Akane Yamaguchi

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Akane Yamaguchi
山口茜
Akane Yamaguchi.jpg
Yamaguchi at the 2015 Indonesia Open Super Series Premier
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1997-06-06) 6 June 1997 (age 24)
Katsuyama, Fukui, Japan[1]
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Career record314 wins, 113 losses
Highest ranking1 (19 April 2018)
Current ranking5 (14 September 2021)
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Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Nanjing Women's singles
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 2015 Donggguan Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Nanning Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Gold Coast Mixed team
Uber Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Bangkok Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2014 New Delhi Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kunshan Women's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Women's singles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Wuhan Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Wuhan Women's singles
Asia Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Alor Setar Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Manila Women's team
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ho Chi Minh Mixed team
East Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tianjin Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Tianjin Women's team
Youth Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Nanjing Girls' singles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Bangkok Girls' singles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Alor Setar Girls' singles
Silver medal – second place 2012 Chiba Girls' singles
Silver medal – second place 2012 Chiba Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Alor Setar Mixed team
Asian Youth Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Nanjing Mixed doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Gimcheon Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Taipei Girls' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Gimcheon Girls' singles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kota Kinabalu Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Taipei Mixed team
BWF profile

Akane Yamaguchi (山口 茜, Yamaguchi Akane, born 6 June 1997) is a Japanese badminton player who specializes in singles play. She won the women's singles titles at the World Junior Championships in 2013 and 2014, the Asian Junior Championships in 2014, and the Asian Championships in 2019. She was a part of the winning Japanese team at the Asian Junior Championships in 2012, the Asia Mixed Team Championships in 2017, the Asia Women's Team Championships in 2018 and 2020, the Asian Games in 2018, and at the Uber Cup in 2018. Yamaguchi was awarded as the Most Promising Player of the Year by the Badminton World Federation in 2013 and 2014 and the Honorary Citizen Award by the mayor of Katsuyama in 2018.

Career[]

Pre-2012[]

Yamaguchi won the National Junior Championships as a primary school student in 2010.[2]

2012[]

In July, Yamaguchi represented Japan at the Asian Junior Championships in Gimcheon, South Korea. She finished in the semifinals in the women's singles event and settled for the bronze medal, losing to her teammate Nozomi Okuhara with a score of 19–21, 9–21. She was also a part of the national junior team that won Japan's first junior mixed team title.[3] Yamaguchi reached the finals of the World Junior Championships three years in a row, winning a silver medal in 2012 and gold medals in 2013 and 2014.[4]

2013[]

In April, Yamaguchi finished second to Kaori Imabeppu at the Osaka International in the women's singles event with a score of 20–22, 16–21[5] and was the women's singles runner-up in the New Zealand Open, a Grand Prix tournament.[6] Aged 16, Yamaguchi became the youngest player to win the BWF Super Series tournament, beating Shizuka Uchida in the finals of the Japan Open. This was Japan's first victory at the Japan Open.[7]

While in high school, Yamaguchi won the national badminton competition, competing in the women's singles event. At the 2nd Asian Youth Games held in Nanjing, China in August 2013, where she represented the Fukushima Prefectural Tomioka High School, she won a gold medal in mixed doubles.[8] In October, she represented Japan at the East Asian Games held in Tianjin, China, where she finished third in the women's singles event. After graduating from high school, she joined the Re-Shunkan Pharmaceutical badminton team.[9]

2014[]

In January, Yamaguchi competed in South Korea and in the Malaysia Open, where she reached the semifinal and quarterfinal rounds, respectively. In February, she won the Asian Junior Championships girls' singles title. She competed in the first round of the All England Open in March. In June, she played in the Japan Open, the Indonesia Open, and the Australian Open; she was eliminated after the first round in all three tournaments.

On 16 August, Yamaguchi served as the flag-bearer for the Japanese team at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China.[10] She was the number one seed in the women's singles event, eventually winning the silver medal.[11]

In September, Yamaguchi represented Japan at the 2014 Asian Games held in Incheon, South Korea, helping her team win the women's team bronze medal.[citation needed] She was the runner-up in the China Open in November. She then won the All Japan General Championships in December. At 17 years of age, she was the second-youngest player to win the tournament. She finished third in the BWF Super Series Finals held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[citation needed]

2015[]

