Sakura Masuki

is a Japanese badminton player. She is a former member of the Japanese national team and plays for Hokuto Bank team. Masuki has won five 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.

Career 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). 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. In July, she reached the final of the Northern Marianas Open, finishing as the runner-up after losing to compatriot Kaoru Sugiyama. Under his guidance, she won two titles: the Mexican International in May, defeating Shiori Ebihara, and the Northern Marianas Open in August, defeating South Korea's Park Ga-eun. 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 singles Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result Ref 2025 (I) Indonesia Masters Super 100 Huang Yu-hsun 21–16, 18–21, 13–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 1 runner-up) Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref 2024 Northern Marianas Open Kaoru Sugiyama 17–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2024 Irish Open Rachel Chan 26–24, 21–10 Winner 2025 Mexican International Shiori Ebihara 15–8, 15–10 Winner 2025 Northern Marianas Open Park Ga-eun 15–21, 21–11, 21–14 Winner 2026 Northern Marianas Open Nodoka Sunakawa 21–15, 21–14 Winner

BWF International Challenge tournament