Mizuki Otake

{{Short description|Japanese badminton player (born 2002)}}

{{Infobox badminton player

| name = Mizuki Ōtake

| image = File:大竹望月2025台北公開賽.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Otake at the 2025 Taipei Open

| country = Japan

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2002|2|27}}

| birth_place = Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, Japan

| height = 1.60 m

| weight =

| years_active =

| handedness = Right

| coach = Kei Nakashima
Mizuki Fujii

| event = Women's doubles

| career_record = 37 wins, 15 losses ({{tennis win percentage|won=37|lost=15|decimals=2}})

| highest_ranking = 24

| date_of_highest_ranking = with Miyu Takahashi, 3 June 2025

| current_ranking = 33

| date_of_current_ranking = with Miyu Takahashi, 8 July 2025

| titles =

| medal_templates =

{{MedalSport | Women's badminton }}

{{MedalCountry | {{JPN}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | World Junior Championships }}

{{MedalBronze | 2019 Kazan |Mixed team }}

| bwfbadminton_id = 84746

}}

{{nihongo|Mizuki Otake|大竹 望月|Ōtake Mizuki|born 27 February 2002}} is a Japanese badminton player. She graduated from the Aomori Yamada High School, and joined BIPROGY badminton team on 1 April 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.biprogy.com/badminton/team/otake.html|title=選手・スタッフ紹介 大竹 望月 |publisher=BIPROGY |language=ja}}

Career

= 2024 =

Otake and Takahashi competed in the Taipei Open in September. It was their first time reaching the quarter-finals of a tournament at this level.{{cite web |title=Taipei Open 2024 - They Keep Indonesia's Hopes Alive |url=https://www.djarumbadminton.com/internasional/berita/read/taipei-open-2024-mereka-menjaga-harapan-indonesia/ |publisher=Djarum Badminton |access-date=13 December 2024 |language=id |date=6 September 2024}} They reached the finals of two Super 100 tournaments. They were runners-up at the Indonesia Masters, losing to Jesita Putri Miantoro and Febi Setianingrum.{{cite web |last=Mustikasari |first=Delia |title=Rekap Final Indonesia Masters 2024 Super 100 - Kejutan Pemain Kualifikasi Gagalkan Alwi Farhan Raih Gelar, Rahmat/Yeremia Takluk dari Wakil Thailand |url=https://www.bolasport.com/read/314144165/rekap-final-indonesia-masters-2024-super-100-kejutan-pemain-kualifikasi-gagalkan-alwi-farhan-raih-gelar-rahmatyeremia-takluk-dari-wakil-thailand?page=all |publisher=Bolasport |date=1 September 2024 |access-date=10 September 2024 |language=id}} They then won the Vietnam Open, defeating Tidapron Kleebyeesun and Nattamon Laisuan to win their first BWF World Tour title.{{cite web |title=Vietnam Open 2024: Women's doubles Mizuki Otake and Miyu Takahashi win for the first time! |url=https://www.biprogy.com/badminton/result/240924_vietnam.html |publisher=BIPROGY |access-date=19 December 2024 |language=ja |date=16 September 2024}}{{cite web |author=Tuệ Minh |title=Để Kaoru Sugiyama lên liền 8 điểm khó tin, Nguyễn Thùy Linh vẫn vô địch Vietnam Open 2024 |url=https://danviet.vn/de-kaoru-sugiyama-len-lien-8-diem-kho-tin-nguyen-thuy-linh-van-vo-dich-vietnam-open-2024-20240915072152975.htm |publisher=Báo Dân Việt |date=15 September 2024 |access-date=13 March 2025 |language=vi}} Otake and Takahashi made their Super 500 tournament debut at the Japan Masters in November, where they lost in the first round to the sixth-seeded Chinese pair Jia Yifan and Zhang Shuxian.{{cite web |title=Kumamoto Masters 2024 First day results: Fukushima and Matsumoto win a fierce battle and advance to the first round! Sakuramoto and Igarashi win the qualifying round and earn a spot in the main tournament! |url=https://www.badspi.jp/202411122126/ |publisher=Badminton Spirit |date=12 November 2024 |access-date=20 December 2024 |language=ja}}

