Sakura Masuki
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 March 2004 Tochigi Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Japan |
| Sport | Badminton |
| Handedness | Right |
| Coached by | Kanta Tsuneyama |
| Women's singles | |
| Career record | 35 wins, 12 losses (74.47%) |
| Highest ranking | 65 (23 September 2025) |
| Current ranking | 98 (31 March 2026) |
| BWF profile | |
Sakura Masuki (舛木 さくら, Masuki Sakura; born 17 March 2004) is a Japanese badminton player.[1] She is a former member of the Japanese national team and plays for Hokuto Bank team. Masuki has won three titles on the BWF International Challenge circuit and was the runner-up at the 2025 Indonesia Masters Super 100 I. Masuki achieved a career-high world ranking of No. 65 on 23 September 2025.
Masuki began playing badminton at age eight after her father introduced her to the sport. She played for Utsunomiya Chuo Junior and attended Kita Junior High School before entering Sakushin Gakuin High School, where she was the runner-up at the 2021 National High School Championships (Inter-High).[2] After graduating, Masuki joined the Hokuto Bank badminton team to pursue professional badminton.
In 2024, Masuki was selected for the Japanese national team and began competing on the senior international circuit. That year, she was the runner-up at the Northern Marianas Open and won her first international title at the Irish Open.[3][4]
In 2025, she began training under coach Kanta Tsuneyama, a former Japanese men's singles player.[5] She won two more international titles that year at the Mexican International and the Northern Marianas Open.[6][7] Masuki also finishing as the runner-up at the Super 100 Indonesia Masters.[8] On 23 September 2025, she achieved a career-high world ranking of No. 65.