In March 2015, Yamaguchi reached the women's singles semifinals in the Swiss Open. In May, she represented the Japanese team in the Sudirman Cup in her second singles appearance. Although Yamaguchi was not scheduled to play, in the final against China, the defending champions, the coach arranged for her to play since she had defeated both of China's top players. The Chinese team took a 2–0 lead in the women's finals. Yamaguchi's opponent was the London Olympics gold medalist Li Xuerui. Yamaguchi defeated her 23–21, 21–14, and the Japanese team was the runner-up. This marked the first time Japan had earned a victory in the Sudirman Cup Championship.[citation needed]

In October, she was the women's champion of the Bitburger Open with a victory over Thailand's Busanan Ongbamrungphan.[12]

2016[]

In May 2016, Yamaguchi was selected as the main player for the women's singles in the 2016 Uber Cup, helping the Japanese team win third place in the women's team competition.[citation needed]

In August, Yamaguchi represented Japan for the first time in the women's singles badminton event at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She lost and was eliminated in the semifinals against teammate and 6th seed Nozomi Okuhara.[13]

In October, Yamaguchi won her second Super Series title at the Korea Open, beating Sung Ji-hyun, the fifth seed.[14] She 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 after Tai Tzu-ying, Ratchanok Intanon, and Tine Baun.[citation needed] On her way to victory, Yamaguchi defeated her teammate Nozomi Okuhara in the quarterfinals and two-time World Champion and Olympic gold medalist Carolina Marín in a close three-set match in the semifinals.[15] In the women's singles final, she defeated the No. 2 seed, Tai Tzu-ying, winning the tournament.[16] This was her first Super Series Premier title in her career.[17]

2017[]

In February, Yamaguchi represented Japan at the Asia Mixed Team Championships held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and helped the team win its first mixed team championship. In the same month, she won the women's singles title at the German Open. In March, she played in the India Open, losing to the top seed and Olympic champion Carolina Marín in the semifinals. In April, she participated in the Asian Championships held in Wuhan, China, losing to Tai Tzu-ying in the final.[18]

In August, Yamaguchi represented Japan in the World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, where she played in the women's singles event. She was the No. 1 seed and thus had a bye in the first round. She defeated Denmark's Line Kjærsfeldt in the second round, but faced No. 9 seed Chen Yufei in the third round and was defeated 18–21, 19–21.[19] In October, she played in the French Open and lost the women's singles final to the tournament's top seed, Tai Tzu-ying. She played in the China Open, and in the final, she swept the host's Gao Fangjie 21–13, 21–15 to win her first title of the year.[20]

In December, she played in the Dubai World Super Series Finals, defeating Sayaka Sato and He Bingjiao and losing to India's P. V. Sindhu in the group stage. She won the semifinal defeating Ratchanok Intanon. In the final, Yamaguchi defeated Sindhu, the World Championship runner-up, winning the women's singles championship in the Super Series Finals.[21] Yamaguchi ended up the year collecting US$261,363 from 15 tournaments, becoming the highest-paid player of the year.[22]

2018[]

In March, Yamaguchi played in the Super 300 German Open tournament. She won the title after defeating the No. 4 seed, China's Chen Yufei, in the final. She also played in the All England Open in March, losing to Tai Tzu-ying in the final. In April, Yamaguchi became the first Japanese person to become the top-ranked singles player in the world,[23] for which she was awarded the "Honorary Citizen Award" by the mayor of Katsuyama, Japan, on 1 May 2018.[24] In May, she was selected as the main force of the Uber Cup women's singles, helping the Japanese team regain the women's team championship after 48 years.[25]

In July, she participated in the World Championships held in Nanjing, China. She was the second seed in the women's singles. In the top four, facing the Olympic runner-up P. V. Sindhu, she lost both games 0–2, finishing in third place in the World Championships women's singles.[26]

In August, she represented Japan in the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia, and helped the Japanese women's team win the gold medal. In the women's singles semifinals, facing the tournament's No. 3 seed Olympic runner-up P. V. Sindhu, Yamaguchi lost 1–2, winning the women's singles bronze medal.[27]

2019[]

In February 2019, Yamaguchi played in the German Open. In the women's singles final, she defeated the No. 3 seed and World Championship champion Ratchanok Intanon 2–1 to become the Super 300 women's singles champion.[28] In March, she played in the 2019 All England Open and lost to the tournament's top seed Tai Tzu-ying in the women's singles semifinal 1–2.[29] In April, she played in the Malaysia Open, finishing as the runner-up after losing to the top seed of the tournament, Tai Tzu-ying, 0–2.[30] She played in the Asian Championships. In the semifinal, she defeated Chen Yufei, the top seed in China, making it through to the final where she defeated He Bingjiao, winning the first Asian Championship title for the Japanese team. In the same month, she played in the New Zealand Open, losing in the semifinal to the tournament's No. 6 seed Li Xuerui 1–2. In May, she represented Japan at the 2019 Sudirman Cup held in Nanning, China, helping the Japanese team become the runner-up in the mixed group.[31]

