Chiharu Shida

Chiharu Shida
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1997-04-29) 29 April 1997
Hachirōgata, Akita, Japan
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
HandednessRight
CoachKei Nakashima
Mizuki Fujii
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking2 (WD with Nami Matsuyama, 8 November 2022)
211 (XD with Yunosuke Kubota, 5 July 2018)[1]
Current ranking2 (WD with Nami Matsuyama, 15 April 2025)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
2024 Paris Women's doubles
Sudirman Cup
2021 Vantaa Mixed team
2023 Suzhou Mixed team
2025 Xiamen Mixed team
Uber Cup
2020 Aarhus Women's team
2022 Bangkok Women's team
2024 Chengdu Women's team
Asian Championships
2025 Ningbo Women's doubles
Asian Games
2022 Hangzhou Women's team
Asia Team Championships
2020 Manila Women's team
2024 Selangor Women's team
World Junior Championships
2014 Alor Setar Mixed team
2015 Lima Girls' doubles
2015 Lima Mixed doubles
Asian Junior Championships
2014 Taipei Mixed team
2015 Bangkok Girls' doubles
2015 Bangkok Mixed team
BWF profile

Chiharu Shida (志田 千陽, Shida Chiharu; born 29 April 1997) is a Japanese badminton player affiliated with the Saishunkan team.[2][3] She is the bronze medalist at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[4] Shida was part of the Japan winning team in the 2020 Asia Team Championships.[5] She reached a career high as world number 2 in the BWF World rankings on 8 November 2022 with her current partner Nami Matsuyama.

Shida is the bronze medalist at the Asian and World Junior Championships in 2014 and 2015.[6] Shida won her first international title at the 2016 Vietnam International, and claimed her first BWF World Tour at the 2018 Chinese Taipei Open.[3]

Career

2018–2020: Chinese Taipei Open–first World Tour title

Shida starterd the 2018 season as a semi-finalists in the Swiss Open in the women's doubles with Matsuyama.[7] She then reached the mixed doubles final with Yunosuke Kubota in the Osaka International, losing to Kim Won-ho and Lee Yu-rim.[8] She for the first time reached the final in the BWF World Tour, the Singapore Open, but she and her partner Matsuyama were defeated by their teammate Ayako Sakuramoto and Yukiko Takahata.[9] Shida and Matsuyama also suffered defeat to Sakuramoto and Takahata in the final of the Akita and Bangka Belitung Indonesia Masters,[10][11] while in the Vietnam Open they lose to Misato Aratama and Akane Watanabe.[12] Shida and Matsuyama claimed their first ever World Tour title in the Chinese Taipei Open by beating Ayane Kurihara and Naru Shinoya.[13] They ended the season ranked as world number 13.

In 2019 Shida and her partner, winning two title in the U.S. Open and Korea Masters,[14][15] as well being a finalists in the Spain Masters and Swiss Open.[16][17][18] In 2020, Shida joined Japan squad for the Asia Women's Team Championships, and won the gold medal after Japan beat South Korea in the final.[5] Shida and Matsuyama best result in the World Tour were the semi-finalists in the Malaysia Masters.[19]

2021: Two title in the Indonesia badminton festival

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous tournaments on the BWF World Tour were either cancelled or rescheduled since 2020. Shida was included in the Japanese squad for the Sudirman and Uber Cup held in Denmark, where the team won the silver medals in both competition. The pair of Shida and Matsuyama proved their prowess by winning two tournaments at the Indonesia badminton festival, the Indonesia Masters and Indonesia Open,[20][21] and becoming runners-up at the BWF World Tour Finals held in Bali at the end of 2021.[22] Shida made her debut in the World Championships in Spain together with Matsuyama, reaching the quarter-finals. For their achievements, they entered top 10 in the BWF world ranking.

