# Satoko Suetsuna

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Japanese badminton player

Satoko Suetsuna Personal information Born (1981-01-30) 30 January 1981 (age 45) Ōita, Ōita Prefecture, Japan[1] Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Weight 60 kg (132 lb) Sport Country Japan Sport Badminton Women's doubles Highest ranking 2 (with Miyuki Maeda, 11 November 2010) BWF profile

**Satoko Suetsuna** (末綱 聡子, *Suetsuna Satoko*; born 30 January 1981) is a badminton player from [Japan](/source/Japan). Born in [Ōita](/source/%C5%8Cita_(city)), [Ōita Prefecture](/source/%C5%8Cita_Prefecture), she joined Renesas badminton club and later affiliated with Saishunkan team. She was a bronze medalist at the [2011 BWF World Championships](/source/2011_BWF_World_Championships) with her partner [Miyuki Maeda](/source/Miyuki_Maeda).[1]

## Career

Suetsuna has gained prominence in badminton through her success in women's doubles with her partner [Miyuki Maeda](/source/Miyuki_Maeda), and the partnerships known by the Japanese media as "Suemae". Together they won the [2010 Denmark Open](/source/2010_Denmark_Super_Series), their first major tournament victory. They went on to win the [2011 Malaysia Grand Prix Gold](/source/2011_Malaysia_Open_Grand_Prix_Gold) and the [2011 India Open](/source/2011_India_Super_Series). Suetsuna and Maeda also have two bronze medals from major competitions from making the semifinals at the [2011 London World Championships](/source/2011_BWF_World_Championships) and [2010 Uber Cup](/source/2010_Thomas_%26_Uber_Cup) in Kuala Lumpur. She competed at the [2006](/source/Badminton_at_the_2006_Asian_Games) and [2010 Asian Games](/source/Badminton_at_the_2010_Asian_Games) as well in [2008](/source/Badminton_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics) and [2012 Olympic Games](/source/Badminton_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics). In 2008 Beijing Olympics, with her women's doubles partner Maeda, they finished fourth, the 2nd best performance to date by Japanese badminton players at the Olympics.[2]

Satoko Suetsuna has competed with several men in mixed doubles, but has not achieved the same level of success as she has in her main event.

Suetsuna retired from the Japan team in September 2013.[3]

Suetsuna participated at the 2011 U.S. Open

## Achievements

### BWF World Championships

*Women's doubles*

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2011 Wembley Arena, London, England Miyuki Maeda Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang 8–21, 15–21 Bronze

### BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the [Badminton World Federation](/source/Badminton_World_Federation) (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are [Superseries and Superseries Premier](/source/BWF_Superseries). A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.[5] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

*Women's doubles*

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2008 Indonesia Open Miyuki Maeda Vita Marissa Liliyana Natsir 15–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2009 Japan Open Miyuki Maeda Ma Jin Wang Xiaoli 19–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2010 Swiss Open Miyuki Maeda Tian Qing Yu Yang 16–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2010 Denmark Open Miyuki Maeda Shizuka Matsuo Mami Naito 21–17, 21–14 Winner [6] 2011 India Open Miyuki Maeda Mizuki Fujii Reika Kakiiwa 26–24, 21–15 Winner [7] 2012 China Open Miyuki Maeda Wang Xiaoli Yu Yang 19–21, 7–14 retired Runner-up 2013 India Open Miyuki Maeda Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl 12–21, 23–21, 21–18 Winner [8]

- [BWF Superseries Premier](/source/BWF_Superseries) tournament

- [BWF Superseries](/source/BWF_Superseries) tournament

### BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the [BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold](/source/BWF_Grand_Prix_and_Grand_Prix_Gold). It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the [Badminton World Federation](/source/Badminton_World_Federation) (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

*Women's doubles*

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2007 U.S. Open Miyuki Maeda Aki Akao Tomomi Matsuda 16–21, 21–14, 21–15 Winner 2008 German Open Miyuki Maeda Lee Hyo-jung Lee Kyung-won 17–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2008 India Open Miyuki Maeda Cheng Wen-hsing Chien Yu-chin 17–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2011 Malaysia Grand Prix Gold Miyuki Maeda Shizuka Matsuo Mami Naito 21–18, 21–13 Winner 2011 India Grand Prix Gold Miyuki Maeda Shinta Mulia Sari Yao Lei 17–21, 18–21 Runner-up [9]

- [BWF Grand Prix Gold](/source/BWF_Grand_Prix_Gold_and_Grand_Prix) tournament

- [BWF Grand Prix](/source/BWF_Grand_Prix_Gold_and_Grand_Prix) tournament

## Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.[10]

### Miyuki Maeda

- [Leanne Choo](/source/Leanne_Choo) & [Renuga Veeran](/source/Renuga_Veeran) 2–0

- [Alex Bruce](/source/Alexandra_Bruce_(badminton)) & [Michelle Li](/source/Michelle_Li) 1–0

