Overview

• On August 30 in Paris, Chihayo Shida and Nami Matsuyama lost their women’s doubles semifinal 1–2 to world No. 2 Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan of Malaysia, confirming the bronze medal.
• Despite a 13–2 head-to-head advantage over the Malaysian pair, the Japanese duo had shown vulnerability with a heavy defeat at July’s Japan Open.
• The bronze is their first World Championships medal.
• In the deciding game, Matsuyama held her knee around 9–9 and errors followed; she later said she felt okay but acknowledged early mistakes in the final game.
• This tournament was their last together, with Shida set to team with Arisa Igarashi and Matsuyama weighing a move to mixed doubles.