Manami Suizu
| Manami Suizu | |
|---|---|
 Suizu at the 2023 Kaohsiung Masters | |
| Personal information | |
| Country | Japan |
| Born | 8 October 2003 Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Coach | Riichi Takeshita |
| Women's singles | |
| Career record | 63 wins, 28 losses (69.23%) |
| Highest ranking | 35 (3 June 2025) |
| Current ranking | 35 (17 June 2025) |
| BWF profile | |
Manami Suizu (水津 愛美, Suizu Manami; born 8 October 2003) is a Japanese badminton player from Yamaguchi Prefecture.[1] She is a former member of the Japanese national team and is currently affiliated with the ACT Saikyo team. Her achievements include finishing as a runner-up at the 2024 Malaysia Masters (Super 100), winning three BWF International Challenge titles, and winning her first senior national title at the 2025 Japan Ranking Circuit. She reached a career-high women's singles world ranking of No. 35 on 3 June 2025.
Early life and career
[edit]Manami Suizu, who is from Yamaguchi Prefecture, began playing badminton at the age of seven. She attended Yanai Junior High School and later Yanai Shōkō High School. Her older sister, Yui Suizu, is also a professional badminton player.[2] In her junior international career, Suizu was the singles runner-up at the 2019 Korea Junior Open and won the singles title at the 2020 German Junior.[3][4] In recognition of her results, she was awarded the Yamaguchi Prefecture "Medal of Glory" (Sports Award) in November 2020, an honor that recognizes residents for distinction in national or international sports.[5] At the national level, she won the singles title at the 2021 National High School Invitational Championships and secured a third-place finish in singles at the Inter-High School Championships of the same year.[6][7]
Career
[edit]2022
[edit]Suizu began her professional career on 1 April 2022, joining the ACT Saikyo badminton team.[8] In her debut senior season, she reached the semifinals in three consecutive tournaments: the Polish International in September, followed by the Bendigo International and the North Harbour International in October.[9][10] Starting the year unranked, Suizu concluded 2022 with a world ranking of No. 189
2023
[edit]In 2023, Manami Suizu won her first senior title at the Mexican International in May.[11] She made her debut on the BWF World Tour at the Super 100-level Vietnam Open in September, reaching the semifinal.[12] In November, she reached the quarterfinals of the Korea Masters, her first Super 300-level tournament, where she was defeated by the top seed and eventual champion Kim Ga-eun of South Korea.[13] Later that year, Suizu debuted at the Super 500-level at the Japan Masters, where she was defeated in the first round by former world No. 1 and Olympic silver medalist Tai Tzu-ying.[14] Following these performances, Suizu achieved a career-high world ranking of No. 60 on 21 November 2023.
2024
[edit]Suizu began the 2024 season ranked world No. 57. In March, she achieved her best result on the BWF World Tour at the Orléans Masters, a Super 300 tournament, where she reached the semifinals before being defeated by compatriot Hina Akechi.[15] In August, Suizu made her Super 750 debut at the Japan Open, advancing to the second round where she lost to Han Yue of China.[16] Following these performances, she entered the world's top 50 for the first time, achieving a career-high ranking of No. 45 on 2 September 2024. In October, she finished as the runner-up at the Malaysia Masters (Super 100), losing to fellow Japanese player Kaoru Sugiyama in the final.[17]
2025
[edit]Suizu started her 2025 season at the India Open Super 750, where she was eliminated in the second round by former world champion P.V. Sindhu.[18] In March, she secured two International Challenge titles: the Vietnam International and the Sri Lanka International.[19][20] In May, Suizu won her first senior national title by winning the Japan Ranking Circuit.[21] She achieved a career-high world ranking of No. 35 on 3 June 2025.
