Men · JPN
Sora Matsushima
World No. 1
- World ranking
- No. 1, 7,598 points
- Age
- 19 (born 29 April 2007)
- Birthplace
- Kyoto, Japan
- Height
- 172 cm
- Plays
- Left-handed, Shakehand
- Club
- Okayama Rivets (T.League)
Overview
Latest results
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Men's singles, Quarter-final | Patrick Franziska | L 2-411-9, 11-13, 8-11, 7-11, 12-10, 10-12 |
| 5 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Tomislav Pucar | W 3-111-6, 9-11, 11-9, 11-5 |
| 3 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | João Geraldo | W 3-011-6, 11-8, 11-7 |
| 29 Oct 2026 | WTT Champions Montpellier 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Vladimir Sidorenko | L 1-310-12, 11-9, 8-11, 6-11 |
| 27 Oct 2026 | WTT Champions Montpellier 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Dang Qiu | W 3-211-8, 11-8, 3-11, 10-12, 11-2 |
Latest news
- Tomokazu Harimoto climbs to world No 2 behind Sora Matsushima as Satsuki Odo breaks into the women's top 10
- Leaf blower keeps Patrick Franziska's lucky shirt dry on run to two WTT Champions finals
- WTT Champions Frankfurt day five review: Franziska knocks out Matsushima as Winter beats Chen Yi
- WTT Champions Frankfurt day five preview: Winter meets Chen Yi as Matsushima plays Franziska
Honours
10 titles and gold medals on record, including World Team Championships, World Cup, Grand Smash.
All honours →News
- International
Tomokazu Harimoto climbs to world No 2 behind Sora Matsushima as Satsuki Odo breaks into the women's top 10
The first ranking after WTT Champions Frankfurt puts two Japanese men at the top, lifts Lin Yun-Ju back to fifth and Patrick Franziska to 11th, and leaves Wang Manyu's lead among the women untouched.
- International
Leaf blower keeps Patrick Franziska's lucky shirt dry on run to two WTT Champions finals
The world No 15 would not change out of the blue shirt he was winning in, and says his battery is empty after back-to-back finals.
- Day 5 review
WTT Champions Frankfurt day five review: Franziska knocks out Matsushima as Winter beats Chen Yi
Two Germans are in the semi-finals after Franziska beat the world No 1 12-10 in the sixth game, while Japan have five of the last eight and China none.
- Day 5 preview
WTT Champions Frankfurt day five preview: Winter meets Chen Yi as Matsushima plays Franziska
Four Germans play in the quarter-finals, Miwa Harimoto and Chen Xingtong meet again after the Yokohama final, and Wen Ruibo carries China's hopes against Lin Yun-Ju.
- Day 3 review
WTT Champions Frankfurt day three review: Wen Ruibo knocks out Wang Chuqin as Duda beats Jang Woojin
The 19-year-old beat the fourth seed in under 24 minutes, Hana Goda and Satsuki Odo set up a quarter-final, and Sora Matsushima and Dang Qiu are through.
- Day 3 preview
WTT Champions Frankfurt day three preview: Wang Chuqin meets Wen Ruibo as Calderano plays Liang Jingkun
The first round ends and the last 16 begins, with Dang Qiu and Dimitrij Ovtcharov in an all-German match and Kuai Man and Chen Yi starting in the women's draw.
- Day 1 review
WTT Champions Frankfurt day one review: Wang Chuqin returns with a win as Miwa Harimoto survives
Wang Chuqin beat Anders Lind in his first match for more than a month, Sofia Polcanova took the women's favourite to a decider and Truls Moregard and Shin Yubin withdrew.
- Day 1 preview
WTT Champions Frankfurt day one preview: Wang Chuqin returns as Miwa Harimoto and Matsushima start
The world's top three men all play on Tuesday, and Miwa Harimoto, now the women's favourite, opens the tournament against Sofia Polcanova at 11am UK time.
- Day 3 review
WTT Champions Montpellier day three review: Sidorenko knocks out Matsushima as Wang Yidi cruises
Jang Woojin won the longest match of the day 12-10 in the fifth game against Lin Yun-Ju, and Chen Xingtong ended Annett Kaufmann's run.
