Sumire Nakade

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

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. 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. 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. == Achievements ==

World University Games ''Women's doubles'' BWF World Tour (1 title) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, 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. ''Women's doubles'' == Performance timeline ==

National team • Senior level Individual competitions • Senior level Women's doubles == References ==