Achievements
[edit]BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)
[edit]The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[22] 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.[23]
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Malaysia Masters | Super 100 |  Kaoru Sugiyama
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18–21, 14–21 |  Runner-up
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[17] |
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles)
[edit]Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mexican International |  Wen Yu Zhang
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21–13, 21–10 |  Winner
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[11] |
| 2025 | Sri Lanka International |  Adita Rao
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21–12, 27–25 | Winner
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[19] |
| 2025 | Vietnam International |  Pitchamon Opatniputh
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21–11, 21–9 | Winner
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[20] |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
BWF Junior International (1 title, 1 runner-up)
[edit]Girls' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Korea Junior Open |  Lee So-yul
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21–16, 14–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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[3] |
| 2020 | German Junior |  Stephanie Widjaja
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18–21, 21–15, 21–17 | Winner
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[4] |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
Record against selected opponents
[edit]Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 19 January 2025.[24]
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References
[edit]- ^ "Manami SUIZU | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "Manami Suizu | Profile" (in Japanese). Badminton S/J League. Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Results for the Korea Junior Open Badminton Championships 2019" (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. 2 November 2019. Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ a b "YONEX German Junior 2020: The winners" (in German). Badminton Germany. 8 March 2020. Archived from the original on 9 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ "National-level success in sports and culture; Oshima National College of Maritime Technology students and others awarded 'Medal of Glory' by the prefecture / Yamaguchi" (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. 17 November 2020. Archived from the original on 10 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ^ "[High School Invitational 2021] Osawa & Ishikawa are victorious in Girls' Doubles! In Girls' Singles, Suizu achieves a double crown along with the team title! <Girls' Individual Events>" (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. 29 March 2021. Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "[Toyama Inter-High 2021] Nana Hisaminato Wins the Summer Title Without Dropping a Single Game! <Girls' Singles>" (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. 14 August 2021. Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "Four new players have joined" (in Japanese). ACT Saikyo. 4 April 2022. Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "Semifinal results at the YONEX Bendigo International 2022". Badminton Oceania. 15 October 2022. Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "Semifinal highlights at the VICTOR North Harbour International 2022". Badminton Oceania. 22 October 2022. Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Champions in Mexico – Pan Am Circuit 2023". Badminton Pan America. 11 May 2023. Archived from the original on 17 May 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ Dong, Duc (18 September 2023). "Vietnamese badminton player beats Japanese opponent to win Vietnam Open". VnExpress. Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ Matsuda, Keita (10 November 2023). "Results Day 4: Korea Masters 2023" (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "Japan Masters: 20-year-old young player receives a "shock lesson" from Taiwan's No. 1 Tai Tzu-ying, laments the skill gap" (in Chinese). Liberty Times. 16 November 2023. Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "Haikal-Hon Jian reach Orleans Masters final". The Star. 18 March 2024. Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "Han Yue defeats a young Japanese player born in the 2000s 2-0, securing the third consecutive win for the Chinese national badminton team. She will face Akane Yamaguchi in the quarter-finals" (in Chinese). Sohu. 23 August 2024. Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ a b Lee, David (20 October 2024). "Jason Teh stays dogged in pursuit of first major badminton title after heartbreak in Malaysia". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ Nalwala, Ali Asgar (16 January 2025). "India Open 2025 badminton: PV Sindhu, Chirag-Satwik make quarter-finals in contrasting fashion". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Malaysia's Aidil and Japan's Suizu emerge HUNDRED Challenge champs". ThePapare. 3 March 2025. Archived from the original on 9 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Thai badminton star thanks Vietnamese fans after finishing as runner-up in major tournament" (in Vietnamese). Vietnam News Agency. 2 April 2025. Archived from the original on 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "[Japan Ranking Circuit 2025] Takuma Obayashi wins the national title for the first time in three years! Manami Suizu wins the women's singles title! <Final Results/Singles>" (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. 24 May 2025. Archived from the original on 24 May 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Manami SUIZU head to head". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
External links
[edit]
- Manami Suizu at BWFBadminton.com
- Manami Suizu at BWFWorldTourFinals.BWFBadminton.com
- Manami Suizu at ACT Saikyo (in Japanese)
- Manami Suizu at Smash and Net TV (in Japanese)