| Chiharu Shida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1997-04-29)29 April 1997 (age 28) Hachirōgata, Akita, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Kei Nakashima Mizuki Fujii | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 2 (WD withNami Matsuyama, 8 November 2022) 211 (XD with Yunosuke Kubota, 5 July 2018)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 24 (WD withArisa Igarashi, 18 November 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Chiharu Shida (志田 千陽,Shida Chiharu; born 29 April 1997) is a Japanesebadminton player affiliated with the Saishunkan team.[2][3] She is the Women's Doubles bronze medalist at the2024 Summer Olympics.[4][5] Shida was part of the Japan winning team in the2020 Asia Team Championships.[6] She reached a career high as world number 2 in the BWF World rankings on 8 November 2022 withNami Matsuyama. In September 2025, Shida began a new partnership withArisa Igarashi.
Shida is the bronze medalist at theAsian andWorld Junior Championships in 2014 and 2015.[7] Shida won her first international title at the 2016Vietnam International, and claimed her first BWF World Tour at the2018 Chinese Taipei Open.[3]
Shida starterd the 2018 season as a semi-finalists in theSwiss Open in the women's doubles with Matsuyama.[8] She then reached the mixed doubles final with Yunosuke Kubota in theOsaka International, losing toKim Won-ho andLee Yu-rim.[9] She for the first time reached the final in the BWF World Tour, theSingapore Open, but she and her partner Matsuyama were defeated by their teammateAyako Sakuramoto andYukiko Takahata.[10] Shida and Matsuyama also suffered defeat to Sakuramoto and Takahata in the final of theAkita andBangka Belitung Indonesia Masters,[11][12] while in theVietnam Open they lose toMisato Aratama andAkane Watanabe.[13] Shida and Matsuyama claimed their first ever World Tour title in theChinese Taipei Open by beatingAyane Kurihara andNaru Shinoya.[14] They ended the season ranked as world number 13.
In 2019 Shida and her partner, winning two title in theU.S. Open andKorea Masters,[15][16] as well being a finalists in theSpain Masters andSwiss Open.[17][18][19] In 2020, Shida joined Japan squad for theAsia Women's Team Championships, and won the gold medal after Japan beat South Korea in the final.[6] Shida and Matsuyama best result in the World Tour were the semi-finalists in theMalaysia Masters.[20]
Due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, numerous tournaments on the BWF World Tour were either cancelled or rescheduled since 2020. Shida was included in the Japanese squad for theSudirman andUber Cup held in Denmark, where the team won the silver medals in both competition. The pair of Shida and Matsuyama proved their prowess by winning two tournaments at the Indonesia badminton festival, theIndonesia Masters andIndonesia Open,[21][22] and becoming runners-up at theBWF World Tour Finals held in Bali at the end of 2021.[23] Shida made her debut in theWorld Championships in Spain together with Matsuyama, reaching the quarter-finals. For their achievements, they entered top 10 in the BWF world ranking.
Started the 2022 season as world number 7, Shida and Matsuyama won theAll England Open title beatingZhang Shuxian andZheng Yu in the final.[24] They competed in theAsian Championships, but were eliminated in the quarter-finals toChen Qingchen andJia Yifan.[25] The pair won their second title of the year in theThailand Open by defeatingMayu Matsumoto andWakana Nagahara in the final.[26] Their good performance continue in theIndonesia Open triumph overYuki Fukushima andSayaka Hirota.[27][28] They also made a history as the first ever women's doubles to win three consecutive BWF World Tour Super 1000 event.[28] The duo also reached the finals in theMalaysia Masters, but have not been able to beat the world number 1 women's doubles pairing Chen and Jia.[29] The duo qualified to compete in theWorld Championships, but their pace were stopped in the quarter-finals toKim So-yeong andKong Hee-yong.[30] Shida and Matsuyama reached their career high as world number 2 in the BWF world ranking in November 2022.
