Takumi Matsumoto

Takumi Matsumoto (松本 卓巳, Matsumoto Takumi; born 22 March 1994) is a Japanese para-badminton player.^[1][2] He reached the final four of the men's doubles WH1–WH2 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics but lost his chances of winning a Paralympic medal when he lost in the bronze medal match.^[3][4]

Takumi Matsumoto 松本 卓巳
Personal information
Country	Japan
Born	(1994-03-22) 22 March 1994 (age 31) Sakura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Handedness	Right
Men's singles WH2 Men's doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking	5 (MS 21 June 2022) 4 (MD with Hiroshi Murayama, 8 November 2022)
Current ranking	7 (MS) 8 (MD with Keita Nishimura) (24 September 2024)

Biography

In 2017, Matsumoto suffered a spinal cord injury in an accident at work.^[5] He was introduced to para-badminton while in rehabilitation and initially played the sport as a hobby. He eventually went professional and began competing in international tournaments as well as qualifying for his maiden appearance at the Paralympic Games.

Achievements

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (3 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.^[6][7]

Men's singles WH2

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Uganda Para-Badminton International	Level 3	Munna Khalid	21–15, 21–13	Winner
2022	Peru Para-Badminton International	Level 2	Jaime Aránguiz	21–13, 21–12	Winner

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Uganda Para-Badminton International	Level 3	Keita Nishimura	Munna Khalid Shashank Kumar	17–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2022	Peru Para-Badminton International	Level 2	Keita Nishimura	Konstantin Afinogenov Amir Levi	21–19, 21–11	Winner
2023	Japan Para-Badminton International	Level 2	Keita Nishimura	Mai Jianpeng Qu Zimo	4–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2023	Spanish Para-Badminton International II	Level 2	Keita Nishimura	Choi Jung-man Kim Jung-jun	20–22, 19–21	Runner-up