Akane Yamaguchi
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Akane Yamaguchi (born 6 June 1997) is a Japanese badminton player who is a singles specialist[1] and a member of the Kumamoto Saishunkan Badminton team.[2] Yamaguchi occupied the number-one position in the BWF women's singles ranking on 19 April 2018, becoming the first Japanese player to achieve that distinction.[3]
During her youth, Yamaguchi won the national junior championship as a primary school student in 2010. She also won the 2014 national championship and the 2017 national championship twice. It is also the second World Youth Championship in Japan after the hope of Nozomi Okuhara. The women's singles champion, and successfully defended in 2014, second only to Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon. Yamaguchi has also made great achievements in the Japanese badminton industry in adult competitions, including winning the 2017 BWF Super Series Finals, the All England Open Badminton Championships (2016) and the runner-up (2018).[4] She also helped Japan to win the 2014 Uber Cup runner-up, the 2015 Sudirman Cup runner-up and the 2014 Asian Games badminton women's team than the season army as the main team member of the national team.[5]
Career
University
After going on to high school, she won the national badminton competition (inter-high) women's singles in August 2013 when she was in first grade[6], and Kogaho at the 2nd Asian Youth Games held in Nanjing, China (Fukushima Prefectural Tomioka High School) paired up and won a gold medal in mixed doubles.[7]
After being promoted to the second year of high school, she achieved the second consecutive singles at the 2014 World Junior Championships held in Malaysia from April 7 to 18. At Inter High held in Chiba Prefecture from August 1st to 6th, she won the second consecutive singles and the best 4 in the group and doubles. At the opening ceremony of the 2nd Youth Olympics, which opened on August 16, she served as the flag of the Japanese team[8] and won second place in women's singles[9]. In November, she won the BWF Super Series Premier China Open. In the All Japan General Championships in December, she won the previous tournament, defeating Minatsu Mitani, 2-0. The first victory at the age of 17 years and 6 months is the second youngest record in the tournament history). In December, participated in the BWF Super Series Final held in Dubai, UAE, and won three consecutive victories in the first league against Wang Yihan, Rachanok Inthanon, and Tai Tzu-ying and advanced to the semi-final in 1st place. In the semi-finals, she was defeated by Satoshi Nariike and finished third.
In the third year of high school, she declined the World Championship in August and gave priority to the inter-high that was held at the same time, achieving the first three consecutive wins in singles.[10] After graduating from high school, she joined Re-Shunkan Pharmaceutical without going on to higher education.[11]
In 2012, the age of the competition: the first group
In July 2012, Yamaguchi represented Japan in the 2012 Asian Junior Badminton Championships held in Gimcheon, South Korea. The women's singles finals won the bronze medal with 0-2 (19-21, 9-21) and lost to teammates Okuhara. Yamaguchi reached the finals of the BWF World Junior Championships three years in a row, winning silver at the 2012 BWF World Junior Championships in Chiba, Japan, and gold at the 2013 BWF World Junior Championships in Bangkok and at the 2014 BWF World Junior Championships in Alor Setar, Malaysia.[12]
2013 Age-old competition period: World Youth Championship women's singles win, adult competition: Super race wins
In April 2013, Yamaguchi played the Osaka International (badminton) and won the runner-up in the women's singles final with 0-2 (20-22, 16-21) and the top seed of the predecessor. In April of the same year, she played in the 2013 New Zealand Open Grand Prix, and won the runner-up in the women's singles final with 1 to 2 (17-21, 21-18, 20-22) and lost to the No. 3 seed of the tournament, China's Deng Xuan. At the age 16, Yamaguchi became the youngest-ever player to win the BWF Super Series tournament, beating Shizuka Uchida in the final of 2013 Japan Super Series. This was the first time a Japanese woman won the home event in the ladies' singles at the Japan Open and the first victory for Japan in the Japan Open.[13]
2014 Age-old competition period: Youth's strongest overlord
In January 2014, Yamaguchi stopped the second and eighth rounds in the 2014 Korea Open Super Series and the 2014 Malaysia Super Series Premier respectively. In February of the same year, she represented Japan in the 2014 Asian Junior Badminton Championships, helping the Japanese team win third place in the mixed group; in addition, she won the women's singles Badminton Asia Junior Championships. In March 2014, she ended her first full-English journey in the first round of the 2014 All England Super Series Premier. In June 2014, she continued to play in three consecutive matches including the 2014 Japan Super Series, the 2014 Indonesia Super Series Premier, and the 2014 Australian Super Series also stopped the first round. In November 2014, she played in 2014 China Open Super Series Premier, winning the runner-up in the final with a 0-2 (12-21, 20-22) loss to No. 6 seed, India's Saina Nehwal. In September 2014, she represented Japan in the 2014 Asian Games held in Incheon, South Korea, helping the Badminton at the 2014 Asian Games – Women's team win the women's team bronze medal.
