Minatsu Mitani

Minatsu Mitani (三谷 美菜津, Mitani Minatsu, born 4 September 1991) is a retired Japanese badminton player who is a singles specialist from NTT East badminton club.^[1] She competed at the 2014 Asian Games.^[2]

Minatsu Mitani
Minatsu Mitani at the 2013 French Super Series
Personal information
Country	Japan
Born	(1991-09-04) 4 September 1991 (age 33) Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Retired	20 December 2019
Handedness	Right
Women's singles
Highest ranking	9 (24 October 2013)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Japan World Championships 2014 Copenhagen Women's singles Sudirman Cup 2015 Dongguan Mixed team Uber Cup 2014 New Delhi Women's team 2012 Wuhan Women's team Asian Games 2014 Incheon Women's team Asia Team Championships 2016 Hyderabad Women's team Asian Junior Championships 2009 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
BWF profile

Mitani expressed her desire to retire after losing in the second round of 73rd All Japan Comprehensive Championships on 28 November 2019, and officially announced her retirement on the first day of 2019 S/J League on 20 December.^[3][4]

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark	Li Xuerui	8–21, 14–21	Bronze

BWF World Tour (2 titles)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[5] 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.^[6]

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Spain Masters	Super 300	Mia Blichfeldt	9–21, 23–21, 21–8	Winner
2018	Indonesia Masters	Super 100	Shiori Saito	21–16, 21–12	Winner

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[7] 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.^[8] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	French Open	Saina Nehwal	21–19, 21–11	Winner

  BWF Superseries Finals tournament

  BWF Superseries Premier tournament

  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Australian Open	Seo Yoon-hee	20–22, 21–14, 19–21	Runner-up
2015	Macau Open	P. V. Sindhu	22–24, 11–21	Runner-up

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Banuinvest International	Yui Hashimoto	21–14, 21–16	Winner
2011	Croatian International	Perrine Le Buhanic	21–14, 21–17	Winner
2011	Osaka International	Megumi Taruno	21–10, 21–10	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Austrian International	Naoko Fukuman	Rie Eto Yu Wakita	14–21, 10–21	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 20 August 2019.^[9]

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Petya Nedelcheva 1 1 0 +1 Chen Yufei 1 1 0 +1 He Bingjiao 3 2 1 +1 Li Xuerui 10 0 10 –10 Wang Lin 2 2 0 +2 Wang Shixian 8 1 7 –6 Wang Xin 1 1 0 +1 Wang Yihan 7 1 6 –5 Cheng Shao-chieh 1 0 1 –1 Tai Tzu-ying 8 3 5 –2 Tine Baun 2 2 0 +2 Pi Hongyan 1 0 1 –1

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Juliane Schenk 2 2 0 +2 Yip Pui Yin 3 2 1 +1 Saina Nehwal 10 4 6 –2 P. V. Sindhu 5 2 3 –1 Lindaweni Fanetri 6 3 3 0 Nozomi Okuhara 4 0 4 –4 Akane Yamaguchi 2 0 2 –2 Bae Yeon-ju 6 3 3 0 Sung Ji-hyun 8 1 7 –6 Carolina Marín 7 0 7 –7 Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 7 4 3 +1 Ratchanok Intanon 8 1 7 –6

References

1. "選手・スタッフ紹介 / 三谷 美菜津". www.ntt-east.co.jp (in Japanese). Nippon Telegraph and Telephone. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
2. "MITANI Minatsu". Incheon 2014 official website. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
3. "【全日本総合2019】「おそらく今日が最後の試合」（三谷）". www.badspi.jp (in Japanese). 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
4. "【S/Jリーグ2019高岡大会】順位決定戦 東北マークス、七十七銀行 残留決定！". www.smash-net.tv (in Japanese). 20 December 2019. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
5. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
6. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
7. "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
8. "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
9. "MINATSU MITANI | HEAD TO HEAD ANALYSIS | Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

External links

• Minatsu Mitani at BWFBadminton.com
• Minatsu Mitani at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)