The serve itself is rather unorthodox but still ample in efficiency, making it even more effective due to its unfamiliar nature.

His serve has been one of the imperative factors in his illustrious junior career, alongside making him a top 50 player for many years.

[6] Matsudaira became well known on the world stage after his match against the Olympic champion Ma Lin at the 2009 World Table Tennis Championships, where he demonstrated his advanced tomahawk serves, compact and explosive technique, alongside his dynamic backhand control.

He won two straight games from a 1–3 deficit and held the lead at 4–1 in the seventh (he lost the set 11–9).

After progressing to the Round of 16 and beating Vladimir Samsonov 4–3, he lost in the quarter-finals to the bronze medalist, Xu Xin, in 6 games.