- [Cheng Shu](/source/Cheng_Shu) & [Zhao Yunlei](/source/Zhao_Yunlei) 0–2

- [Du Jing](/source/Du_Jing) & [Yu Yang](/source/Yu_Yang_(badminton)) 0–5

- [Gao Ling](/source/Gao_Ling) & [Huang Sui](/source/Huang_Sui) 0–1

- [Ma Jin](/source/Ma_Jin) & [Wang Xiaoli](/source/Wang_Xiaoli) 0–1

- [Tian Qing](/source/Tian_Qing) & Zhao Yunlei 0–3

- Wang Xiaoli & Yu Yang 0–5

- [Wei Yili](/source/Wei_Yili) & [Zhang Yawen](/source/Zhang_Yawen) 0–2

- Wei Yili & [Zhao Tingting](/source/Zhao_Tingting) 0–2

- [Yang Wei](/source/Yang_Wei_(badminton)) & [Zhang Jiewen](/source/Zhang_Jiewen) 1–2

- [Cheng Wen-hsing](/source/Cheng_Wen-hsing) & [Chien Yu-chin](/source/Chien_Yu-chin) 1–11

- [Christinna Pedersen](/source/Christinna_Pedersen) & [Kamilla Rytter Juhl](/source/Kamilla_Rytter_Juhl) 2–3

- [Jwala Gutta](/source/Jwala_Gutta) & [Ashwini Ponnappa](/source/Ashwini_Ponnappa) 4–1

- [Vita Marissa](/source/Vita_Marissa) & [Liliyana Natsir](/source/Liliyana_Natsir) 1–2

- [Nitya Krishinda Maheswari](/source/Nitya_Krishinda_Maheswari) & [Greysia Polii](/source/Greysia_Polii) 1–2

- [Mizuki Fujii](/source/Mizuki_Fujii) & [Reika Kakiiwa](/source/Reika_Kakiiwa) 2–0

- [Kumiko Ogura](/source/Kumiko_Ogura) & [Reiko Shiota](/source/Reiko_Shiota) 0–2

- [Misaki Matsutomo](/source/Misaki_Matsutomo) & [Ayaka Takahashi](/source/Ayaka_Takahashi) 2–1

- [Chin Eei Hui](/source/Chin_Eei_Hui) & [Wong Pei Tty](/source/Wong_Pei_Tty) 4–4

- [Valeria Sorokina](/source/Valeria_Sorokina) & [Nina Vislova](/source/Nina_Vislova) 5–0

- [Jiang Yanmei](/source/Jiang_Yanmei) & [Li Yujia](/source/Li_Yujia) 0–3

- [Lee Hyo-jung](/source/Lee_Hyo-jung_(badminton)) & [Lee Kyung-won](/source/Lee_Kyung-won) 0–7

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ss_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ss_1-1) ["選手・スタッフ紹介: 末綱 聡子 スエツナ・サトコ"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180401071937/http://www.saishunkan-badminton.jp/archives/member/211). *www.saishunkan-badminton.jp* (in Japanese). Saishunkan Co.Ltd. Archived from [the original](http://www.saishunkan-badminton.jp/archives/member/211) on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2016.

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-indss11_7-0)** ["Maeda-Suetsuna win second Superseries title of their career"](https://web.archive.org/web/20111109101751/http://www.bwfbadminton.org/news_item.aspx?id=48293). *Badminton World Federation*. 1 May 2011. Archived from [the original](http://www.bwfbadminton.org/news_item.aspx?id=48293) on 9 November 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-india13_8-0)** Wigri, Altania Cut (28 April 2013). ["INDIA OPEN 2013 Finals – Intanon becomes youngest ever Superseries winner"](https://web.archive.org/web/20250805072227/https://www.badzine.net/2013/04/india-open-final-intanon-becomes-youngest-ever-superseries-winner/). *Badzine*. Archived from [the original](https://www.badzine.net/2013/04/india-open-final-intanon-becomes-youngest-ever-superseries-winner/) on 5 August 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Satoko Suetsuna head to head"](http://tournamentsoftware.com/profile/selectheadtohead.aspx?id=FE67CDDE-BB64-4BF4-ACAE-300EDE3536B0). *tournamentsoftware.com*. Badminton World Federation.

## External links

- [Satoko Suetsuna](https://bwfbadminton.com/player/50267) at [BWFBadminton.com](/source/Badminton_World_Federation)

- [Satoko Suetsuna](https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/player-profile/FE67CDDE-BB64-4BF4-ACAE-300EDE3536B0) at [BWF.TournamentSoftware.com](/source/Badminton_World_Federation) (archived)

- [Satoko Suetsuna](https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/satoko-suetsuna) at [Olympics.com](/source/International_Olympic_Committee)

- [Satoko Suetsuna](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/112845) at [Olympedia](/source/Olympedia)

- [Satoko Suetsuna](https://intersportstats.com/athletes/3000349350) at InterSportStats

- [Satoko Suetsuna – London 2012](https://www.joc.or.jp/games/olympic/london/sports/badminton/team/suetsunasatoko.html) at [Team Japan](/source/Japanese_Olympic_Committee) (in Japanese) ([in English](https://www-joc-or-jp.translate.goog/games/olympic/london/sports/badminton/team/suetsunasatoko.html?_x_tr_sl=ja&_x_tr_tl=en))

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