- Day 3 preview
WTT Champions Montpellier day three preview: Miwa Harimoto and Calderano start as the last 16 begins
The first round ends in the afternoon, and the evening brings Moregard, Matsushima, Chen Xingtong and the defending champion Wang Yidi into the last 16.
- Analysis
Why the men's world top 10 has got four years younger while the women's has aged
Sora Matsushima became the youngest men's world No 1 this month, and the players around him are younger too. Among the women, the change has gone the other way.
- Day 1 review
WTT Champions Montpellier day one review: Sun Yingsha returns as Matsushima survives a scare
Sun Yingsha dropped 14 points in her first match for about three weeks, Félix Lebrun won in 15 minutes and the world No 1 let slip a two-game lead before recovering.
- International
Asian Championships 2026: Harimoto and Chen Yi win singles titles as China and Japan share the honours
Harimoto came from two games down to beat Li Tianyang, Chen Yi swept Miwa Harimoto, and Japan's women came from 2-1 down to beat China in the team final.
Results
Recent matches
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Men's singles, Quarter-final | Patrick Franziska | L 2-411-9, 11-13, 8-11, 7-11, 12-10, 10-12 |
| 5 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Tomislav Pucar | W 3-111-6, 9-11, 11-9, 11-5 |
| 3 Nov 2026 | WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | João Geraldo | W 3-011-6, 11-8, 11-7 |
| 29 Oct 2026 | WTT Champions Montpellier 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Vladimir Sidorenko | L 1-310-12, 11-9, 8-11, 6-11 |
| 27 Oct 2026 | WTT Champions Montpellier 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Dang Qiu | W 3-211-8, 11-8, 3-11, 10-12, 11-2 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's singles, Final | Lin Yun-Ju | W 4-311-7, 11-9, 7-11, 8-11, 5-11, 11-7, 11-9 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's singles, Semi-final | Zhou Qihao | W 4-211-6, 11-9, 10-12, 7-11, 11-7, 11-5 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's singles, Quarter-final | Feng Yi-Hsin | W 4-111-2, 11-7, 10-12, 11-6, 11-9 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Mixed doubles, Semi-final | Lim Jonghoon / Shin Yubin with Miwa Harimoto | L 1-37-11, 11-13, 13-11, 7-11 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Kuo Guan-Hong | W 3-111-6, 5-11, 11-6, 11-4 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Mixed doubles, Quarter-final | Huang Youzheng / Chen Yi with Miwa Harimoto | W 3-25-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-5, 11-5 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's doubles, Last 16 | Wen Ruibo / Yuan Licen with Shunsuke Togami | L 2-35-11, 11-9, 12-10, 6-11, 14-16 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Finn Luu | W 3-012-10, 11-1, 11-8 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Mixed doubles, Last 16 | Chan Baldwin / Kim Nayeong with Miwa Harimoto | W 3-115-17, 11-6, 12-10, 11-4 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's doubles, Last 32 | Marcos Freitas / Tiago Apolonia with Shunsuke Togami | W 3-17-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-5 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | China Smash 2026Men's singles, Last 64 | Kanak Jha | W 3-013-11, 11-5, 13-11 |
| 12 Sep 2026 | WTT Champions Macao 2026Men's singles, Quarter-final | Hugo Calderano | L 2-49-11, 12-10, 5-11, 12-14, 11-3, 9-11 |
| 11 Sep 2026 | WTT Champions Macao 2026Men's singles, Last 16 | Wong Chun Ting | W 3-111-8, 7-11, 11-6, 14-12 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | WTT Champions Macao 2026Men's singles, Last 32 | Tom Jarvis | W 3-011-4, 12-10, 11-7 |
| 16 Aug 2026 | Europe Smash - Sweden 2026Men's singles, Semi-final | Tomokazu Harimoto | L 3-46-11, 11-7, 4-11, 11-6, 11-9, 8-11, 6-11 |
Official results from World Table Tennis. Times are UK dates.
