Akane Yamaguchi defeats the Olympic champion | Akane Yamaguchi vs Chen Yufei | Badminton Japan Akane Yamaguchi Akane Yamaguchi (Akane Yamaguchi, June 6, 1997-) is a Japanese female badminton player. Born in Fukui prefecture. The highest BWF world ranking is 1st (April 19, 2018).Graduated from Katsuyama City Katsuyama Southern Junior High School and Fukui Prefectural Katsuyama High School[2].. I grabbed a racket for the first time at the age of 3[1]In 2012, when he was in the third year of junior high school, he won the gold medal in the Asian Youth U19 Badminton Championship team competition. He has won a silver medal in the women’s singles and mixed team competition at the World Junior Badminton Championships held at Chiba Port Arena.At the All Japan Badminton Championships in December of the same year, he broke through the first match as a junior high school student for the first time in history, and was elected as the youngest badminton representative from Japan on December 20.[3]..After entering high school and high school, in August 2013 when he was in the first grade, he won the National High School Comprehensive Athletic Meet Badminton Tournament (Inter-High) Women’s Singles.[1], Won a gold medal in mixed doubles in a pair with Minoru Koga (Fukushima Prefectural Tomioka High School) at the 2nd Asian Youth Games held in Nanjing, China.[4].. At the time of the Yonex Open Japan held in September, he participated in the qualifying at 145th place in the world ranking, defeated world championship bronze medalist Sindhu Psarla (India) in the second round of the main race, and Tai Tzu-ying (Taiwan), the winner of the previous year in the semifinals. To advance to the final. In the final match, he defeated Shizuka Uchida (Nihon Unisys) 2-0 (21-15, 21-19) and achieved the first Japanese victory in all the events of the tournament. BWF Super Series domination at 16 years, 3 months and 16 days is the youngest record in history[5].. At the World Junior Championships Singles held in Bangkok in November, he advanced to the final for the second consecutive year and won the gold medal by winning the Japanese confrontation with Aya Ohori. At the All Japan Badminton Championships in December, he aimed for the youngest victory in history, but lost to Eriko Hirose (Yonex) in the semi-finals. At the Asian Youth U19 Championship held in Taipei City, Taiwan from February 16 to 23, 2014, he defeated the Chinese national team player with a straight 2-0 in the women’s individual final and won the first victory as an individual in this tournament. rice field. Following Aya Ohori the previous year, this is the second Japanese to win the same event. In the 42nd National High School Selection Badminton Tournament held in Nagano Prefecture from March 20th to 24th, he won the singles championship and won the third place in the doubles. After advancing to the second year of high school, he won the second consecutive singles championship at the 2014 World Junior Championships held in Malaysia from April 7th to 18th. At the Inter-High School Championships held in Chiba Prefecture from August 1st to 6th, he won the singles for the second time in a row and finished in the top four in the group and doubles. Served as the flag bearer of the Japanese team at the opening ceremony of the 2nd Youth Olympic Games, which began on August 16.[6], Runner-up in women’s singles[7].. In November, he won second place at the BWF Super Series Premier China Open. At the All Japan General Championship in December, he defeated Minatsu Mitani, who won the previous tournament, 2-0 to win his first victory. The first victory at 17 years and 6 months is the second youngest record in the history of the tournament. In December, he participated in the BWF Super Series Final held in Dubai, UAE, and advanced to the semi-finals in the first league match with three consecutive victories over Wang Yihan, Ratchanok Intanon, and Tai Tzu-ying. In the semi-finals, he lost to Sung Ji Hyun and finished third.When he was in the third year of high school, he declined the world championship in August and prioritized the inter-school athletic meet held at the same time.[8]..After graduating from high school, I decided to join Reharukan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. without going on to school.[2].. Elevated to No. 1 in the world ranking announced on April 19, 2018.This is the first time for a Japanese singles player to become number one in the world for both men and women.[9].. #Badminton #Badminton 2021 #Badminton Japan.
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