In August 2014, she represented Japan in the second World Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. She played the women's singles event as the number one seed; in the group stage, she defeated Sri Lanka's Tilini Pramodika Hengda Heva, Mia Brisfeldt of Denmark and C Cadeau of Seychelles, took the lead in the group; in the quarter-finals, the violent three innings defeated Rusley Ha of Indonesia by 2-1. Tawan; In the semi-final, Li Jiaxin defeated Chinese Taipei 2-1 in three games; in the final, He Bingjiao lost to China 1 to 2 (24-22, 21-23, 17-21), won the women's singles silver medal in the Youth Olympic Games.
In November 2014, of the same period, she played in the Hong Kong Super Tournament and ended the quarterfinals.
2015 Team Competition: Su Cup runner-up, adult competition: Golden Grand Prix wins
In March 2015, Yamaguchi played in the 2015 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold. In the women's singles semi-final, she lost to the No. 8 seed in the women's singles finals, Thai player Busanan Ongbamrungphan. In May 2015, she represented the Japanese team in the Sudirman Cup in her second singles. In the group match against the Russian team, Yamaguchi defeated Ksenia Polikarpova with a straight second, helping the team to beat the opponent 4-1. The Japanese team eventually advanced In the quarter-finals and semi-finals, although Yamaguchi was not scheduled to play. In the final against the defending champions, China, the coach arranged for her to play, considering that Yamaguchi had defeated both of China's top players. With Japan's defeat in the men's doubles match, the Chinese team took a 2-0 lead and the lead in the game. Yamaguchi's opponent was the London Olympics gold medalist Li Xuerui. In the end, Yamaguchi defeated her 2-0 (21-23, 14-21), and the Japanese team was runner-up. It was also the first time Japan earned victories in the Sudirman Cup Championship. In October 2015, she won the first match in the final of the 2015 Bitburger Open Grand Prix Gold with a 2-1 (16-21, 21-14, 21-13) victory over Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan, Gold Grand Prix women's singles champion.
In June 2015, of the same year, she played in the 2015 U.S. Open Grand Prix Gold, and lost to her teammate Sayaka Sato in the women's singles semifinal 1 to 2 (24-22, 11-21, 8-21).
In September 2015, she went to the 2015 Japan Super Series held at her doorstep. In the semi-final, she defeated China's Wang Shixian 2 to 1 (21-12, 15-21, 26-24), and succeeded with teammates Nozomi Okuhara hopes to meet the finals. Finally, she took 0 to 2 (18-21, 12-21). ) lost to teammates.