Season by season
| Year | Singles | Won-lost | Win % | Titles | Finals | Doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 53 | 39-14 | 74% | 2 | 4 | 5-6 |
| 2025 | 54 | 36-18 | 67% | 2 | 3 | 36-18 |
| 2024 | 30 | 16-14 | 53% | 0 | 0 | 12-7 |
| 2023 | 22 | 16-6 | 73% | 0 | 1 | 9-3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1-1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1-2 | 33% | 0 | 0 | – |
WTT and ITTF events from 2021, main draw and qualifying, walkovers left out. Team-event matches are listed under recent matches but not counted here.
Head to head
Singles against the players met most often.
- Dang Qiu6-1
- Tomokazu Harimoto1-6
- Wang Chuqin1-6
- Lin Yun-Ju2-4
- Truls Moregard2-4
- Anders Lind5-0
- Zhou Qihao4-1
- Félix Lebrun2-3
- Kanak Jha4-0
- Jang Woojin3-1
Where the ranking points come from
7,598 points from 8 counted results (ITTF world ranking, week 46, 9 November 2026). A player's best results over 12 months count; each drops off a year after the event.
| Event | Result | Points | Drops off | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China Smash 2026 | Winner | 2000 | Counts | 18 October 2027 |
| United States Smash 2026 | Winner | 2000 | Counts | 12 July 2027 |
| ITTF Men’s & Women’s World Cup Macao 2026 | Runner-up | 1050 | Counts | 12 April 2027 |
| Europe Smash - Sweden 2026 | Semi-final | 900 | Counts | 23 August 2027 |
| WTT Champions Yokohama 2026 | Semi-final | 450 | Counts | 16 August 2027 |
| WTT Champions Chongqing 2026 | Semi-final | 450 | Counts | 22 March 2027 |
| Singapore Smash 2026 | Last 16 | 380 | Counts | 8 March 2027 |
| World Team Championships London 2026 | Runner-up (team) | 368 | Counts | 17 May 2027 |
| WTT Champions Macao 2026 | Quarter-final | 300 | Not counted | 20 September 2027 |
| WTT Champions Doha 2026 | Quarter-final | 300 | Not counted | 18 January 2027 |
| WTT Champions Frankfurt 2026 | Quarter-final | 300 | Not counted | 15 November 2027 |
| ITTF Mixed Team World Cup Chengdu 2025 | Runner-up (team) | 205 | Not counted | 7 December 2026 |
| WTT Champions Montpellier 2026 | Last 16 | 140 | Not counted | 8 November 2027 |
| WTT Finals Hong Kong 2025 | Last 16 | 100 | Not counted | 14 December 2026 |
| Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 | Quarter-final | 90 | Not counted | 11 October 2027 |
| ITTF-ATTU Asian Championships Tashkent 2026 | Last 128 | 0 | Not counted | 1 November 2027 |
From World Table Tennis's ranking records.
Honours
Honours
At the majors and Grand Smashes
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Team Championships | – | Not held | F | 0 |
| World Cup | – | – | F | 0 |
| WTT Finals | – | R16 | – | 0 |
| Singapore Smash | R64 | R64 | R16 | 0 |
| Saudi Smash | R64 | Not held | Not held | 0 |
| China Smash | R32 | QF | W | 1 |
| United States Smash | Not held | R16 | W | 1 |
| Europe Smash | Not held | R32 | SF | 0 |
W won, F final, SF semi-final, QF quarter-final, R16 last 16 and so on; Grp group stage, Q qualifying, – did not play or no record, Not held: no event that year. Singles, except the World Team Championships, which show the team's finish in years the player played or won a medal. Full results from 2024 from World Table Tennis's records; earlier years show medals only.
