Akane Yamaguchi

: January 6, 2024
: Badminton Player

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Akane Yamaguchi Biography
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Full Name	Akane Yamaguchi
Occupation	Badminton Player
Date Of Birth	Jun 6, 1997(1997-06-06)
Age	27
Birthplace	Katsuyama
Country	Japan
Horoscope	Cancer

Akane Yamaguchi Biography

Name	Akane Yamaguchi
Birthday	Jun 6
Birth Year	1997
Place Of Birth	Katsuyama
Birth Country	Japan
Birth Sign	Cancer

Akane Yamaguchi is one of the most popular and richest Badminton Player who was born on June 6, 1997 in Katsuyama, Japan. Akane Yamaguchi (山口茜 , Yamaguchi Akane, born 6 June 1997) is a Japanese badminton player from the Kumamoto Saishunkan team who specializes in singles play. She was the first Japanese player to hold the number 1 position in the BWF women’s singles ranking.

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. She helped her team in winning the Badminton Asia Team Championships by beating the An Se-young in the final. The Japanese team won it 3–0 against Korea.

In August, she represented Japan in the Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia, and helped the Japanese women’s team win the women’s team 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.

In December, she played in the finals, defeating teammates Sayaka Sato and He Bingjiao in the group stage. She lost to India’s P. V. Sindhu, but still qualified for second place. She won the semifinal 1–2 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.

Yamaguchi won the national junior championship as a primary school student in

She also won the 2014 and 2017 national championships, and the 2017 BWF Super Series Finals international tournament. Yamaguchi helped the Japan women’s team win the 2018 Uber Cup and she also won the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games.

Akane Yamaguchi Net Worth

Net Worth	$5 Million
Source Of Income	Badminton Player
House	Living in own house.

Akane Yamaguchi is one of the richest Badminton Player from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Akane Yamaguchi 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the 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.

The BWF Grand Prix, a series of badminton tournaments that have been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007, consists of two levels, Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold.

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 faced another Chinese star, He Bingjiao, and winning the first Asian Championship title for the Japanese team. In the same month, she played in the New Zealand Open, lost in the semifinal to the tournament’s No. 6 seed Li Xuerui of China 1–2 . In May, she represented Japan at the 2019 Sudirman Cup held in Nanning, China, helping the Japanese team win the mixed group runner-up.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Height	5′ 1″
Weight	121 lbs

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Who is Akane Yamaguchi Dating?

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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 girl’s singles title. In March, she competed in the first round of the 2014 All England Super Series Premier. In June, she played in three consecutive tournaments, including the 2014 Japan Super Series, the 2014 Indonesia Super Series Premier, and the 2014 Australian Super Series, though each time she was eliminated after the first round. In November, she was the runner-up in the 2014 China Open Super Series Premier. In September, she represented Japan in the 2014 Asian Games held in Incheon, South Korea, helping her team win the women’s team bronze medal.

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Akane Ranked on the list of most popular Badminton Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Akane Yamaguchi celebrates birthday on June 6 of every year.

In March 2015, Yamaguchi reached the women’s singles semifinal in the 2015 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold. 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 the defending champions, China, the coach arranged for her to play since Yamaguchi 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. In the end, Yamaguchi defeated her 2–0 (21–23, 14–21), and the Japanese team was a runner-up. This marked the first time Japan had earned a victory in the Sudirman Cup Championship.

Who is the best Japanese badminton player?

Kento Momota (桃田賢斗, Momota Kento, born 1 September 1994) is a Japanese badminton player. He is known to have a skillful and relentless play style on court. He has won several major badminton tournaments including two World Championships titles, two Asian Championships titles, and one All England title.