= 2025: German Open champion =

Otake was selected as a member of the 2025 Japan National Team in the women's doubles with Takahashi, coached by Kei Nakashima and Mizuki Fujii.{{cite web |title=Announcement of the 2025 Japan National Team Players and Staff |url=https://www.badminton.or.jp/press_release/docs/pressRelease_20250121.pdf |publisher=Nippon Badminton Association |access-date=23 January 2025 |language=ja |date=21 January 2025}} Otake and Takahashi won their first Super 300 tournament this year at the German Open in March, defeating the first seed Gabriela and Stefani Stoeva.{{cite web |title=[バドミントン ドイツ・オープン]大竹望月(新潟・新津五中出身)、高橋美優組が優勝・女子ダブルス |url=https://www.niigata-nippo.co.jp/articles/-/566572 |publisher=Niigata Nippo |date=3 March 2025 |access-date=13 March 2025 |language=ja |url-access=subscription}} In May, the pair also reached the final of the Super 300 Taipei Open, where they finished as runner-up to Hsieh Pei-shan and Hung En-tzu.{{cite web |last1=Kumar |first1=Prem |title=Taipei Open: Home Glory After 17 Years, Loh Returns to Podium Top |url=https://bwfworldtour.bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2025/05/11/taipei-open-home-glory-after-17-years-loh-returns-to-podium-top/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation |access-date=11 May 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250511153458/https://bwfworldtour.bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2025/05/11/taipei-open-home-glory-after-17-years-loh-returns-to-podium-top |archive-date=11 May 2025 |date=11 May 2025}} Following these results, on 3 June 2025, Takahashi and Otake achieved a career-high women's doubles ranking of world No. 24.

Achievements

= BWF World Tour (2 titles, 2 runners-up) =

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,{{cite web |last=Alleyne |first=Gayle |title=BWF Launches New Events Structure |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=19 March 2017 |access-date=29 November 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |archive-date=1 December 2017}} is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are 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.{{cite web |last=Sukumar |first=Dev |title=Action-Packed Season Ahead! |url=http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=10 January 2018 |access-date=15 January 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |archive-date=13 January 2018}}

Women's doubles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Tournament

! Level

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

! Ref

align="center" | 2024 (I)

| align="left" | Indonesia Masters

| align="left" | Super 100

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Miyu Takahashi

| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} Jesita Putri Miantoro
{{flagicon|INA}} Febi Setianingrum

| align="left" | 15–21, 13–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

| style="text-align:center; background:white" |

align="center" | 2024

| align="left" | Vietnam Open

| align="left" | Super 100

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Miyu Takahashi

| align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} Tidapron Kleebyeesun
{{flagicon|THA}} Nattamon Laisuan

| align="left" | 19–21, 22–20, 21–7

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

| style="text-align:center; background:white" |

align="center" | 2025

| align="left" | German Open

| align="left" | Super 300

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Miyu Takahashi

| align="left" | {{flagicon|BUL}} Gabriela Stoeva
{{flagicon|BUL}} Stefani Stoeva

| align="left" | 21–17, 20–22, 21–12

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

| style="text-align:center; background:white" |

align="center" | 2025

| align="left" | Taipei Open

| align="left" | Super 300

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Miyu Takahashi

| align="left" | {{flagicon|TPE}} Hsieh Pei-shan
{{flagicon|TPE}} Hung En-tzu

| align="left" | 14–21, 15–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

| style="text-align:center; background:white" |

= BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 1 runner-up) =

Women's doubles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

! Ref

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center" | 2023

| align="left" | Osaka International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Miyu Takahashi