World Team Championships 1
- Silver 2026 Team
World Cup 2
- Silver 2026 Singles
- Silver 2025 Mixed team
Grand Smash 2
- Winner 2026 China Smash singles China Smash 2026
- Winner 2026 United States Smash singles United States Smash 2026
Continental and multi-sport 2
- Gold 2026 Asian Games team
- Bronze 2026 Asian Games doubles
WTT tour 7
- Winner 2025 WTT Champions Frankfurt singles WTT Champions Frankfurt 2025
- Winner 2025 WTT Contender Taiyuan singles WTT Contender Taiyuan 2025
- Winner 2025 WTT Contender Muscat doubles WTT Contender Muscat 2025
- Winner 2025 WTT Star Contender Doha doubles WTT Star Contender Doha 2025
- Winner 2024 WTT Star Contender Bangkok doubles WTT Star Contender Bangkok 2024
- Winner 2024 WTT Contender Tunis doubles WTT Contender Tunis 2024
- Winner 0 WTT Contender Lima doubles WTT Contender Lima 2023
Club
Clubs
- Okayama Rivets · T.LeagueCurrent
Club matches
T.League: 36-25 in singles, all seasons on record.
| Date | League | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 2026 | T.LeagueOkayama Rivets 3-1 T.T Saitama | Yuma Tsuboi / Taimu Arinobu with Yuki Matsuyama | L 0-26-11, 9-11 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | T.LeagueOkayama Rivets 3-1 T.T Saitama | Kakeru Sone | W 3-011-4, 11-6, 11-7 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | T.LeagueOkayama Rivets 3-1 Shizuoka Jade | Fumiya Igarashi / Motoki Mawatari with Yuki Matsuyama | W 2-111-5, 10-11, 11-7 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | T.LeagueOkayama Rivets 3-1 Shizuoka Jade | Kazuki Hamada | W 3-18-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-10 |
| 22 Aug 2026 | T.LeagueOkayama Rivets 4-0 Kinoshita Meister Tokyo | Koki Niwa / Ryoichi Yoshiyama with Mizuki Oikawa | W 2-011-10, 11-10 |
| 22 Aug 2026 | T.LeagueOkayama Rivets 4-0 Kinoshita Meister Tokyo | Lin Yun-Ju | W 3-111-10, 2-11, 11-8, 11-9 |
| 8 Mar 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 3-1 Ryukyu Asteeda | Yuya Oshima | W 3-18-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-10 |
| 7 Mar 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 3-1 Kanazawa Port | Yuta Tanaka | L 0-37-11, 7-11, 10-11 |
| 15 Feb 2026 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 4-0 T.T Saitama | Kakeru Sone | W 3-111-10, 11-8, 5-11, 11-9 |
| 21 Dec 2025 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 2-3 Ryukyu Asteeda | An Jae-Hyun | W 3-210-11, 11-7, 5-11, 11-2, 11-9 |
| 21 Dec 2025 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 2-3 Ryukyu Asteeda | An Jae-Hyun | L 0-18-11 |
| 23 Nov 2025 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 2-3 Okayama Rivets | Tomokazu Harimoto | W 3-211-7, 6-11, 4-11, 11-5, 11-8 |
| 23 Nov 2025 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 2-3 Okayama Rivets | Tomokazu Harimoto | L 0-18-11 |
| 14 Nov 2025 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 3-2 Kanazawa Port | Masaki Yoshida / Lim Jonghoon with Ryoichi Yoshiyama | L 1-211-7, 3-11, 8-11 |
| 19 Oct 2025 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 4-0 Shizuoka Jade | Tonin Ryuzaki | W 3-18-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-6 |
| 18 Oct 2025 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 2-3 Okayama Rivets | Hao Shuai | L 1-36-11, 11-2, 6-11, 9-11 |
| 20 Sep 2025 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 3-1 Kanazawa Port | Yuma Tanigaki | W 3-19-11, 11-8, 11-7, 11-8 |
| 14 Sep 2025 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 3-1 Ryukyu Asteeda | Cho Seungmin | W 3-211-8, 11-6, 6-11, 10-11, 11-7 |
| 13 Sep 2025 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 3-1 Okayama Rivets | Satoshi Aida | W 3-211-10, 3-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-8 |
| 24 Aug 2025 | T.LeagueKinoshita Meister Tokyo 1-3 T.T Saitama | Taimu Arinobu | L 1-38-11, 11-4, 10-11, 6-11 |
Official results from the leagues: the Tischtennis Bundesliga and the T.League.
Results, rankings and playing details from World Table Tennis. Biography, clubs, equipment and championship medals from en.wikipedia.org, checked 6 November 2026.