is a retired Japanese badminton player who played for the BIPROGY (formerly Unisys) team. A women's doubles specialist, Hoshi won two BWF World Tour titles. She won her first World Tour title at the 2018 Russian Open Super 100 with her partner Kie Nakanishi. Her highest-level title came in 2021, when she partnered with Aoi Matsuda to win the Super 500 title at the Hylo Open. Hoshi also reached the final of the 2017 Canada Open, a BWF Grand Prix tournament. She won eight titles on the BWF International Challenge/Series circuit. Hoshi officially retired from the sport on 31 March 2023.

Career Junior career Hoshi represented Japan in junior team competitions, winning a silver medal in the mixed team event at the 2012 BWF World Junior Championships. She also won bronze medals in the mixed team event at the 2012 and 2013 Asian Junior Championships.

Senior career Hoshi competed in women's singles and doubles on the BWF circuit. Early in her senior career, she focused primarily on singles and achieved three runner-up finishes in BWF International Challenge/Series events: the 2014 Polish Open, the 2016 Brazil International, and the 2017 Portugal International.

Partnering with Naru Shinoya in women's doubles, Hoshi won three International Challenge titles: the Peru International and Brazil International in 2016, followed by the Portugal International in 2017. In 2017, the pair also reached the final of the BWF Grand Prix Canada Open but finished as runners-up to their compatriots, Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara. Additionally, they were finalists at the 2017 Finnish Open and the Smiling Fish International. These achievements led to Hoshi achieving her highest women's doubles ranking of No. 27, on 26 October 2017.

With the introduction of the BWF World Tour in 2018, Hoshi formed a new partnership with Kie Nakanishi. They won the Austrian International and secured their first World Tour title at the Super 100 Russian Open that year. In 2019, Hoshi partnered with Aoi Matsuda and won the Polish Open. Their highest-level title together was the 2021 Hylo Open, a Super 500 tournament. On their path to the title, they defeated the top-seeded Thai pair Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai in the semifinals before overcoming Japanese compatriots Rin Iwanaga and Kie Nakanishi in the final.

In 2022, Hoshi partnered with Miyu Takahashi, winning three consecutive International Challenge titles: the India International (I), the India International (II), and the Maldives International. Hoshi officially retired from professional badminton on 31 March 2023, with BIPROGY announcing her retirement on 3 April 2023.

Achievements BWF World Tour (2 titles) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.

Women's doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2018 Russian Open Super 100 Kie Nakanishi Chow Mei Kuan Lee Meng Yean 21–11, 21–18 Winner 2021 Hylo Open Super 500 Aoi Matsuda Rin Iwanaga Kie Nakanishi 22–20, 21–18 Winner

BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up) The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2017 Canada Open Naru Shinoya Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara 16–21, 21–16, 18–21 Runner-up BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 5 runners-up) Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref 2014 Polish Open Yuka Kusunose 13–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2016 Brazil International Neslihan Yiğit 13–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2017 Portugal International Sayaka Takahashi 10–21, 15–21 Runner-up

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2016 Peru International Naru Shinoya Cemre Fere Ebru Yazgan 21–5, 21–7 Winner 2016 Brazil International Naru Shinoya Setyana Mapasa Gronya Somerville 21–13, 21–19 Winner 2017 Portugal International Naru Shinoya Emilie Juul Møller Mai Surrow 21–13, 21–6 Winner 2017 Finnish Open Naru Shinoya Misato Aratama Akane Watanabe 18–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2017 Smiling Fish International Naru Shinoya Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida 19–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2018 Austrian International Kie Nakanishi Sayaka Hobara Natsuki Sone 21–15, 21–18 Winner 2019 Polish Open Aoi Matsuda Alexandra Bøje Mette Poulsen 21–18, 15–21, 21–17 Winner 2022 (I) India International Miyu Takahashi Miho Kayama Kaho Osawa 21–18, 19–21, 21–16 Winner 2022 (II) India International Miyu Takahashi Pooja Dandu Arathi Sara Sunil 12–21, 21–12, 21–7 Winner 2022 Maldives International Miyu Takahashi Kaho Osawa Kaoru Sugiyama 21–16, 21–15 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament

References

External links

Chisato Hoshi at Nippon Badminton Association Chisato Hoshi at BIPROGY Chisato Hoshi at Smash and Net TV