Akane Araki

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Akane Araki
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Personal information
Country Japan
Born (1996-10-21) 21 October 1996 (age 24)
Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking
  • 317 (WS 6 October 2016)
  • 62 (WD 16 November 2017)
  • 212 (XD 5 July 2018)
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Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Alor Setar Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Taipei Mixed team
BWF profile

Akane Araki (荒木 茜羽, Araki Akane, born 21 October 1996) is a Japanese badminton player who plays for The 77 Bank.[1][2] She won her first international title at the Tahiti International tournament in the women's doubles event partnered with Ayaka Kawasaki.[3] She and Kawasaki were the semi-finalists at the 2016 Belgian International tournament.[4]

Achievements[]

BWF Grand Prix[]

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Bitburger Open Japan Aoi Matsuda Thailand Jongkolphan Kititharakul
Thailand Rawinda Prajongjai 		19–21, 6–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Russian Open Japan Aoi Matsuda Japan Yuho Imai
Japan 		11–6, 6–11, 11–7, 7–11, 11–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Russian Open Japan Keiichiro Matsui Malaysia Chan Peng Soon
Malaysia Cheah Yee See 		8–11, 11–13, 3–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series[]

Women doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Japan United States Annie Xu
United States 		21–15, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 White Nights Japan Japan Asumi Kugo
Japan Megumi Yokoyama 		21–18, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Tahiti International Japan Ayaka Kawasaki United States Eva Lee
United States Paula Lynn Obanana 		21–13, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

Personal life[]

Her mother, Wu Jianqiu is a former member of the China national badminton team.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Players: Akane Araki". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  2. ^ "七十七銀行: 選手紹介・女子2部" (PDF). www.badspi.jp (in Japanese). The 77 Bank. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Badminton : La journée de finale interrompue en raison de la pluie". www.tntv.pf (in French). Tahiti Nui Television. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  4. ^ "ベルギーインターナショナル2016". www.badminton.or.jp (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  5. ^ "元世界女王の娘・荒木萌恵、敗れる　バドミントン". www.nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports News. Retrieved 10 February 2017.

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