Miyu Takahashi

is a Japanese badminton player from Inami, Hyōgo Prefecture, who specializes in women's doubles. She is a current member of the Japanese national team and has represented the BIPROGY badminton team since 1 April 2021. Partnering with Mizuki Otake, Takahashi won her first World Tour title at the Vietnam Open (Super 100) and later secured the German Open (Super 300) title. The pair achieved a career-high world ranking of No. 24 on 3 June 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. She was part of Japan's Bronze Medal winning team at the 2018 BWF World Junior Championships.

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

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.

2023

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

2024: First World Tour title

In 2024, Miyu Takahashi and Mizuki Otake continued their women's doubles partnership. They won two titles and achieving one runner-up finish during the season. Their first title of the year came in July at the Northern Marianas Open. In August, they were runners-up at the Indonesia Masters (Super 100). September marked their Super 300-level debut at the Taipei Open, where they reached the quarterfinals, followed by their first BWF World Tour title at the Vietnam Open (Super 100). In November, during their Super 500 debut at the Japan Masters, they were eliminated in the first round by the sixth-seeded Chinese pair Jia Yifan and Zhang Shuxian. By 19 November 2024, Takahashi and Otake reached a new career-high world ranking of No. 58, entering the top 60. They concluded the season in December by reaching the semifinals at the All Japan Championships, where they were defeated by the eventual champions and Paris Olympic bronze medalists, Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida.

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. Takahashi and Otake won their first Super 300 tournament at the German Open, defeating the first seed Gabriela and Stefani Stoeva. 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. Following these results, on 3 June 2025, Otake and Takahashi achieved a career-high women's doubles ranking of world No. 24.

Achievements

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

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

''Women's doubles''

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

''Women's doubles''

: BWF International Challenge tournament

Performance timeline

National team

''Junior level''

Individual competitions

* ''Junior level''

* ''Senior level''

References

External links

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Miyu Takahashi
at BWFWorldTourFinals.BWFBadminton.com


at Nippon Badminton Association

Miyu Takahashi
at J Sports

Miyu Takahashi
at BIPROGY

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2002 births
Living people
Japanese female badminton players
Sportspeople from Hyōgo Prefecture
21st-century Japanese sportswomen