Natsuki Nidaira (仁平 菜月, Nidaira Natsuki, born 12 July 1998) is a Japanese badminton player.[2] She is currently a member of the Yonex badminton club.[1]

Natsuki Nidaira
Nidaira in 2020
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1998-07-12) 12 July 1998 (age 26)
Mito, Ibaraki, Japan
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachTakeshi Kamura[1] (YONEX)
Takako Ida[1] (YONEX)
Women's singles
Career record180 wins, 70 losses (72.00%)
Highest ranking22 (10 September 2024)
Current ranking22 (10 September 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Women's team
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Selangor Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Selangor Women's team
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Alor Setar Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Lima Girls' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Bilbao Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Bangkok Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Bangkok Mixed team
BWF profile

Career

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Nidaira came from the Mito, Ibaraki, and started playing badminton at aged five. Since the elementary school she has won several national championships, and in 2009, she joined the Japanese junior team.[3] In 2013, she competed at the U-17 Asian Junior Championships, and won the girls' singles gold.[4] After graduating from high school, she joined the Tonami Transportation team.[1] Nidaira was part of the Japanese U-19 team, that won the mixed team bronze medal at the 2014, 2016 World Junior Championships, and in the girls' singles event in 2015. She also won the mixed team bronze at the 2015 and 2016 Asian Junior Championships.[5]

Nidaira made a debut in the senior event in 2015, and at the 2016 Korea Masters, a Grand Prix Gold tournament, she finished in the semifinals round, lose to host player Lee Jang-mi in the straight games.[6] In 2017, she was the runner-up at the Smiling Fish International tournament in Thailand, and won her first senior international title at the Yonex / K&D Graphics International in the United States.[7][8]

Achievements

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BWF World Junior Championships

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Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2015 Centro de Alto Rendimiento de la Videna, Lima Peru   Lee Ying Ying 15–21, 21–16, 14–21   Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[9] 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 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[10]

Women's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2018 Swiss Open Super 300   Sayaka Takahashi 12–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2024 U.S. Open Super 300   Beiwen Zhang 17–21, 21–18, 24–22   Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 4 runners-up)

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Nidaira at the 2020 Estonian International

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Smiling Fish International   Hui Xirui 10–21, 21–15, 19–21   Runner-up
2017 Yonex / K&D Graphics International   Olivia Lei 21–12, 21–13   Winner
2019 Silicon Valley International   Mayu Sogo 21–13, 21–12   Winner
2019 South Australia International   Yukino Nakai 20–22, 21–12, 21–10   Winner
2020 Estonian International   Natsuki Oie 21–12, 21–5   Winner
2020 Swedish Open   Natsuki Oie 21–19, 21–8   Winner
2022 Mexican International   Riko Gunji 14–21, 21–19, 14–21   Runner-up
2022 Norwegian International   Riko Gunji 14–21, 21–18, 21–16   Winner
2022 Irish Open   Riko Gunji 13–21, 11–21   Runner-up
2022 Canadian International   Michelle Li 11–21, 17–21   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "バドミントンチーム" (in Japanese). Yonex Badminton Team. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Players: Natsuki Nidaira". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  3. ^ "仁平菜月選手全国小学生バドミントン選手権大会女子シングルス3連覇!!" (in Japanese). 茨城県バドミントン協会. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  4. ^ "【アジアユースU17&U15】U-17 女子単 仁平菜月が金メダル!" (in Japanese). TMONY Japan Corporation. Archived from the original on 29 December 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  5. ^ "仁平 菜月/ Natsuki Nidaira" (in Japanese). TMONY Japan Corporation. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  6. ^ "【GPG】韓国が5種目制覇! 日本勢は4強が最高位<韓国マスターズ>" (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  7. ^ "バドミントンスマイリングフィッシュ(タイ)インターナショナルチャレンジ2017" (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  8. ^ "【IC】仁平菜月がシニア大会初制覇!<ヨネックス/K&Dグラフィックス国際>" (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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