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AKANE YAMAGUCHI

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Mar 19, 2023
Akane Yamaguchi loses in All England Championships semifinals
The fifth-ranked yamaguchi allowed Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Chen to take the lead from 9-9 en route to losing the first game and failed to find a breakthrough.
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Jan 23, 2023
Vitidsarn stuns Axelsen to clinch India Open badminton title
South Korea's An Se-young beat world No. 1 Akane Yamaguchi of Japan to avenge her loss in the Malaysian Open final last week.
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Dec 12, 2022
Akane Yamaguchi wins women's crown at World Tour Finals
Yamaguchi was victorious in closely fought straight games — 21-18, 22-20.
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Sep 5, 2022
Akane Yamaguchi and Kenta Nishimoto win titles at Japan Open
World No. 2 Yamaguchi, who won her second straight world championship last Sunday in Tokyo, cruised past fourth-ranked An Se-young 21-9, 21-15
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Aug 29, 2022
Akane Yamaguchi wins second straight world title
Akane Yamaguchi became the first Japanese to win back-to-back women's singles badminton world championships on Sunday, beating China's Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Chen Yufei 21-12, 10-21, 21-14 at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
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Aug 28, 2022
Akane Yamaguchi and Japan's mixed doubles pair reach badminton finals
The world No. 1 will battle Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Chen Yufei of China in the final on Sunday, the last day of the BWF World Championship at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
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Aug 24, 2022
Akane Yamaguchi cruises in badminton worlds opener
The reigning world champion beat Indonesia's Gregoria Mariska Tunjung in front of an appreciative home crowd to kick off her title defense.
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Mar 21, 2022
Japanese stars claim three titles at All England Open
Reigning world champion Akane Yamaguchi won the women's singles crown Sunday at the All England Open Badminton Championships, as Japanese players claimed three titles at one of the sport's most prestigious tournaments.
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Oct 25, 2021
Japan collects three titles on final day of Denmark Open; No. 1 Kento Momota comes up short
No. 2 seed Akane Yamaguchi took the women's singles title when No. 5 seed An Se-young was forced to retire in the third game.
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Mar 13, 2020
Akane Yamaguchi, Nozomi Okuhara book Tokyo Olympics berths
Akane Yamaguchi and Nozomi Okuhara have ensured their places at the Tokyo Olympics by advancing Thursday to the women's singles quarterfinals at the All England Open Badminton Championships.
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Oct 29, 2019
Badminton standout Nozomi Okuhara reaches No. 1 in women's singles world rankings
Nozomi Okuhara has become the second Japanese to be ranked No. 1 in women's singles, according to the Badminton World Federation's latest list released on Tuesday.
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Aug 21, 2019
No. 1 Yamaguchi upset by No. 32 Yeo during world championships
World No. 1 Akane Yamaguchi suffered an upset defeat to 32nd-ranked Yeo Jia-min of Singapore 2-0 in the second round of the women's singles at the badminton world championships on Tuesday.
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Jul 28, 2019
Kento Momota and Akane Yamaguchi capture titles at badminton's Japan Open
World champion and world No. 1 Kento Momota defended his men's singles title with a straight-sets win, while Akane Yamaguchi beat Nozomi Okuhara in an all-Japanese women's singles final at the Japan Open on Sunday.
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Mar 4, 2019
Kento Momota, Akane Yamaguchi win as Japan dominates German Open
Kento Momota and Akane Yamaguchi won the men's and women's singles finals, respectively, to complete a dominant showing by Japanese players at the Badminton World Federation German Open on Sunday.
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Dec 15, 2018
Nozomi Okuhara, Kento Momota book spots in title matches at BWF World Tour Finals
Nozomi Okuhara advanced to the women's singles title match of badminton's BWF World Tour Finals with a straight-games victory over compatriot Akane Yamaguchi on Saturday.
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Dec 2, 2018
Kento Momota wins men's singles at national championship
World No. 1 Kento Momota won his second badminton national championship on Sunday, beating Kenta Nishimoto in the men's singles final.
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Sep 27, 2018
Kento Momota becomes first Japanese man to reach No. 1 in badminton world rankings
Kento Momota on Thursday topped the latest Badminton World Federation rankings for men's singles following his runner-up finish at the recent China Open.
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Aug 27, 2018
Olympic champions Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi lose Asian Games badminton doubles final
Misaki Matsutomo and her partner Ayaka Takahashi gave up leads in both games on the way to losing the women's doubles badminton final 2-0 to Chinese pair Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan at the Asian Games on Monday.
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Aug 23, 2018
Japan women's badminton, men's fencing teams nab gold medals at Asian Games
The Japan women's badminton team won gold at the Asian Games for the first time since 1970 on Wednesday, despite the slump of its top player, beating China 3-1 in the final and preventing it from claiming its sixth consecutive win in this event.
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Aug 22, 2018
Japan wins first Asian Games gold in women's team badminton since 1970
The Japan women's badminton team won gold at the Asian Games for the first time since 1970, beating China 3-1 in the final on Wednesday.

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