2016 Rio Olympics Premier League Top 8 and Premier Super Championship
After losing to Nozomi Okuhara at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympic's quarter-finals,[14] Yamaguchi won her second Super Series title at the Korea Open, beating Sung Ji Hyun, the fifth seed.[15] Yamaguchi followed this with a win at the Denmark Open held at Odense, making her the fourth non-Chinese women's singles player to win two consecutive Super Series following Tai Tzu Ying, Ratchanok Intanon and Tine Baun.[citation needed] In March 2016, Yamaguchi played in the 2016 German Open Grand Prix Gold. In the women's singles semi-final, she lost to the No. 4 seed of the tournament and Wang Shixian of China in 1 to 2 (13-21, 21-19, 19-21). On her way to victory in Denmark, Yamaguchi won against twice-world-champion and Olympic gold medallist Carolina Marin in a close, three-set match and her teammate Nozomi Okuhara,[14] whom she had never beaten prior to the Olympic Games. In May 2016, she was selected as the main force of the women's singles in the 2016 Uber Cup, helping the Japanese team win the third place in the women's team. In August 2016, of the same year, she represented Japan for the first time in the women's singles event of the Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics competition held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In the group stage, she defeated Tee Jing Yi of Malaysia and Kristína Gavnholt of the Czech Republic to advance to the knockout. In the first round, Yamaguchi defeated No. 4 seed of the tournament and Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand by 2-0 (21-19, 21-16). However, in the semi-final finals, facing the teammates and the 6th seed Nozomi Okuhara hope, she lost 1 to 2 (21-11, 17-21, 10-21) and stopped the quarterfinals. In September 2016, of the same year, she played in the Japanese badminton super race. In the women's singles semi-final, she lost to the No. 7 seed of the tournament and Sun Yu of China in the 0-2 (17-21, 18-21). In October 2016, of the same year she played in the 2016 Denmark Super Series Premier. In the women's singles final, she defeated the No. 2 seed in the women's singles match Tai Tzu-ying, and won the badminton. The first major super women's singles champion in his career.
2017 Midfielder wins and the first finals
In February 2017, Yamaguchi represented Japan in the 2017 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to help the team win the first mixed team championship. In February of the same period, she played in the 2017 German Open Grand Prix Gold and won the gold medal in the women's singles finals. In March 2017, of the same year, she played in the 2017 All England Super Series Premier. In the women's singles semi-final, she lost to the No. 5 seed in the women's singles finals and the World Championship champion Ratchanok Intanon. In March 2017, she played in the 2017 India Super Series. In the women's singles semi-final, she lost to the top seed of the tournament and the Olympic champion Carolina Marín 0-2 (16-21, 14-21). In April 2017, she participated in the 2017 Badminton Asia Championships held in Wuhan, China. She defeated Malaysian star Goh Jin Wei in the first round with 2-0 (21-17, 21-18) as the No. 2 seed in the first round. In the two straight games, Hsu Ya-ching won the Chinese Taipei 2-0 (21-18, 22-20); in the top eight, she played well and defeated the No. 6 seed in 2-0 (21-16, 21-19). In the semi-finals, He Bingjiao who swept China 2-0 (21-15, 21-19) in the semi-finals, faced the top seed in the final and the Asian sister. Tai Tzu-ying who defeated the opponent by 1 to 2 (21-18, 11-21, 18-21) in the third game, won the women's singles runner-up in the Asian Championships. In August 2017, she represented Japan in the BWF World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, where she played in the women's singles event. She was the first seed, so she was in the first round of the round; then defeated Denmark's Line Kjærsfeldt 2-0 in the second lap; but on the third lap, she faced No. 9 seed, China. When Chen Yufei was defeated to the opponent by 0 to 2 (18-21, 19-21), the top 16 stopped.[16] In October 2017, of the same period she played in the 2017 French Super Series. In the women's singles final, 0-2 (4-21, 16-21) lost to the top seed of the tournament, Tai Tzu-ying of Taiwan won the runner-up. In November of the same year, she played in China's badminton premier super race, and in the women's singles final, she swept the host's Gao Fangjie 2-0 (21-13, 21-15) to win the first women's singles championship this year. In December of the same year, she played in the finals of the 2017 BWF Super Series Finals. In the group stage, she defeated teammates Sayaka Sato and China's He Bingjiao. Only lost to India's Pusarla Venkata Sindhu. Dehu, but still qualify as the group's second place; in the semi-final, in the final three games, 1/2 to 17 (17-21, 21-12, 21-19) lectra World Championship champion Ratchanok Intanon; in the final In the 3rd round of the game, Pusarla Venkata Sindhu, the runner-up of the World Championships, was defeated by 2-1 (15-21, 21-12, 21-19). Winning the women's singles championship in the Super Series Finals.