In the beginning of the 2023 season, Shida and Matsuyama took an easy win over Chen and Jia to claimed theIndia Open title, due to ill-health suffered by Chen.[31] Shida and Matsuyama then suffered five consecutive defeats from the new South Korean pairingBaek Ha-na andLee So-hee; in the finals of theGerman Open,[32] quarter-finals of theMalaysia Masters andSingapore Open,[33][34] second round of theAll England Open,[35] and also in the first round of theAsian Championships.[36] They then topped the podium at theCanada Open after won the final against Matsumoto and Nagahara.[37] Chen and Jia are still too tough for Shida and Matsuyama. They have lost all of five meetings in the second half of the season; in the quarter-finals of theJapan Open,[38]World Championships,[39] andAsian Games;[40] semi-finals of theChina Open; and then in the final of theDenmark Open.[41] The duo then won their third title of the year in theChina Masters.[42] Shida and Matsuyama qualified to compete in the year-end finals tournament, theBWF World Tour Finals,[43] reaching to the semi-finals, where they were defeated by Baek and Lee.[44]
Shida and her partner Matsuyama reached the finals in theFrench andSingapore Opens, but were defeated by Chen and Jia.[45][46] They lost to Baek and Lee at the finals ofAll England Open in a close rubber game.[47] Shida and Matsuyamaqualified to compete in the2024 Summer Olympics. In their debut at the Olympics, the duo managed to win a bronze medal.[4] In the end of the season they were nominated as women's doubles player of the year by the Badminton World Federation.[48] The duo also reached theWorld Tour Finals after beating their arch-rivals Chen and Jia in the semi-finals,[49] but lost the title to Baek and Lee.[50]
In 2025, Shida clinched her secondAll England Open title with Matsuyama after beating Japanese new pairing Yuki Fukushima and Mayu Matsumoto.[51] They later won the silver medal at theAsian Championships.[52]
On July 8, Shida and Matsuyama announced a split after a decade-long partnership ending with the2025 BWF World Championships in Paris, France. In September, Shida continued to compete in women's doubles with two-time mixed doubles Olympic bronze medallistArisa Igarashi.[53]
| Award | Year | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| BWF Awards | 2024 | Women’s Doubles Player of the Year withNami Matsuyama | Nominated | [48] |
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Porte de La Chapelle Arena,Paris, France | 21–11, 21–11 | [4] |
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Adidas Arena,Paris, France | 21–14, 13–21, 12–21 | Bronze | [54] |
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium,Ningbo, China | 15–21, 19–21 | Silver | [52] |
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Centro de Alto Rendimiento de La Videna,Lima, Peru | 17–21, 21–14, 12–21 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Centro de Alto Rendimiento de La Videna,Lima, Peru | 8–21, 12–21 | Bronze |
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CPB Badminton Training Center,Bangkok, Thailand | 11–21, 16–21 | Bronze |
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[55] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton 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.[56]
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2018 | Singapore Open | Super 500 | 21–16, 22–24, 13–21 | [10] | |||
| 2018 | Akita Masters | Super 100 | 21–23, 11–21 | [11] | |||
| 2018 | Vietnam Open | Super 100 | 18–21, 19–21 | [13] | |||
| 2018 | Indonesia Masters | Super 100 | 21–11, 19–21, 20–22 | [12] | |||
| 2018 | Chinese Taipei Open | Super 300 | 21–10, 21–17 | [14] | |||
| 2019 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | 21–23, 21–15, 17–21 | [17][18] | |||
| 2019 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | 16–21, 13–21 | [19] | |||
| 2019 | U.S. Open | Super 300 | 21–16, 21–16 | [15] | |||
| 2019 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | 15–21, 21–17, 21–18 | [16] | |||
| 2021 | Indonesia Masters | Super 750 | 21–9, 21–11 | [21] | |||
| 2021 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | 21–19, 21–19 | [22] | |||
| 2021 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | 14–21, 14–21 | [23] | |||
| 2022 | All England Open | Super 1000 | 21–13, 21–9 | [24] | |||
| 2022 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | 17–21, 21–15, 26–24 | [26] | |||
| 2022 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | 18–21, 21–14, 21–17 | [28] | |||
| 2022 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | 11–21, 12–21 | [29] | |||
| 2023 | India Open | Super 750 | Walkover | [31] | |||
| 2023 | German Open | Super 300 | 19–21, 15–21 | [32] | |||
| 2023 | Canada Open | Super 500 | 22–20, 21–16 | [37] | |||
| 2023 | Denmark Open | Super 750 | 16–21, 13–21 | [41] | |||
| 2023 | China Masters | Super 750 | 21–18, 21–11 | [42] | |||
| 2024 | French Open | Super 750 | 12–21, 21–19, 22–24 | [45] | |||
| 2024 | All England Open | Super 1000 | 19–21, 21–11, 17–21 | [47] | |||
| 2024 | Singapore Open | Super 750 | 15–21, 12–21 | [46] | |||
| 2024 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | 19–21, 14–21 | [50] | |||
| 2025 | All England Open | Super 1000 | 21–16, 14–21, 21–17 | [51] |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Vietnam International | 28–26, 21–15 | [57] | |||
| 2016 | Spanish International | 14–21, 21–13, 19–21 | ||||
| 2017 | Smiling Fish International | 21–19, 21–14 | [58] |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Osaka International | 17–21, 12–21 | [9] |