Sumire Nakade

Sumire Nakade
Personal information
Born (2004-02-28) 28 February 2004
Himi, Toyama Prefecture, Japan
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Coached byHiroyuki Endo
Women's doubles
Career record15 wins, 1 losses (93.75%)
Highest ranking114 (with Miyu Takahashi, 19 May 2026)
Current ranking117 (with Miyu Takahashi, 23 June 2026)
BWF profile
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
World University Games
2025 Mülheim Women's doubles

Sumire Nakade (中出 すみれ, Nakade Sumire; born 28 February 2004) is a Japanese badminton player who competes in doubles events.[1] She is a member of the Japanese national team and plays for the BIPROGY badminton team. She graduated from Ryukoku University and won a bronze medal in women's doubles at the 2025 World University Games. In 2026, Nakade secured her first BWF World Tour title at the Super 300 Orléans Masters, which notably marked her first appearance at both a BWF World Tour tournament and an international Open event.[2] She reached a career-high women's doubles world ranking of No. 114 with Miyu Takahashi.

Early life and career

Nakade was born in Toyama Prefecture and began playing badminton at the age of six. Her early education included Takaoka Seibu Junior High School before moving to Toyama University of International Studies Affiliated High School, after which she enrolled in the Faculty of Law at Ryukoku University.[3][4]

During her collegiate career, Nakade won the women's doubles titles at the All Japan Inter-Collegiate Championships in 2023 and 2025, and the All Japan Student Mixed Doubles Championship in 2024.[5][6]

Following her university graduation, Nakade joined the BIPROGY badminton team.[7] In her debut professional season, she was named the Women's Rookie of the Year award at the 2025 S/J League.[8]

Career

2025–2026

Nakade made her international debut representing Japan at the 2025 World University Games in Mülheim, Germany. Competing in women's doubles with Yumi Tanabe, the pair secured a bronze medal.[9][10]

In 2026, Nakade partnered with Miyu Takahashi for the Super 300 Orléans Masters. This tournament marked Nakade's first appearance at both a BWF World Tour and an international Open event, as her previous international experience was limited to the World University Games.[2][11][12] Despite it being their first time competing together as a pair, Nakade and Takahashi won the women's doubles title after defeating Lin Chih-chun and Yang Chu-yun in the final.[13][14] Following their success in France, Nakade and Takahashi continued their strong form by capturing their second World Tour title at the Super 100 Baoji China Masters. In the final, they defeated the Malaysian duo of Low Zi Yu and Noraqilah Maisarah.[15]

Achievements

World University Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2025 Westenergie Sporthalle,
Mülheim, Germany 		Yumi Tanabe Jheng Yu-chieh
Sung Yu-hsuan 		9–15, 7–15 Bronze [9]

BWF World Tour (2 titles)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[16] 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.[17]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2026 Orléans Masters Super 300 Miyu Takahashi Lin Chih-chun
Yang Chu-yun 		22–20, 12–21, 21–18 Winner [13][14]
2026 Baoji China Masters Super 100 Miyu Takahashi Low Zi Yu
Noraqilah Maisarah 		21–13, 21–17 Winner [15]

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.

National team

Team events 2025 Ref
World University Games 5th [18]

Individual competitions

Women's doubles

Events 2025 Ref
World University Games B [9]
Tournament BWF World Tour Best Ref
2026
Orléans Masters W W ('26) [13][14]
Baoji China Masters W W ('26) [15]
U.S. Open Q ('26)
Canada Open Q ('26)
Year-end ranking 114
Tournament 2026 Best Ref

References

  1. ^ "Sumire NAKADE | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  2. ^ a b Sukumar, Dev (28 March 2026). "European Leg Review: Nakade's Rare Feat". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2026. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Sumire NAKADE | Profile". Badminton S/J League (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  4. ^ "[Badminton Club] All-Japan Badminton Championships — Sumire Nakade (Law, 4th year) and Yumi Tanabe (International Studies, 4th year) reach quarterfinals". Ryukoku University (in Japanese). 6 January 2026. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  5. ^ "[All Japan Inter-Collegiate Badminton Championships 2023] Second-year pair Nakade & Tanabe claim victory in all-Ryukoku University final — Women's Doubles". Badminton Spirit (in Japanese). 13 October 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  6. ^ "[Badminton Club] All Japan Student Badminton Championship (Intercollegiate Individual Tournament) Women's Singles Champion, Mixed Doubles Champion, Women's Doubles Runner-up". Ryukoku University (in Japanese). 17 October 2024. Archived from the original on 30 October 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  7. ^ "On Wednesday, April 1st, Shuji Sawada, Hyuga Takano, Sumire Nakade, and Hiromi Tanabe joined the team". BIPROGY (in Japanese). 1 April 2026. Archived from the original on 26 April 2026. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  8. ^ "Announcement of the winners of the Badminton S/J League 2025 Most Valuable Player (MVP) and Rookie of the Year awards". Badminton Association of Japan (in Japanese). 11 March 2026. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  9. ^ a b c "2025 FISU World University Games Rhine-Ruhr: All final results and medallists - Full list". International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2025. Archived from the original on 27 March 2026. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  10. ^ "Women's doubles | Medallists" (PDF). Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Orleans Masters: Dominant Show by Lanier". Badminton World Federation. 23 March 2026. Archived from the original on 27 March 2026. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  12. ^ "Week In Quotes". Badminton World Federation. 26 March 2026. Archived from the original on 27 March 2026. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  13. ^ a b c "S. Nakade and M. Takahashi win the Women's Doubles !". Orléans Masters Badminton. 22 March 2026. Archived from the original on 27 March 2026. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
  14. ^ a b c "[Badminton] Nozomi Okuhara, and the doubles pair of Miyu Takahashi and Sumire Nakade win the Orléans Masters". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 22 March 2026. Archived from the original on 15 April 2026. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  15. ^ a b c Zamri, Adam (17 May 2026). "Zi Yu-Noraqilah fall short in China Masters final". The Star. Archived from the original on 17 May 2026. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  16. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  17. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  18. ^ "Mixed Team Tournament | Medallists" (PDF). Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
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