2018 World Badminton Federation: the first summit, Asian Games: Yaro and Jakarta Asian Games Group Gold
In March 2018, of the same year she played in the 2018 German Open (badminton). In the women's singles final, she defeated the No. 4 seed in the women's singles match (21-19, 6-21, 21-12), China's Chen Yufei and won the Super 300 women's singles championship. In March 2018, of the same period she played in the 2018 All England Open, and lost to Tai Tzu-ying from Taiwan in the women's singles final with 0-2 (20-22, 13-21). On 19 April 2018, Yamaguchi became the first Japanese person to become the top-ranked singles player in the world.[17] On May 1, 2018, Yamaguchi was awarded the "Honorary Citizen Award" by the mayor of Katsuyama, Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, for his first place in the world.[18] In May 2018, she was selected as the main force of the Uber Cup women's singles, helping the Japanese team to regain the women's team championship after 48 years. It was also the moment when she became the champion of the new world. In July of the same year, she participated in the 2018 BWF World Championships held in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. She played in women's singles. She was the second seed, so she was in the first round of the round; on the second lap she took Germany's Fabienne Deprez 2-0 (21-17, 21-10); on the third lap, straight In the two games, 2-0 (21-12, 21-12) defeated the No. 11 seed of the tournament, and the famous Thai star Nitchaon Jindapol; in the quarter-finals, the battle of the three games was 2 to 1 (21-13, 17-21, 21-16) force No. 5 seed, China's Chen Yufei; in the top four, facing the Olympic runner-up Pusarla Venkata Sindhu, fighting two games with 0 to 2 (16- 21, 22-24) defeated and won the third place in the World Championships women's singles. In August of the same year, she represented Japan in the Asian Games badminton competition held in Jakarta, Indonesia, and helped the Japanese women's team win the women's team gold medal.
2019 Asian Championships win, the first 1000 champions, return to the world first
In February 2019, Yamaguchi played in the 2019 German Open (badminton), and in the women's singles final, 2 to 1 (16-21, 21-14, 25-23), the No. 3 seed, the World Championship champion Ratchanok Intanon, won the Super 300 women's singles champion. In March of the same year, she played in the 2019 All England Open, and lost to the top seed of the tournament and Tai Tzu-ying after the World Cup in the women's singles semifinal 1 to 2 (13-21, 21-10, 8-21). In April of the same year, she played in the 2019 Malaysia Open (badminton). In the women's singles final, she lost to the top seed of the tournament and Tai Tzu-ying after the world ball in 0-2 (16-21, 19-21), winning the Super 750 female single runner-up. In April 2019, of the same year she played in the 2019 Badminton Asia Championships, breaking through the four-strong encirclement of the Chinese women's singles. In the semi-final, she defeated Chen Yufei, the top seed in China. The final was two other Chinese star He Bingjiao and won the first Badminton Asia Championships of the Japanese team. Women's singles champion. In the same April, she played in the New Zealand Open (badminton). In the women's singles semi-final, she lost to the No. 6 seed of the tournament and Li Xuerui of China in the 1 to 2 (21-13, 19-21, 13-21). In May 2019, of the same year she represented Japan in the 2019 Sudirman Cup held in Nanning, Guangxi Sports Center, China, helping the Japanese team win the mixed group runner-up. She also won a Japan Open competition in July 2019, her first title in six years.[19] That same month, she won a match against Taiwan competitor Tai Tzu-ying, the highest-ranked player in the world, placing her in the finals of her first Indonesia Open.[20] In August 2019, Yamaguchi was shocked in the second round of 2019 BWF World Championships held at Basel, Switzerland in front of the 20-year-old young badminton player Yeo Jia Min of Singapore with the score 0-2 (14-21, 18-21).[21]
Technical evaluation
Chinese player Sun Yu pointed out that Yamaguchi is small, but she is diligent in running, moving fast, and many balls that don't seem to work, she can pick it up. In addition, her style of play is also very patience, and the stability is high. Every beat is beaten to 30 to 40 beats, she does not make mistakes; as long as the opponent is in a hurry, it is easy to lose points. Another Chinese player, Wang Shixian also agrees that Yamaguchi can run very well and needs to have a certain speed in playing against her.[22]
Li Yongbo head coach of the Chinese team, commented: "She has patience and quality. As for her short stature, there is not much room for development. I think that the badminton charm is not limited by height. Her ball is not enough to make up for her height. As for the future development. How to see if you can stay in the year".[23]
