# Miyuki Maeda

Miyuki Maeda (前田 美順, Maeda Miyuki, born 14 October 1985) is a Japanese international badminton player from the Renesas badminton club and later affiliated with Saishunkan team. She participated at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games, and also in three Asian Games editions from 2006 to 2014.

## Career

Maeda's first major success was at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. With her women's doubles partner Satoko Suetsuna they finished fourth, the 2nd best performance to date by Japanese badminton players at the Olympics. The two have continued to compete together after the Olympics and have maintained a top six ranking since March 2010. On the national level they won their first doubles title in 2010.
In the mixed doubles Maeda competed with Noriyasu Hirata, winning the national championships in 2009 and 2010.

## Awards

In 2010, she received the Valuable Player Award with her partner Satoko Suetsuna at the 2010 Badminton Nihon League.

## Achievements
### BWF World Championships

Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2011 | Wembley Arena, London, England | Satoko Suetsuna | Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang | 8–21, 15–21 | Bronze |
| 2014 | Ballerup Super Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark | Reika Kakiiwa | Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang | 8–21, 13–21 | Bronze |

### Asian Championships

Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2009 | Suwon Indoor Stadium, Suwon, South Korea | Noriyasu Hirata | Yoo Yeon-seong Kim Min-jung | 15–21, 15–21 | Bronze |

### BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011. Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2008 | Indonesia Open | Satoko Suetsuna | Vita Marissa Liliyana Natsir | 15–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2009 | Japan Open | Satoko Suetsuna | Ma Jin Wang Xiaoli | 19–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2010 | Swiss Open | Satoko Suetsuna | Tian Qing Yu Yang | 16–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2010 | Denmark Open | Satoko Suetsuna | Shizuka Matsuo Mami Naito | 21–17, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2011 | India Open | Satoko Suetsuna | Mizuki Fujii Reika Kakiiwa | 26–24, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2012 | China Open | Satoko Suetsuna | Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang | 19–21, 7–14 retired | Runner-up |
| 2013 | India Open | Satoko Suetsuna | Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl | 12–21, 23–21, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2014 | Japan Open | Reika Kakiiwa | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi | 13–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF Superseries Finals tournament
    BWF Superseries Premier tournament
    BWF Superseries tournament

### BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2007 | U.S. Open | Satoko Suetsuna | Aki Akao Tomomi Matsuda | 16–21, 21–14, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2008 | German Open | Satoko Suetsuna | Lee Hyo-jung Lee Kyung-won | 17–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2008 | India Open | Satoko Suetsuna | Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin | 17–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2011 | Malaysia Grand Prix Gold | Satoko Suetsuna | Shizuka Matsuo Mami Naito | 21–18, 21–13 | Winner |
| 2011 | India Grand Prix Gold | Satoko Suetsuna | Shinta Mulia Sari Yao Lei | 17–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2007 | U.S. Open | Keita Masuda | Howard Bach Eva Lee | 19–21, 21–11, 21–19 | Winner |
    BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
    BWF Grand Prix tournament

### BWF International Challenge/Series

Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2007 | Osaka International | Keita Masuda | Cho Gun-woo Hong Soo-jung | 21–10, 21–9 | Winner |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series tournament

## Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.

### Satoko Suetsuna

* Leanne Choo & Renuga Veeran 2–0
* Alex Bruce & Michelle Li 1–0
* Cheng Shu & Zhao Yunlei 0–2
* Du Jing & Yu Yang 0–5
* Gao Ling & Huang Sui 0–1
* Ma Jin & Wang Xiaoli 0–1
* Tian Qing & Zhao Yunlei 0–3
* Wang Xiaoli & Yu Yang 0–5
* Wei Yili & Zhang Yawen 0–2
* Wei Yili & Zhao Tingting 0–2
* Yang Wei & Zhang Jiewen 1–2
* Cheng Wen-hsing & Chien Yu-chin 1–11
* Christinna Pedersen & Kamilla Rytter Juhl 2–3
* Jwala Gutta & Ashwini Ponnappa 4–1
* Vita Marissa & Liliyana Natsir 1–2
* Nitya Krishinda Maheswari & Greysia Polii 1–2
* Mizuki Fujii & Reika Kakiiwa 2–0
* Kumiko Ogura & Reiko Shiota 0–2
* Misaki Matsutomo & Ayaka Takahashi 2–1
* Chin Eei Hui & Wong Pei Tty 4–4
* Valeria Sorokina & Nina Vislova 5–0
* Jiang Yanmei & Li Yujia 0–3
* Lee Hyo-jung & Lee Kyung-won 0–7