![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
![Tokyo, Japan. 8th May, 2019. Wakana Nagahara & Mayu Matsumoto (JPN) Badminton : Nippon Badminton Association announces Tokyo, Japan. 8th May, 2019. Wakana Nagahara & Mayu Matsumoto (JPN) Badminton : Nippon Badminton Association announces](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/T7TAW0/tokyo-japan-8th-may-2019-wakana-nagahara-mayu-matsumoto-jpn-badminton-nippon-badminton-association-announces-the-members-for-the-sudirman-cup-2019-in-tokyo-japan-credit-yutakaaflo-sportalamy-live-news-T7TAW0.jpg)
Tokyo, Japan. 8th May, 2019. Wakana Nagahara & Mayu Matsumoto (JPN) Badminton : Nippon Badminton Association announces
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Badminton world championships in Basel Wakana Nagahara (L) and Mayu Matsumoto of Japan pose for a photo
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Tokyo, Japan. 28th July, 2019. Mayu Matsumoto (JPN) Badminton : Daihatsu Yonex Japan Open 2019 Women's doubles
![Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara of Japan return a shot to Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan of China in their final match of Women's Doubles during the 2 Stock Photo - Alamy Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara of Japan return a shot to Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan of China in their final match of Women's Doubles during the 2 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/w5krxn/mayu-matsumoto-and-wakana-nagahara-of-japan-return-a-shot-to-chen-qingchen-and-jia-yifan-of-china-in-their-final-match-of-womens-doubles-during-the-2-w5krxn.jpg)
Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara of Japan return a shot to Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan of China in their final match of Women's Doubles during the 2 Stock Photo - Alamy
![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" /
![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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Wakana Nagahara, Mayu Matsumoto secure women's doubles bronze at Badminton World Championships | The Japan Times
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Wakana Nagahara, Mayu Matsumoto secure women's doubles bronze at Badminton World Championships | The Japan Times
![Japan's Mayu Matsumoto reacts in the Women's doubles during the YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships at Arena Birmingham Stock Photo - Alamy Japan's Mayu Matsumoto reacts in the Women's doubles during the YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships at Arena Birmingham Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2B758TK/japans-mayu-matsumoto-reacts-in-the-womens-doubles-during-the-yonex-all-england-open-badminton-championships-at-arena-birmingham-2B758TK.jpg)
Japan's Mayu Matsumoto reacts in the Women's doubles during the YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships at Arena Birmingham Stock Photo - Alamy
![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
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