Miyu Nagasaki

Miyu Nagasaki (長﨑 美柚, Nagasaki Miyū, born 15 June 2002) is a Japanese table tennis player.

Miyu Nagasaki
Nagasaki at the 2018 Swedish Open
Personal information
Born (2002-06-15) 15 June 2002
Ebina, Kanagawa, Japan[1]
Playing styleLeft-handed shakehand grip[2]
Highest ranking34 (September 2018)[3]
Current ranking38 (7 March 2023)[4]
ClubKinoshita Abyell Kanagawa (2018–2021)[5]
Nissay Red Elf (2021–2022)
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)[5]
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2018 HalmstadTeam
Silver medal – second place2022 ChengduTeam
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 DohaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2021 DohaDoubles

Career highlights

Nagasaki was part of the Japanese women's team that won a silver medal at the 2018 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Halmstad, Sweden.[6]

In December 2019, Nagasaki won both the girls' singles and doubles (with Miyuu Kihara) at the 2019 World Junior Table Tennis Championships. She was the first non-Chinese girl to win the singles in the tournament's 17-year history.[7]

Two weeks later, she and Kihara captured the women's doubles title at the 2019 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals.[8]

Achievements

World Championships

Singles
Year Tournament Final opponent Score Rank Ref
2022 WTT Contender Lima Nina Mittelham 3–4 2nd place, silver medalist(s) [9]

Women's doubles
Year Tournament Partner Final opponents Score Rank Ref
2018 ITTF Challenge, Slovenia Open Miyuu Kihara Ng Wing Nam
Minnie Soo		 1–3 2nd place, silver medalist(s) [10]
2019 ITTF Challenge, Slovenia Open Satsuki Odo
Saki Shibata		 3–0 1st place, gold medalist(s) [11]
ITTF Challenge, Croatia Open Honoka Hashimoto
Hitomi Sato		 3–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) [12]
ITTF World Tour, German Open Jeon Ji-hee
Yang Ha-eun		 1–3 2nd place, silver medalist(s) [13]
ITTF World Tour, Austrian Open Chen Szu-yu
Cheng Hsien-tzu		 3–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) [14]
ITTF World Tour Grand Finals Jeon Ji-hee
Yang Ha-eun		 3–0 1st place, gold medalist(s) [8]
2021 WTT Star Contender Doha II Minami Ando Jeon Ji-hee
Yang Ha-eun		 3–0 1st place, gold medalist(s) [15]
2022 WTT Contender Doha Miyuu Kihara Chen Szu-yu
Huang Yi-hua		 3–0 1st place, gold medalist(s) [16]
WTT Star Contender Doha Li Yu-jhun
Cheng I-ching		 3–0 1st place, gold medalist(s) [17]
2023 WTT Star Contender Goa Miwa Harimoto Li Yu-jhun
Cheng I-ching		 3–0 1st place, gold medalist(s) [18]

Junior records
Singles
Doubles
Team

References
  1. "卓球女子・長崎美柚　成長続ける期待の星". www.kanaloco.jp (in Japanese). 7 February 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  2. "Player profile - Miyu Nagasaki". ITTF. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  3. "ITTF World Ranking Profile - Nagasaki Miyu". ITTF. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  4. "ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking". ittf.com. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  5. "長﨑 美柚 Miyuu Nagasaki". tleague.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  6. "Japan falls to China in World Team Table Tennis Championships women's final". The Japan Times. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  7. Marshall, Ian (1 December 2019). "Joy for Japan at 2019 ITTF World Junior Table Tennis Championships". ITTF. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  8. "Teen duo Miyu Kihara, Miyu Nagasaki capture table tennis Grand Finals title". Kyodo News. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  9. "WTT Contender Lima 2022". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  10. Marshall, Ian (7 April 2018). "Review Final Day: first time winners". ITTF. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  11. "Seamaster 2019 ITTF Challenge, Slovenia Open Results (12 May)". ITTF. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  12. "Final Day: Seamaster 2019 ITTF Challenge Croatia Open". ITTF. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  13. "Day Three: 2019 ITTF World Tour Platinum German Open". ITTF. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  14. Long Po-an; Chiang Yi-ching (17 November 2019). "Taiwan duo lose in women's doubles final at Austrian Table Tennis Open". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  15. "WTT Star Contender Doha 2021". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  16. "WTT Contender Doha 2022". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  17. "WTT Star Contender Doha 2022". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  18. "WTT Star Contender Goa 2023". worldtabletennis.com. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
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