Mai Tanabe

Mai Tanabe
Personal information
Born (2003-06-04) 4 June 2003
Shimane Prefecture, Japan
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Women's doubles
Highest ranking17 (with Kaho Osawa, 17 March 2026)
Current ranking17 (with Kaho Osawa, 17 March 2026)
BWF profile

Mai Tanabe (田部 真唯, Tanabe Mai; born 4 June 2003) is a Japanese badminton player who competes in women's doubles.[1] She is affiliated with the San-in Godo Bank badminton team.[2] Partnering with Kaho Osawa, Tanabe was a runner-up at two Super 300 tournaments, the 2025 Canada Open and the 2025 Macau Open. She has also won five titles on the BWF International Challenge/Series circuit.

Career

In 2023, Tanabe won her first international title at the Mauritius International, partnering with Natsumi Takasaki.[3] The pair were also runners-up at the Réunion Open that same year.[4]

She formed a new partnership with Kaho Osawa in 2024, and together they won three BWF International Challenge/Series titles: the Kazakhstan International, the Réunion Open, and the Mauritius International.[5][6][7]

Tanabe and Osawa secured their first title of the 2025 season at the Mexican International.[8] On the BWF World Tour, they were runners-up at two Super 300 tournaments: the Canada Open and the Macau Open.[9][10] The pair also made their Super 750 debut at the Japan Open, where they were eliminated in the second round by the former world No. 1 pair of Baek Ha-na and Lee So-hee.[11]

Tanabe and Osawa began the 2026 season at the Malaysia Open, making their Super 1000 debut. The pair reached the quarterfinals after defeating the third-seeded Korean duo, Kim Hye-jeong and Kong Hee-yong.[12][13] Following this performance, Tanabe achieved a career-high world ranking of 17 on 17 March.

Achievements

BWF World Tour (2 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[14] 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.[15]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2025 Canada Open Super 300 Kaho Osawa Benyapa Aimsaard
Nuntakarn Aimsaard 		12–21, 18–21 Runner-up [9][10]
2025 Macau Open Super 300 Kaho Osawa Hsieh Pei-shan
Hung En-tzu 		18–21, 12–21 Runner-up [16]
2025 Syed Modi International Super 300 Kaho Osawa Gayatri Gopichand
Treesa Jolly 		21–17, 13–21, 15–21 Runner-up [17]

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 1 runner-up)

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2023 Mauritius International Natsumi Takasaki Srivedya Gurazada
Ishika Jaiswal 		21–4, 21–14 Winner [3]
2023 Réunion Open Natsumi Takasaki Margot Lambert
Anne Tran 		21–14, 14–21, 10–21 Runner-up [4]
2024 Kazakhstan International Kaho Osawa Polina Buhrova
Yevheniia Kantemyr 		Walkover Winner [5]
2024 Réunion Open Kaho Osawa Julia Meyer
Leona Michalski 		21–8, 21–8 Winner [6]
2024 Mauritius International Kaho Osawa Hina Shiwa
Chisa Yamafuji 		21–14, 21–17 Winner [7]
2025 Mexican International Kaho Osawa Mao Hatasue
Miku Sugiyama 		15–11, 15–8 Winner [8]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

Performance timeline

Key
W F SF QF #R RR Q# A G S B NH N/A DNQ
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Individual competitions

Senior level

Women's doubles

Tournament BWF World Tour Best Ref
2024 2025 2026
Malaysia Open A QF QF ('26) [12][13]
Indonesia Masters A 2R 2R ('26)
Thailand Masters A SF SF ('26)
German Open A QF QF ('26)
All England Open A 2R 2R ('26)
Ruichang China Masters A 1R A 1R ('25) [18]
Canada Open A F F ('25) [9][10]
Japan Open A 2R 2R ('25) [11]
Macau Open A F F ('25) [16]
China Masters A 1R 1R ('25) [19]
Arctic Open A 2R 2R ('25) [20]
Denmark Open A 1R 1R ('25) [21]
French Open A 1R 1R ('25) [22]
Japan Masters 2R 1R 2R ('24) [23]
Syed Modi International A F F ('25) [17]
Year-end ranking 101 28 17
Tournament 2024 2025 2026 Best Ref

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 16 October 2025.[24]

References

  1. ^ "Mai TANABE | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Member introduction". San-in Godo (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  3. ^ a b Hirata, Noriyasu (23 July 2023). "Mauritius International 2023 | Results". Badminton Association of Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Saint-Denis Réunion Open: The French win double crowns". French Badminton Federation (in French). 31 July 2023. Archived from the original on 22 February 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  5. ^ a b Hirata, Noriyasu (6 April 2024). "Result: Kazakhstan International Challenge 2024". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 20 May 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  6. ^ a b Igarashi, Yu (7 July 2024). "Result: Saint-Denis Reunion Open 2024". Nippon Badminton Association (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 14 May 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Result: Mauritius International 2024". Hiroshima Gas Badminton Team (in Japanese). 14 July 2024. Archived from the original on 11 October 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Champions in Mexico – Pan Am Circuit 2025". Badminton Pan America. 13 May 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. ^ a b c Liew, Vincent (6 July 2025). "Kenta Nishimoto Wins 2025 Canada Open". BadmintonPlanet.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  10. ^ a b c "Canada Open: Milestone Win for Manami Suizu". Badminton World Federation. 7 July 2025. Archived from the original on 7 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  11. ^ a b "[Japan Open 2025] "We had plays that worked against the world's best, and we should be confident about that." (Kaho Osawa & Mai Tanabe) <2nd Round / Player Comments-11>". Badminton Spirit (in Japanese). 17 July 2025. Archived from the original on 7 August 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  12. ^ a b "Badminton Malaysia Open 2026: Live Updates, Japanese Team Results, and Summary". International Olympic Committee (in Japanese). 12 January 2026. Archived from the original on 15 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  13. ^ a b Kumar, Prem (8 January 2026). "Malaysia Open: Smith/Gai Write New American Chapter". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  16. ^ a b "Hsieh and Hung win badminton doubles title at BWF Super 300 Macau Open". Taipei Times. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  17. ^ a b Naik, Shivani (1 December 2025). "Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand retain Syed Modi crown with 17-21, 21-13, 21-15 win over Osawa-Tanabe". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 1 December 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  18. ^ Komiyama, Hajime (17 March 2025). "Ruichang China Masters 2025 | Results". Badminton Association of Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 8 September 2025. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  19. ^ "Badminton China Masters 2025: Live Updates, Japanese Team Results, and Summary". International Olympic Committee (in Japanese). 15 September 2025. Archived from the original on 24 November 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  20. ^ "Badminton Arctic Open 2025: Live Updates, Japanese Team Results, and Summary". International Olympic Committee (in Japanese). 6 October 2025. Archived from the original on 24 November 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  21. ^ "Badminton Denmark Open 2025: Live Updates, Japanese Team Results, and Summary". International Olympic Committee (in Japanese). 14 October 2025. Archived from the original on 24 November 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  22. ^ "Badminton French Open 2025: Live Updates, Japanese Team Results, and Summary". International Olympic Committee (in Japanese). 21 October 2025. Archived from the original on 24 November 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  23. ^ "Badminton Kumamoto Masters 2025: Live Updates, Japanese Team Results, and Summary". International Olympic Committee (in Japanese). 16 November 2025. Archived from the original on 24 November 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
  24. ^ "Mai TANABE – Head To Head". Badminton World Federations. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
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