Natsu Saito

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Natsu Saito
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (2000-06-09) 9 June 2000 (age 24)
Saitama Prefecture, Japan[1]
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachNorio Imai (2025–)[2]
Jeremy Gan (2023–2024)[3]
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking127 (WD with Minami Kawashima, 17 March 2020)
9 (XD with Hiroki Midorikawa, 15 April 2025)
Current ranking9 (XD with Hiroki Midorikawa, 15 April 2025)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2025 Ningbo Mixed doubles
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2025 Qingdao Mixed team
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Yogyakarta Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Markham Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Jakarta Mixed team
BWF profile

Natsu Saito (齋藤 夏, Saito Natsu, born 9 June 2000) is a Japanese badminton player.[4] As of 2025, Saito is affiliated with the Plenty Global Linx badminton team.[5]

Saito won her first BWF World Tour title at the 2023 Canada Open in mixed doubles with partner Hiroki Midorikawa.[6] Saito also played women's doubles with Naru Shinoya and won the Malaysia International in 2019.[7]

Achievements

Asian Championships

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2025 Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium,
Ningbo, China 		Japan Hiroki Midorikawa Hong Kong Tang Chun Man
Hong Kong Tse Ying Suet 		15–21, 21–17, 13–21 Silver Silver [8]

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[9] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[10]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Canada Open Super 100 Japan Hiroki Midorikawa Chinese Taipei Ye Hong-wei
Chinese Taipei Lee Chia-hsin 		21–12, 12–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Canada Open Super 500 Japan Hiroki Midorikawa Denmark Mathias Thyrri
Denmark Amalie Magelund 		21–17, 16–21, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Australian Open Super 500 Japan Hiroki Midorikawa China Feng Yanzhe
China Huang Dongping 		14–21, 21–16, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 Indonesia Masters Super 500 Japan Hiroki Midorikawa China Zheng Siwei
China Huang Yaqiong 		15–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2025 Indonesia Masters Super 500 Japan Hiroki Midorikawa China Guo Xinwa
China Chen Fanghui 		21–15, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 2 runners-up)

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 White Nights Japan Minami Kawashima Japan Yukino Nakai
Japan Nao Ono 		21–18, 17–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Indonesia International Japan Naru Shinoya Indonesia Anggia Shitta Awanda
Indonesia Pia Zebadiah Bernadet 		19–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Malaysia International Japan Naru Shinoya Indonesia Yulfira Barkah
Indonesia Agatha Imanuela 		21–15, 21–23, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Waikato International Japan Hiroki Midorikawa Australia Simon Leung
Australia Gronya Somerville 		21–15, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Vietnam International Japan Hiroki Midorikawa Thailand Vichayapong Kanjanakeereewong
Thailand Ruethaichanok Laisuan 		21–16, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Belgian International Japan Hiroki Midorikawa Denmark Jesper Toft
Denmark Clara Graversen 		21–18, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Belgian International Japan Hiroki Midorikawa Chinese Taipei Chiu Hsiang-chieh
Chinese Taipei Lin Xiao-min 		21–13, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "選手プロフィール 齋藤 夏". 日本バドミントン協会（NBA）. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Announcement of the 2025 Japan National Team Players and Staff" (PDF) (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. 21 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  3. ^ Rajes, Paul (20 December 2024). "Choong Hann announces Bin Shen, Jeremy and Wei Sheng in HK coaching team". The Star. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Natsu SAITO | Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Transfer of Natsu Saito" (in Japanese). ACT Saikyo. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  6. ^ "【カナダオープン2023 Super 500・決勝】混合複：緑川／齋藤がSuper 500大会で初優勝！！ シダマツ、山口も優勝！". SMASH and NET. TV – バドミントン情報＆動画 SMASH and NET. TV (in Japanese). 10 July 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  7. ^ "BIPROGYバドミントンチーム【BIPROGY】". www.biprogy.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Historic Gold for Hong Kong China in Mixed Doubles". Badminton Asia. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  9. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  10. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.