Misaki Matsutomo ( 松友美佐紀 )

[chris-ccc]

Matsutomo Misaki, cool girl.

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You have reminded me to start a thread for Misaki Matsutomo.

I met up with Misaki Matsutomo at our 2010 Australian Open GP tournament, held in Melbourne.

IMHO, Misaki Matsutomo could have won our tournament if she did not sustain a leg injury while playing against Kang Hae Won (KOR) in Round 2 WS (on Thursday 15-Jul-2010).

So, let us monitor the progress of Misaki Matsutomo. She is now only 18.

IMHO, Misaki Matsutomo could be moving into the Top 10 BWF WS World Rankings very soon.
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[jhirata]

Talked to her before at the North Shore International 2008 in NZ. She's a stunning player. I watched her beat NZ's top WS player when she was just 16. She looks like a typical Japanese highschool girl, but hits harder and faster than men.. lol.

A little video about her (in Japanese):

[chris-ccc]

Talked to her before at the North Shore International 2008 in NZ. She's a stunning player. I watched her beat NZ's top WS player when she was just 16. She looks like a typical Japanese highschool girl, but hits harder and faster than men.. lol.

A little video about her (in Japanese):

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Hahaha...... Her eyes are so big.

She should see the shuttlecock twice the size that we can see it.
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[kakinami]

Met her in Mexico at Jr Worlds where she was runner up. Nice girl!!

[suetyan]

She could not advance to the QF of the Youth Olympic Games Due to injury? I remember chris@ccc mentioned before, she needs 5 or 6 months to fully recover?

[suetyan]

Talked to her before at the North Shore International 2008 in NZ. She's a stunning player. I watched her beat NZ's top WS player when she was just 16. She looks like a typical Japanese highschool girl, but hits harder and faster than men.. lol.

A little video about her (in Japanese):

thanks for sharing the video. She is so cute. First time seeing a badminton player wearing high school uniform. Haha...

[jhirata]

Her profile page (in Japanese)
http://www.unisys.co.jp/badminton/w/team/matsutomo.html

[ctjcad]

..petite, but a definite fighter.

[chris-ccc]

She could not advance to the QF of the Youth Olympic Games Due to injury? I remember chris@ccc mentioned before, she needs 5 or 6 months to fully recover?

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Yes, Misaki's leg injury sustained at our 2010 Australian Open GP was pretty bad.

I am surprised that she came to participate in this 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore, just 1 month later.
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[suetyan]

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Yes, Misaki's leg injury sustained at our 2010 Australian Open GP was pretty bad.

I am surprised that she came to participate in this 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore, just 1 month later.
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I think she forced herself to play, but eventually failed. Hopefully she can rest more and skip some tournaments so that her injury won't get more serious. Between, in the video, she is using Hello Kitty pencil case, still looks like a little girl. haha...

[chris-ccc]

I think she forced herself to play, but eventually failed. Hopefully she can rest more and skip some tournaments so that her injury won't get more serious. Between, in the video, she is using Hello Kitty pencil case, still looks like a little girl. haha...

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Yes, she is a little girl; therefore she is using Hello Kitty pencil case.

Our BCer, jhirata has created a facebook thread for her, found located at:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=127442493969363
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[suetyan]

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Yes, she is a little girl; therefore she is using Hello Kitty pencil case.

Our BCer, jhirata has created a facebook thread for her, found located at:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=127442493969363
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wow, nice one. Joined.

[chris-ccc]

wow, nice one. Joined.

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It's great to find that 5 have already joined.
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[phil-mm]

Zut!! Thought I had exclusive knowledge to this video!

[phil-mm]

Talked to her before at the North Shore International 2008 in NZ. She's a stunning player. I watched her beat NZ's top WS player when she was just 16. She looks like a typical Japanese highschool girl, but hits harder and faster than men.. lol.

A little video about her (in Japanese):

Initially, I had assumed that St Ursula was the mecca for badminton, where they groom young uprising stars. But from this video, there can be seen so many players but only one Misaki. She's obviously just talented!
In an interview, her school coach said something like (my Japanese is rudimentary) he being very proud of her. Apparently, she was the only one who has won three titles back to back to back

[chris-ccc]

So, let us monitor the progress of Misaki Matsutomo. She is now only 18.

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As at 19-Aug-2010, Misaki Matsutomo's BWF Singles Ranking is positioned at 59.

Ranking progress
Women's singles
Year Week Rank Points
2010 33 59 19920
2010 32 59 19920
2010 31 63 19920
2010 30 65 19920
2010 29 63 19920
2010 28 72 18000
2010 27 91 14150
2010 26 91 14150
2010 25 99 13270
2010 24 111 12390
2010 23 108 12390
2010 22 109 12390
2010 21 108 12390
2010 20 109 12390
2010 19 108 12390
2010 18 108 12390
2010 17 105 12390
2010 16 106 12390
2010 15 103 12390
2010 14 129 10190
2010 13 130 10190
2010 12 130 10190
2010 11 140 9760
2010 10 141 9760
2010 9 140 9760
2010 8 137 9760
2010 7 134 9760
2010 6 134 9760
2010 5 133 9760
2010 4 133 9760
2010 3 134 9760
2010 2 134 9760
2010 1 134 9760
2009 53 134 9760
2009 52 134 9760
2009 51 155 7840
2009 50 157 7840
2009 49 154 7840
2009 48 154 7840
2009 47 148 7840
2009 46 148 7840
2009 45 148 7840
2009 44 145 7840
2009 43 139 7840
2009 42 138 7840
2009 41 137 7840
2009 40 139 7840

Source: http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/ra...&player=109550
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[suetyan]

Misaki san is playing so well at the 53th Japan Adults Badminton Championship. She advanced to the semi final of both WS and WD. She beat her senior teammate Shizuka Uchida at the QF today 21-13, 19-21, 22-20. She will be playing against Taruno Megumi for tomorrow SF. She and her doubles partner Ayaka Takahashi bt Naoku Fukuman/Ikue Tatani at QF today too. Can she win both titles? Let's wait and see.