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]
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 September 1991 Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 20 December 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 9 (24 October 2013) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 edit
BWF World Championships edit
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark |  Li Xuerui
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8–21, 14–21 |  Bronze
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BWF World Tour (2 titles) edit
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 |
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| 2018 | Spain Masters | Super 300 |  Mia Blichfeldt
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9–21, 23–21, 21–8 |  Winner
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| 2018 | Indonesia Masters | Super 100 |  Shiori Saito
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21–16, 21–12 | Winner
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BWF Superseries edit
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 |
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| 2012 | French Open |  Saina Nehwal
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21–19, 21–11 | Winner
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- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix edit
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 |
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| 2010 | Australian Open |  Seo Yoon-hee
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20–22, 21–14, 19–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2015 | Macau Open | P. V. Sindhu
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22–24, 11–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series edit
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Banuinvest International | Yui Hashimoto
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21–14, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2011 | Croatian International |  Perrine Le Buhanic
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21–14, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2011 | Osaka International | Megumi Taruno
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21–10, 21–10 | Winner
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Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Austrian International | Naoko Fukuman
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Rie Eto Yu Wakita
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14–21, 10–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
Record against selected opponents edit
Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 20 August 2019.[9]
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References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ "MITANI Minatsu". Incheon 2014 official website. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "【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.
- ^ "【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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "MINATSU MITANI | HEAD TO HEAD ANALYSIS | Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
External links edit
- Minatsu Mitani at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com