2022–2023: All England Open title, and world #2

Started the 2022 season as world number 7, Shida and Matsuyama won the All England Open title beating Zhang Shuxian and Zheng Yu in the final.[23] They competed in the Asian Championships, but were eliminated in the quarter-finals to Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan.[24] The pair won their second title of the year in the Thailand Open by defeating Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara in the final.[25] Their good performance continue in the Indonesia Open triumph over Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota. [26][27] They also made a history as the first ever women's doubles to win three consecutive BWF World Tour Super 1000 event.[27] The duo also reached the finals in the Malaysia Masters, but have not been able to beat the world number 1 women's doubles pairing Chen and Jia.[28] The duo qualified to compete in the World Championships, but their pace were stopped in the quarter-finals to Kim So-yeong and Kong Hee-yong.[29] Shida and Matsuyama reached their career high as world number 2 in the BWF world ranking in November 2022.

In the beginning of the 2023 season, Shida and Matsuyama took an easy win over Chen and Jia to claimed the India Open title, due to ill-health suffered by Chen.[30] Shida and Matsuyama then suffered five consecutive defeats from the new South Korean pairing Baek Ha-na and Lee So-hee; in the finals of the German Open,[31] quarter-finals of the Malaysia Masters and Singapore Open,[32][33] second round of the All England Open,[34] and also in the first round of the Asian Championships.[35] They then topped the podium at the Canada Open after won the final against Matsumoto and Nagahara.[36] Chen and Jia are still too tough for Shida and Matsuyama. They have lost all of five meetings in the second half of the season; in the quarter-finals of the Japan Open,[37] World Championships,[38] and Asian Games;[39] semi-finals of the China Open; and then in the final of the Denmark Open.[40] The duo then won their third title of the year in the China Masters.[41] Shida and Matsuyama qualified to compete in the year-end finals tournament, the BWF World Tour Finals,[42] reaching to the semi-finals, where they were defeated by Baek and Lee.[43]

2024–2025: Olympic bronze, second All England title

In the first half of the 2024 season, Shida and her partner Matsuyama, never won a single title. They only reached the finals in the French and Singapore Opens defeteated by Chen and Jia,[44][45] and also in the All England Open defeated by Baek and Lee in a close rubber game.[46] Shida and Matsuyama qualified to compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics. In their debut at the Olympics, the duo managed to win a bronze medal.[4] In the end of the season they were nominated as women's doubles player of the year by the Badminton World Federation.[47] The duo also played in the World Tour Finals, reaching the finals after beating their arch-rivals Chen and Jia in the semi-finals.[48] Shida and Matsuyama had to be satisfied with the runner-up after losing the final match to Baek and Lee again.[49]

In 2025, Shida clinched her second All England Open title with Matsuyama after beating Japanese new pairing Yuki Fukushima and Mayu Matsumoto.[50] They later won the silver medal at the Asian Championships.[51]

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Result Ref.
BWF Awards 2024 Women’s Doubles Player of the Year with Nami Matsuyama Nominated [47]

Achievements

Olympic Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2024 Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France Nami Matsuyama Pearly Tan
Thinaah Muralitharan 		21–11, 21–11 Bronze [4]

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2025 Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China Nami Matsuyama Liu Shengshu
Tan Ning 		15–21, 19–21 Silver [51]

World Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2015 Centro de Alto Rendimiento de La Videna, Lima, Peru Nami Matsuyama Du Yue
Li Yinhui 		17–21, 21–14, 12–21 Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2015 Centro de Alto Rendimiento de La Videna, Lima, Peru Shuto Morioka Zheng Siwei
Chen Qingchen 		8–21, 12–21 Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2015 CPB Badminton Training Center, Bangkok, Thailand Nami Matsuyama Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan 		11–21, 16–21 Bronze

