Japanese women's doubles player Chiyo Shida, who became popular after the Paris Olympics, is now joining forces with Misaki Matsutomo to compete in the Super 1000 Series 2025 Malaysia Open Badminton Championships, but on the 10th local time, the two of them lost to the Chinese pair Li Yijing/Luo Xumin in straight games 16:21 and 16:21, stopping in the top 8.

Japanese women's doubles player Chiyo Shida, who became popular after the Paris Olympics

The 27-year-old's only partner in recent years has been Naomi Matsuyama, who is also known as the "most positive women's doubles" and won a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics last year. However, after a long period of fighting, Matsuyama decided to take a break in 2025, so Chiyo Shida temporarily joined forces with 32-year-old Misaki Matsutomo in the international tournament.

Chiyo Shida/Misaki Matsutomo defeated India's Sojie in the first round of the tournament, and also defeated Taiwan's Song Shuoyun/Yu Qianhui in straight games in the round of 16, but in the round of 8, they met their Chinese rivals Li Yijing/Luo Xumin, ranked 7th in the world, and Chiyo Shida/Misaki Matsutomo still lost after a hard fight and missed out on the top 4.

Chiyo Shida also posted on IG after the game: "Thank you for your support! I was very happy to be able to compete with Matsutomo sister in the Takahashi Matsutomo Group (Takahashi Reika/Matsutomo Misaki) that I had been looking forward to. Although it is frustrating to lose the game, while encouraging each other, in addition to the results of the game, there are also many new discoveries and gains. ”

Chiyo Shida said, "I was filled with happiness and gratitude to be able to have such a valuable experience again, and it was really a very moving week. She also shared that Matsutomo Misaki, who is a senior sister, gave her a neck pillow as a surprise, making her exclaim: "Such a dream-like thing really happened!" The effort was not in vain! I'll be working harder next week! I hope you will support me with a warm heart! ”