Tōru Matsumoto

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Tōru Matsumoto
Personal information
Country Japan
Born (1977-07-14) 14 July 1977 (age 44)
Obata-cho, Mie Prefecture, Japan
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
HandednessRight
EventMen's singles & doubles
BWF profile

Tōru Matsumoto (Japanese: 松本徹; Matsumoto Tōru) is a retired Japanese badminton player from NTT East Badminton Club.[1] He studied in Hieizan High School graduated from and Waseda University. After playing 8 years in club, he served as a manager for 3 years before finally retiring in 2015.[2]

Achievements[]

IBF International[]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2003 Southern Pan Am Classic Canada Andrew Dabeka 14–17, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 São Paulo Cup Japan Shōji Satō 13–15, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 Ballarat International Japan Sho Sasaki 15–12, 17–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 Carebaco International Japan 15–9, 15–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 Macau Satellite Japan Hidetaka Yamada 15–8, 10–15, 17–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001 Smiling Fish International Malaysia 1–15, 1–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Miami International Japan Denmark Anders Kristiansen
Denmark
2–15, 15–9, 5–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 Peru International Japan Spain José Antonio Crespo
Spain Nicolás Escartín
15–7, 15–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Portugal International Japan England Anthony Clark
England Simon Archer
15–17, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2004 Western Australia International Japan Japan Naoki Kawamae
Japan
8–15, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2004 Canterbury International Japan Japan Naoki Kawamae
Japan
11–15, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 Carebaco International Japan Germany Björn Siegemund
Germany Ingo Kindervater
15–10, 10–15, 15–17 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2001 Auckland International Japan New Zealand
New Zealand Daniel Shirley
3–7, 3–7, 7–5, ?, ? 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Macau Satellite Japan Miyuki Tai Hong Kong Li Wing Mui
Hong Kong
11–1, 11–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References[]

  1. ^ "Profile : Toru MATSUMOTO". bwfbadminton.com. BWF. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  2. ^ "2015年度 引退選手からのメッセージ". www.ntt-east.co.jp (in Japanese). NTT East Club Japan. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
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