In July, she won the Japan Open, her second Japan Open title since her first six years prior.[32] That same month, she won a match against Taiwanese competitor Tai Tzu-ying, the highest-ranked player in the world, placing her in the finals of her first Indonesia Open.[33] In August, Yamaguchi was defeated in the second round of the 2019 BWF World Championships held in Basel, Switzerland, by 20-year-old Yeo Jia Min of Singapore 0–2.[34]

After a loss in the BWF World Championships due to injury, she lost in the early stages of the China, Korea, and Denmark open tournaments. She came back to her form in the French Open, where she managed to reach the semifinal round before losing to An Se-young.[citation needed] She also reached the semifinals of the Hong Kong Open and Korea Masters. She competed in the World Tour Finals in Guangzhou, where she got to the semifinals after her victories against He Bingjiao and defending champion P. V. Sindhu. She lost to Chen Yufei in the semifinals, denying her the final.[citation needed]

2020–2021[]

After a slow start, Yamaguchi claimed her first title victory of the year at the Thailand Masters, beating An Se-young in two straight games.[citation needed] She helped her team win the Asia Team Championships by beating An Se-young in the final. The Japanese team won 3–0 against Korea.[35]

Yamaguchi competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics,[36] but her pace was stopped by P. V. Sindhu in the quarter-finals.[37]

Playing style[]

Chinese player Sun Yu has commented on Yamaguchi's style, pointing out that while small, she is diligent and runs swiftly, and she is capable of picking up the kinds of difficult shots that others are typically unable to save. Sun Yu suggested that her style of play is based upon patience and consistent performance, observing that she does not make mistakes often, and simultaneously takes advantage to score from opponents who rush and make errors. Another Chinese player, Wang Shixian, agrees that Yamaguchi is quick and nimble, and for challengers to be successful, they need to be capable of matching her speed.[38]

In 2019, Li Yongbo, head coach of the Chinese team, commented on the Japanese player:

She plays with patience and quality. As to whether there is room for further development due to her short stature, I think talent in badminton is not limited by height restrictions, her skill is more than enough to make up for her height. As for her future, we have to see how she holds up in the coming year.[39]

Achievements[]

BWF World Championships[]

Women's singles
Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park, Nanjing, China India P. V. Sindhu 16–21, 22–24 Bronze Bronze

Asian Games[]

Women's singles
Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia India P. V. Sindhu 17–21, 21–15, 10–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships[]

Women's singles
Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying 21–18, 11–21, 18–21 Silver Silver
2019 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China China He Bingjiao 21–19, 21–9 Gold Gold

East Asian Games[]

Women's singles
Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2013 Binhai New Area Dagang Gymnasium, Tianjin, China China Wang Shixian 21–19, 19–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze

Youth Olympic Games[]

Girls' singles
Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2014 Nanjing Sport Institute, Nanjing, China China He Bingjiao 24–22, 21–23, 17–21 Silver medal.svg Silver

BWF World Junior Championships[]

Girls' singles
Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2012 Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan Japan Nozomi Okuhara 12–21, 9–21 Silver Silver
2013 Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Japan Aya Ohori 21–11, 21–13 Gold Gold
2014 Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim, Alor Setar, Malaysia China He Bingjiao 14–21, 21–18, 21–13 Gold Gold

Asian Youth Games[]

Mixed doubles
Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Nanjing Sport Institute,
Nanjing, China 		Japan Minoru Koga Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh
Thailand Puttita Supajirakul 		21–19, 19–21, 21–17 Gold Gold

Asian Junior Championships[]

Girls' singles
Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2012 Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea Japan Nozomi Okuhara 19–21, 9–21 Bronze Bronze
2014 Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan China Chen Yufei 21–11, 16–21, 21–13 Gold Gold

BWF World Tour (6 titles, 2 runners-up)[]

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[40] 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.[41]

Women's singles
Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2018 German Open Super 300 China Chen Yufei 21–19, 6–21, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 All England Open Super 1000 Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying 20–22, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 French Open Super 750 Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying 22–20, 17–21, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 German Open Super 300 Thailand Ratchanok Intanon 16–21, 21–14, 25–23 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Malaysia Open Super 750 Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying 16–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Indonesia Open Super 1000 India P. V. Sindhu 21–15, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Japan Open Super 750 Japan Nozomi Okuhara 21–13, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2020 Thailand Masters Super 300 South Korea An Se-young 21–16, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