Achievements
BWF World Championships
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park Indoor Arena, Nanjing, China | ![]() |
16–21, 22–24 | ![]() |
Asian Games
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia | ![]() |
17–21, 21–15, 10–21 | ![]() |
Asian Championships
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China | ![]() |
21–19, 21–9 | ![]() |
2017 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China | ![]() |
21–18, 11–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
East Asian Games
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Binhai New Area Dagang Gymnasium, Tianjin, China | ![]() |
21–19, 19–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
Youth Olympic Games
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Nanjing Sport Institute, Nanjing, China | ![]() |
24–22, 21–23, 17–21 | ![]() |
BWF World Junior Championships
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim, Alor Setar, Malaysia | ![]() |
14–21, 21–18, 21–13 | ![]() |
2013 | Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() |
21–11, 21–13 | ![]() |
2012 | Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan | ![]() |
12–21, 9–21 | ![]() |
Asian Youth Games
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Nanjing Sport Institute, Nanjing, China |
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21–19, 19–21, 21–17 | ![]() |
Asian Junior Championships
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Chinese Taipei | ![]() |
21–11, 16–21, 21–13 | ![]() |
2012 | Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea | ![]() |
19–21, 9–21 | ![]() |
BWF World Tour (5 titles, 2 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[24] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[25]
Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Japan Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
21–13, 21–15 | ![]() |
2019 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
21–15, 21–16 | ![]() |
2019 | Malaysia Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
16–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2019 | German Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
16–21, 21–14, 25–23 | ![]() |
2018 | French Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
22–20, 17–21, 21–13 | ![]() |
2018 | All England Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
20–22, 13–21 | ![]() |
2018 | German Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
21–19, 6–21, 21–12 | ![]() |
BWF Superseries (5 titles, 5 runners-up)
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011. Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Dubai World Superseries Finals | ![]() |
15–21, 21–12, 21–19 | ![]() |
2017 | China Open | ![]() |
21–13, 21–15 | ![]() |
2017 | French Open | ![]() |
4–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Denmark Open | ![]() |
16–21, 21–14, 25–23[26] | ![]() |
2017 | Australian Open | ![]() |
12–21, 23–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
2016 | Denmark Open | ![]() |
19–21, 21–14, 21–12 | ![]() |
2016 | Korea Open | ![]() |
20–22, 21–15, 21–18 | ![]() |
2015 | Japan Open | ![]() |
18–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2014 | China Open | ![]() |
12–21, 20–22[27] | ![]() |
2013 | Japan Open | ![]() |
21–15, 21–19 | ![]() |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
The BWF Grand Prix, a series of badminton tournaments that have been sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007, consists of two levels; Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold.
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | German Open | ![]() |
Walkover | ![]() |
2015 | Bitburger Open | ![]() |
16–21, 21–14, 21–13 | ![]() |
2013 | New Zealand Open | ![]() |
17–21, 21–18, 20–22 | ![]() |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (0 titles, 1 runner-up)
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Osaka International | ![]() |
20–22, 16–21 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
Record against selected opponents
Record against Super Series finalists, World Championships semifinalists and Olympic quarterfinalists (as of 29 June 2018):[28]
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External links
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- Akane Yamaguchi at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Akane Yamaguchi at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Kumamoto Saishunkan Badminton Team - Akane Yamaguchi Profile
- 山口茜 Smash and Net TV選手名鑑
- Wikipedia articles needing copy edit from August 2019
- Japanese female badminton players
- Living people
- 1997 births
- Sportspeople from Fukui Prefecture
- Badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players of Japan
- Badminton players at the 2014 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
- Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
- World No. 1 badminton players