BWF World Tour (12 titles, 14 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[52] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[53]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2018 Singapore Open Super 500 Nami Matsuyama Ayako Sakuramoto
Yukiko Takahata 		21–16, 22–24, 13–21 Runner-up [9]
2018 Akita Masters Super 100 Nami Matsuyama Ayako Sakuramoto
Yukiko Takahata 		21–23, 11–21 Runner-up [10]
2018 Vietnam Open Super 100 Nami Matsuyama Misato Aratama
Akane Watanabe 		18–21, 19–21 Runner-up [12]
2018 Indonesia Masters Super 100 Nami Matsuyama Ayako Sakuramoto
Yukiko Takahata 		21–11, 19–21, 20–22 Runner-up [11]
2018 Chinese Taipei Open Super 300 Nami Matsuyama Ayane Kurihara
Naru Shinoya 		21–10, 21–17 Winner [13]
2019 Spain Masters Super 300 Nami Matsuyama Kim So-yeong
Kong Hee-yong 		21–23, 21–15, 17–21 Runner-up [16][17]
2019 Swiss Open Super 300 Nami Matsuyama Chang Ye-na
Jung Kyung-eun 		16–21, 13–21 Runner-up [18]
2019 U.S. Open Super 300 Nami Matsuyama Baek Ha-na
Jung Kyung-eun 		21–16, 21–16 Winner [14]
2019 Korea Masters Super 300 Nami Matsuyama Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi 		15–21, 21–17, 21–18 Winner [15]
2021 Indonesia Masters Super 750 Nami Matsuyama Jeong Na-eun
Kim Hye-jeong 		21–9, 21–11 Winner [20]
2021 Indonesia Open Super 1000 Nami Matsuyama Greysia Polii
Apriyani Rahayu 		21–19, 21–19 Winner [21]
2021 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals Nami Matsuyama Kim So-yeong
Kong Hee-yong 		14–21, 14–21 Runner-up [22]
2022 All England Open Super 1000 Nami Matsuyama Zhang Shuxian
Zheng Yu 		21–13, 21–9 Winner [23]
2022 Thailand Open Super 500 Nami Matsuyama Mayu Matsumoto
Wakana Nagahara 		17–21, 21–15, 26–24 Winner [25]
2022 Indonesia Open Super 1000 Nami Matsuyama Yuki Fukushima
Sayaka Hirota 		18–21, 21–14, 21–17 Winner [27]
2022 Malaysia Masters Super 500 Nami Matsuyama Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan 		11–21, 12–21 Runner-up [28]
2023 India Open Super 750 Nami Matsuyama Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan 		Walkover Winner [30]
2023 German Open Super 300 Nami Matsuyama Baek Ha-na
Lee So-hee 		19–21, 15–21 Runner-up [31]
2023 Canada Open Super 500 Nami Matsuyama Mayu Matsumoto
Wakana Nagahara 		22–20, 21–16 Winner [36]
2023 Denmark Open Super 750 Nami Matsuyama Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan 		16–21, 13–21 Runner-up [40]
2023 China Masters Super 750 Nami Matsuyama Yuki Fukushima
Sayaka Hirota 		21–18, 21–11 Winner [41]
2024 French Open Super 750 Nami Matsuyama Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan 		12–21, 21–19, 22–24 Runner-up [44]
2024 All England Open Super 1000 Nami Matsuyama Baek Ha-na
Lee So-hee 		19–21, 21–11, 17–21 Runner-up [46]
2024 Singapore Open Super 750 Nami Matsuyama Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan 		15–21, 12–21 Runner-up [45]
2024 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals Nami Matsuyama Baek Ha-na
Lee So-hee 		19–21, 14–21 Runner-up [49]
2025 All England Open Super 1000 Nami Matsuyama Yuki Fukushima
Mayu Matsumoto 		21–16, 14–21, 21–17 Winner [50]

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2016 Vietnam International Yuki Fukushima Shiho Tanaka
Koharu Yonemoto 		28–26, 21–15 Winner
2016 Spanish International Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota
Nao Ono 		14–21, 21–13, 19–21 Runner-up
2017 Smiling Fish International Nami Matsuyama Chisato Hoshi
Naru Shinoya 		21–19, 21–14 Winner [54]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2018 Osaka International Yunosuke Kubota Kim Won-ho
Lee Yu-rim 		17–21, 12–21 Runner-up [8]
  BWF International Challenge tournament

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