![Mayu Matsumoto, left, and Wakana Nagahara of Japan react after defeating Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirot Mayu Matsumoto, left, and Wakana Nagahara of Japan react after defeating Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirot](https://www.imago-images.com/bild/sp/0035827251/w.jpg)
Mayu Matsumoto, left, and Wakana Nagahara of Japan react after defeating Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirot
![Wakana Nagahara, Mayu Matsumoto secure women's doubles bronze at Badminton World Championships | The Japan Times Wakana Nagahara, Mayu Matsumoto secure women's doubles bronze at Badminton World Championships | The Japan Times](https://cdn-japantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/sp-badminton-a-20190825.jpg)
Wakana Nagahara, Mayu Matsumoto secure women's doubles bronze at Badminton World Championships | The Japan Times
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![Mayu Matsumoto, Wakana Nagahara eliminate Misaki Matsutomo, Ayaka Takahashi in third round at world championships | The Japan Times Mayu Matsumoto, Wakana Nagahara eliminate Misaki Matsutomo, Ayaka Takahashi in third round at world championships | The Japan Times](https://cdn-japantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sp-badminton-a-20180803.jpg)
Mayu Matsumoto, Wakana Nagahara eliminate Misaki Matsutomo, Ayaka Takahashi in third round at world championships | The Japan Times
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![Tokyo, Japan. 28th July, 2019. Mayu Matsumoto (JPN) Badminton : Daihatsu Yonex Japan Open 2019 Women's doubles Tokyo, Japan. 28th July, 2019. Mayu Matsumoto (JPN) Badminton : Daihatsu Yonex Japan Open 2019 Women's doubles](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/W5EJ3W/tokyo-japan-28th-july-2019-mayu-matsumoto-jpn-badminton-daihatsu-yonex-japan-open-2019-womens-doubles-final-at-musashino-forest-sport-plaza-in-tokyo-japan-credit-yohei-osadaaflo-sportalamy-live-news-W5EJ3W.jpg)
Tokyo, Japan. 28th July, 2019. Mayu Matsumoto (JPN) Badminton : Daihatsu Yonex Japan Open 2019 Women's doubles
![Tokyo, Japan. 8th May, 2019. Mayu Matsumoto (JPN) Badminton : Nippon Badminton Association announces the members for the Sudirman Cup 2019 in Tokyo, Japan . Credit: YUTAKA/AFLO SPORT/Alamy Live News Stock Photo - Alamy Tokyo, Japan. 8th May, 2019. Mayu Matsumoto (JPN) Badminton : Nippon Badminton Association announces the members for the Sudirman Cup 2019 in Tokyo, Japan . Credit: YUTAKA/AFLO SPORT/Alamy Live News Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/T7TATX/tokyo-japan-8th-may-2019-mayu-matsumoto-jpn-badminton-nippon-badminton-association-announces-the-members-for-the-sudirman-cup-2019-in-tokyo-japan-credit-yutakaaflo-sportalamy-live-news-T7TATX.jpg)
Tokyo, Japan. 8th May, 2019. Mayu Matsumoto (JPN) Badminton : Nippon Badminton Association announces the members for the Sudirman Cup 2019 in Tokyo, Japan . Credit: YUTAKA/AFLO SPORT/Alamy Live News Stock Photo - Alamy
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Wakana Nagahara, Mayu Matsumoto secure women's doubles bronze at Badminton World Championships | The Japan Times
![Yonex Badminton on Twitter: "For the first time in 41 years, Mayu Matsumoto / Wakana Nagahara are bringing home Japan's first World Championship in Women's Doubles with a three-game victory! #TeamYonex https://t.co/QZLyovg8vi" / Yonex Badminton on Twitter: "For the first time in 41 years, Mayu Matsumoto / Wakana Nagahara are bringing home Japan's first World Championship in Women's Doubles with a three-game victory! #TeamYonex https://t.co/QZLyovg8vi" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dj4_-XlU4AA2I0t.jpg)
Yonex Badminton on Twitter: "For the first time in 41 years, Mayu Matsumoto / Wakana Nagahara are bringing home Japan's first World Championship in Women's Doubles with a three-game victory! #TeamYonex https://t.co/QZLyovg8vi" /
![Badminton world championships in Basel Wakana Nagahara (L) and Mayu Matsumoto of Japan pose for a photo Badminton world championships in Basel Wakana Nagahara (L) and Mayu Matsumoto of Japan pose for a photo](https://www.imago-images.com/bild/sp/0041858338/s.jpg)
Badminton world championships in Basel Wakana Nagahara (L) and Mayu Matsumoto of Japan pose for a photo
![Mayu Matsumoto/Wakana Nagahara of Japan during the BWF World Badminton Championships 2019, Women's Doubles Final at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, on August 25, 2019. Credit: Enrico Calderoni/AFLO SPORT/Alamy Live News Mayu Matsumoto/Wakana Nagahara of Japan during the BWF World Badminton Championships 2019, Women's Doubles Final at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, on August 25, 2019. Credit: Enrico Calderoni/AFLO SPORT/Alamy Live News](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/WBA20F/mayu-matsumotowakana-nagahara-of-japan-during-the-bwf-world-badminton-championships-2019-womens-doubles-final-at-the-st-jakobshalle-in-basel-switzerland-on-august-25-2019-credit-enrico-calderoniaflo-sportalamy-live-news-WBA20F.jpg)
Mayu Matsumoto/Wakana Nagahara of Japan during the BWF World Badminton Championships 2019, Women's Doubles Final at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, on August 25, 2019. Credit: Enrico Calderoni/AFLO SPORT/Alamy Live News
![Japan's Mayu Matsumoto (left) and Wakana Nagahara in action in the Women's doubles during the YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships at Arena Birmingham Stock Photo - Alamy Japan's Mayu Matsumoto (left) and Wakana Nagahara in action in the Women's doubles during the YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships at Arena Birmingham Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2B758TH/japans-mayu-matsumoto-left-and-wakana-nagahara-in-action-in-the-womens-doubles-during-the-yonex-all-england-open-badminton-championships-at-arena-birmingham-2B758TH.jpg)