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Yu-lim
{{flagicon|KOR}} Shin Seung-chan

| align="left" | 23–21, 21–13

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

| style="text-align:center; background:white" | {{cite web |title=[大阪国際2023] 日本勢が大活躍!田中湧士、齋藤栞、山下&緑川が優勝!<決勝戦結果> |url=https://www.badspi.jp/202304021733/ |publisher=Badminton Spirit |date=2 April 2023 |access-date=20 October 2024 |language=ja}}

style="background:#D8CEF6"

| align="center" | 2024

| align="left" | Northern Marianas Open

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Miyu Takahashi

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Miki Kanehiro
{{flagicon|JPN}} Rui Kiyama

| align="left" | 21–4, 21–10

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

| style="text-align:center; background:white" | {{cite web |title=Big Wins for Japan: CROWNE PLAZA Northern Marianas Open 2024 – Finals Day Summary |url=https://badmintonoceania.org/big-wins-for-japan-crowne-plaza-northern-marianas-open-2024-finals-day-summary/ |publisher=Badminton Oceania |date=7 July 2024 |access-date=24 August 2024}}

: {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} BWF International Challenge tournament

Performance timeline

{{Performance key (badminton)}}

= National team =

Junior level

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"

! Team events !! 2019

bgcolor="#ECF2FF"; align="left" | World Junior Championships

| bgcolor=CD7F32 | B

= Individual competitions =

== Junior level ==

  • Girls' doubles

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"

! Events !! 2019

bgcolor="#ECF2FF"; align="left" | World Junior Championships

| bgcolor="#afeeee" | 4R

  • Mixed doubles

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"

! Events !! 2019

bgcolor="#ECF2FF"; align="left" | World Junior Championships

| bgcolor="FFEBCD" | QF

== Senior level ==

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"
Event2025Ref
bgcolor="#ECF2FF"; align="left" | Asian Championships

| bgcolor="#afeeee" | 1R

| {{cite web |title=Badminton Asia Championships 2025: Results, Japanese players, and performance list |url=https://www.olympics.com/ja/news/badminton-asia-championships-2025-team-japan-results |publisher=International Olympic Committee |access-date=10 April 2025 |language=ja |date=8 April 2025}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center"
rowspan="2" | Tournament

! colspan="3" | BWF World Tour

! rowspan="2" | Best

! rowspan="2" | Ref

2023

! 2024

! 2025

align="left" | German Open

| colspan="2" |A

| bgcolor=00FF00 | W

| bgcolor=00FF00 | W ('25)

|

align="left" | Orléans Masters

| colspan="2" |A

| bgcolor="#F0F8FF" | Q1

| bgcolor="#F0F8FF" | Q1 ('25)

|

align="left" | Ruichang China Masters

| A

| bgcolor="#afeeee" | 2R

| A

| bgcolor="#afeeee" | 2R ('24)

|

align="left" | Taipei Open

| A

| bgcolor=FFEBCD | QF

| bgcolor=D8BFD8 |F

| bgcolor=D8BFD8 | F ('25)

|

align="left" | Thailand Open

| colspan="2" |A

| bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R

| bgcolor=AFEEEE | 1R ('25)

|

align="left" |Japan Open

| colspan="2" |A

| Q

| ('25)

|

align="left" |China Open

| colspan="2" |A

| Q

| ('25)

|

align="left" | Kaohsiung Masters

| bgcolor="FFEBCD" | QF

| A

|

| bgcolor="FFEBCD" | QF ('23)

|

rowspan="2" align="left" | Indonesia Masters Super 100

| rowspan="2" | A

| bgcolor="D8BFD8" | F

|

| rowspan="2" bgcolor="D8BFD8" | F ('24)

| rowspan="2" |

A

|

align="left" | Vietnam Open

| bgcolor="#afeeee" | 1R

| bgcolor=00FF00 | W

|

| bgcolor=00FF00 | W ('24)

|

align="left" | Japan Masters

| A

| bgcolor="#afeeee" | 1R

|

| bgcolor="#afeeee" | 1R ('24)

|

align="left" | Year-end ranking

| 148

| 59

|

| 24

|

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!2025

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