BWF Super Series (5 titles, 5 runners-up)[]

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[42] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consistde of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[43] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Women's singles
Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2013 Japan Open Japan Shizuka Uchida 21–15, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 China Open India Saina Nehwal 12–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Japan Open Japan Nozomi Okuhara 18–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Korea Open Korea Sung Ji-hyun 20–22, 21–15, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Denmark Open Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying 19–21, 21–14, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Australian Open Japan Nozomi Okuhara 12–21, 23–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Denmark Open Thailand Ratchanok Intanon 21–14, 15–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 French Open Chinese Taipei Tai Tzu-ying 4–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 China Open China Gao Fangjie 21–13, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Dubai World Super Series Finals India P. V. Sindhu 15–21, 21–12, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Super Series Finals tournament
  BWF Super Series Premier tournament
  BWF Super Series tournament

BWF Grand Prix (2 titles, 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 singles
Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2013 New Zealand Open China Deng Xuan 17–21, 21–18, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Bitburger Open Thailand Busanan Ongbumrungpan 16–21, 21–14, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 German Open Spain Carolina Marín Walkover 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 runner-up)[]

Women's singles
Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2013 Osaka International Japan Kaori Imabeppu 20–22, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

Performance timeline[]

Key
W F SF QF #R RR Q# A G S B NH N/A
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

National team[]

Junior level[]

Team events 2012 2013 2014
Asian Junior Championships G B B
World Junior Championships S 4th B

Senior level[]

Team events 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
East Asian Games B NH
Asia Team Championships NH A NH G NH G NH
Asia Mixed Team Championships NH G NH A NH
Asian Games NH B NH G NH
Uber Cup NH S NH B NH G NH NH
Sudirman Cup A NH S NH B NH S NH Q

Individual competitions[]

Junior level[]

Events 2012 2013 2014
Asian Junior Championships B (GS)
2R (XD) 		A G
Asian Youth Games NH R16 (GS)
G (XD) 		NH
World Junior Championships S (GS)
2R (XD) 		G G
Youth Olympic Games NH S (GS)
GS (XD)

Senior level[]

Events 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
East Asian Games B NH
Asian Championships A 2R 2R S w/d G NH
Asian Games NH 2R NH B NH
World Championships A NH 3R B 2R NH
Olympic Games NH QF NH QF NH
Tournament BWF Superseries / Grand Prix BWF World Tour Best
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Thailand Masters NH A W NH W ('20)
Swiss Open A SF 1R A NH A SF ('15)
German Open A 1R SF W W W NH W ('17, '18, '19)
All England Open A 1R 2R SF F SF QF QF F ('18)
Malaysia Masters A 1R A SF 1R 1R SF ('18)
New Zealand Open A F A SF NH F ('13)
Australian Open A 1R 2R QF F A NH F ('17)
India Open A 2R SF A NH SF ('17)
Malaysia Open A QF 2R 1R QF QF F NH F ('19)
Singapore Open A QF SF QF A SF NH SF ('16, '19)
Korea Masters A SF NH SF ('19)
Thailand Open A NH A QF w/d w/d NH QF ('18)
w/d
U.S. Open A SF A NH SF ('15)
Korea Open A 2R SF W SF SF 1R NH W ('16)
China Open A F 2R QF W SF 1R NH W ('17)
Japan Open 1R (WS)
2R (WD) 		W 1R F SF QF QF W NH W ('13, '19)
Denmark Open A 2R 2R W F 2R 1R w/d Q W ('16)
French Open A QF 1R QF F W SF NH W ('18)
Macau Open A SF A NH SF ('15)
Bitburger Open A W A W ('15)
Fuzhou China Open A 2R 1R NH 2R ('18)
Hong Kong Open A QF 2R QF QF QF SF NH SF ('19)
Indonesia Masters A 2R 2R 2R ('19, '20)
Indonesia Open A 1R QF 2R QF QF W NH W ('19)
Super Series / Tour Finals DNQ SF DNQ RR W SF SF DNQ W ('17)
Year-end ranking 242 87 12 10 7 2 5 3 3 1
Tournament 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Best

Record against other players[]

Yamaguchi's record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 30 July 2021.[44]

Career overview[]

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