Mizuki Otake
| Mizuki Ōtake | |||||||||||||||
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Otake at the 2025 Taipei Open | |||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 February 2002 Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Kei Nakashima Mizuki Fujii | ||||||||||||||
| Women's doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Career record | 37 wins, 15 losses (71.15%) | ||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 24 (with Miyu Takahashi, 3 June 2025) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 33 (with Miyu Takahashi, 8 July 2025) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mizuki Otake (大竹 望月, Ōtake Mizuki; born 27 February 2002) is a Japanese badminton player. She graduated from the Aomori Yamada High School, and joined BIPROGY badminton team on 1 April 2020.[1]
Career
2024
Otake and Takahashi competed in the Taipei Open in September. It was their first time reaching the quarter-finals of a tournament at this level.[2] They reached the finals of two Super 100 tournaments. They were runners-up at the Indonesia Masters, losing to Jesita Putri Miantoro and Febi Setianingrum.[3] They then won the Vietnam Open, defeating Tidapron Kleebyeesun and Nattamon Laisuan to win their first BWF World Tour title.[4][5] Otake and Takahashi made their Super 500 tournament debut at the Japan Masters in November, where they lost in the first round to the sixth-seeded Chinese pair Jia Yifan and Zhang Shuxian.[6]
2025: German Open champion
Otake was selected as a member of the 2025 Japan National Team in the women's doubles with Takahashi, coached by Kei Nakashima and Mizuki Fujii.[7] Otake and Takahashi won their first Super 300 tournament this year at the German Open in March, defeating the first seed Gabriela and Stefani Stoeva.[8] 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.[9] Following these results, on 3 June 2025, Takahashi and Otake 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,[10] 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.[11]
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 (I) | Indonesia Masters | Super 100 | Miyu Takahashi | Jesita Putri Miantoro Febi Setianingrum |
15–21, 13–21 | Runner-up | [3] |
| 2024 | Vietnam Open | Super 100 | Miyu Takahashi | Tidapron Kleebyeesun Nattamon Laisuan |
19–21, 22–20, 21–7 | Winner | [5] |
| 2025 | German Open | Super 300 | Miyu Takahashi | Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva |
21–17, 20–22, 21–12 | Winner | [8] |
| 2025 | Taipei Open | Super 300 | Miyu Takahashi | Hsieh Pei-shan Hung En-tzu |
14–21, 15–21 | Runner-up | [9] |
BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Osaka International | Miyu Takahashi | Lee Yu-lim Shin Seung-chan |
23–21, 21–13 | Runner-up | [12] |
| 2024 | Northern Marianas Open | Miyu Takahashi | Miki Kanehiro Rui Kiyama |
21–4, 21–10 | Winner | [13] |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
Performance timeline
- Key
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |
National team
Junior level
| Team events | 2019 |
|---|---|
| World Junior Championships | B |
Individual competitions
Junior level
- Girls' doubles
| Events | 2019 |
|---|---|
| World Junior Championships | 4R |
- Mixed doubles
| Events | 2019 |
|---|---|
| World Junior Championships | QF |
Senior level
| Event | 2025 | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Asian Championships | 1R | [14] |
| Tournament | BWF World Tour | Best | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |||
| German Open | A | W | W ('25) | [8] | |
| Orléans Masters | A | Q1 | Q1 ('25) | ||
| Ruichang China Masters | A | 2R | A | 2R ('24) | |
| Taipei Open | A | QF | F | F ('25) | [2][9] |
| Thailand Open | A | 1R | 1R ('25) | ||
| Japan Open | A | Q | ('25) | ||
| China Open | A | Q | ('25) | ||
| Kaohsiung Masters | QF | A | QF ('23) | ||
| Indonesia Masters Super 100 | A | F | F ('24) | [3] | |
| A | |||||
| Vietnam Open | 1R | W | W ('24) | [5] | |
| Japan Masters | A | 1R | 1R ('24) | [6] | |
| Year-end ranking | 148 | 59 | 24 | ||
| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Best | Ref |
References
- ^ "選手・スタッフ紹介 大竹 望月" (in Japanese). BIPROGY.
- ^ a b "Taipei Open 2024 - They Keep Indonesia's Hopes Alive" (in Indonesian). Djarum Badminton. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ a b c Mustikasari, Delia (1 September 2024). "Rekap Final Indonesia Masters 2024 Super 100 - Kejutan Pemain Kualifikasi Gagalkan Alwi Farhan Raih Gelar, Rahmat/Yeremia Takluk dari Wakil Thailand" (in Indonesian). Bolasport. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Vietnam Open 2024: Women's doubles Mizuki Otake and Miyu Takahashi win for the first time!" (in Japanese). BIPROGY. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ a b c Tuệ Minh (15 September 2024). "Để Kaoru Sugiyama lên liền 8 điểm khó tin, Nguyễn Thùy Linh vẫn vô địch Vietnam Open 2024" (in Vietnamese). Báo Dân Việt. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Kumamoto Masters 2024 First day results: Fukushima and Matsumoto win a fierce battle and advance to the first round! Sakuramoto and Igarashi win the qualifying round and earn a spot in the main tournament!" (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "Announcement of the 2025 Japan National Team Players and Staff" (PDF) (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. 21 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ a b c "［バドミントン ドイツ・オープン］大竹望月（新潟・新津五中出身）、高橋美優組が優勝・女子ダブルス" (in Japanese). Niigata Nippo. 3 March 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ a b c Kumar, Prem (11 May 2025). "Taipei Open: Home Glory After 17 Years, Loh Returns to Podium Top". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 11 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 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.
- ^ "[大阪国際2023] 日本勢が大活躍！田中湧士、齋藤栞、山下＆緑川が優勝！＜決勝戦結果＞" (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. 2 April 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Big Wins for Japan: CROWNE PLAZA Northern Marianas Open 2024 – Finals Day Summary". Badminton Oceania. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Badminton Asia Championships 2025: Results, Japanese players, and performance list" (in Japanese). International Olympic Committee. 8 April 2025. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
External links
- Mizuki Otake at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived, alternate link)
- Mizuki Otake at BWFBadminton.com
- Mizuki Otake at BWFWorldTourFinals.BWFBadminton.com
- Mizuki Otake at Badminton Association of Japan (in Japanese)
- Mizuki Otake at J Sports (in Japanese)
- Mizuki Otake at BIPROGY (in Japanese)