.[32] In August, Takahashi and Nakade claimed their fourth title at the Super 300 Taipei Open by defeating the top-seeded Malaysian pair, Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan.[33]

Achievements

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

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[34] 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.[35]

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 [18]
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 [21]
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 [25]
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 [26]
2026 Indonesia Masters Super 500 Japan Arisa Igarashi Malaysia Pearly Tan
Malaysia Thinaah Muralitharan		 Walkover 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [27]
2026 Orléans Masters Super 300 Japan Sumire Nakade Chinese Taipei Lin Chih-chun
Chinese Taipei Yang Chu-yun		 22–20, 12–21, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [29][30]
2026 Baoji China Masters Super 100 Japan Sumire Nakade Malaysia Low Zi Yu
Malaysia Noraqilah Maisarah		 21–13, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [31]
2026 U.S. Open Super 300 Japan Sumire Nakade Chinese Taipei Lin Chih-chun
Chinese Taipei Yang Chu-yun		 21–16, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [32]
2026 Taipei Open Super 300 Japan Sumire Nakade Malaysia Pearly Tan
Malaysia Thinaah Muralitharan		 21–16, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [33]

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 [13][36]
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 [14][37]
2022 Maldives International Japan Chisato Hoshi Japan Kaho Osawa
Japan Kaoru Sugiyama		 21–16, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [15][38]
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 [39]
2024 Northern Marianas Open Japan Mizuki Otake Japan Miki Kanehiro
Japan Rui Kiyama		 21–4, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [17]
  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 events2018Ref.
World Junior Championships B [10]
  • Senior level
Team events2026Ref.
Asia Team Championships 5th [28]

Individual competitions

  • Junior level
Events2018Ref.
World Junior Championships 2R [40]
  • Senior level
Event20252026Ref.
Asian Championships 1R DNQ [41]
World Championships w/d DNQ
Tournament BWF World Tour Best Ref.
2023 2024 2025 2026
Indonesia Masters A F F ('26) [27]
German Open A W A W ('25) [25]
Ruichang China Masters A 2R A 2R ('24)
Orléans Masters A Q1 W W ('26) [29]
Thailand Open A 1R A 1R ('25)
Baoji China Masters A W W ('26) [31]
U.S. Open A W W ('26) [32]
Canada Open A 1R 1R ('26)
Japan Open A 2R A 2R ('25) [42]
China Open A 2R A 2R ('25)
Taipei Open A QF F W W ('26) [19][26][33]
Korea Masters A QF QF ('26)
China Masters A Q ('26)
Indonesia Masters Super 100 A F A F ('24) [18]
Vietnam Open 1R W A W ('24) [21]
Arctic Open A Q ('26)
Denmark Open A Q ('26)
Kaohsiung Masters QF A QF ('23)
Japan Masters A 1R w/d 1R ('24) [22]
Year-end ranking 148 59 52 22
Tournament2023202420252026BestRef.

Wins over top-10 ranked pairs

Wins over pairs who were ranked in the world's top 10 at the time the match was played.

# Partner Opponents Rk Tournament Rd Score Rk Ref.
1 Japan Mizuki Otake China Li Yijing
China Luo Xumin		 5 2025 Japan Open 1R 15–21, 21–17, 21–12 37 [42]
2 Japan Sumire Nakade Chinese Taipei Hsieh Pei-shan
Chinese Taipei Hung En-tzu		 10 2026 Taipei Open 2R 21–17, 22–20 71 [43]
3 Japan Sumire Nakade Malaysia Pearly Tan
Malaysia Thinaah Muralitharan		 5 2026 Taipei Open F 21–16, 21–18 71 [33]

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 23 August 2026.[44]

References

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  2. ↑ "Team/staff profile: Miyu Takahashi" (in Japanese). BIPROGY. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Miyu Takahashi Profile" (in Japanese). Badminton S/J League. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
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  27. 1 2 3 "Indonesia Masters: Malaysia's Three, Farhan's Glee". Badminton World Federation. 26 January 2026. Archived from the original on 8 February 2026. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  28. 1 2 "China crush champs India for place in final four Women's Division Badminton Asia Team Championships 2026". Badminton Asia. 6 February 2026. Archived from the original on 6 February 2026. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  29. 1 2 3 "S. Nakade and M. Takahashi win the Women's Doubles !". Orléans Masters Badminton. 22 March 2026. Archived from the original on 27 March 2026. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  30. 1 2 "[Badminton] Nozomi Okuhara, and the doubles pair of Miyu Takahashi and Sumire Nakade win the Orléans Masters". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 22 March 2026. Archived from the original on 15 April 2026. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
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