Sumire Nakade

About

Sumire Nakade (中出 すみれ, Nakade Sumire; born 28 February 2004) is a Japanese badminton player who competes in doubles events. A member of the Japanese national team, she plays for the BIPROGY badminton team and has reached a career-high women’s doubles world ranking of No. 41. A graduate of Ryukoku University, she won a bronze medal in women’s doubles at the 2025 World University Games. In 2026, partnering with Miyu Takahashi, she won four BWF World Tour titles at the Orléans Masters, Baoji China Masters, U.S. Open, and the Taipei Open.

Nakade was born in Toyama Prefecture and began playing badminton at the age of six. She attended Takaoka Seibu Junior High School and then Toyama University of International Studies Affiliated High School, before enrolling 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, as well as 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…