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Akane Yamaguchi was born on 6 June, 1997 in Katsuyama, Fukui, Japan, is a Japanese badminton player (born 1997). Discover Akane Yamaguchi's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 26 years old?
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26 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini |
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6 June, 1997 |
| Birthday |
6 June |
| Birthplace |
Katsuyama, Fukui, Japan |
| Nationality |
Japan
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She is a member of famous Player with the age 26 years old group.
Akane Yamaguchi Height, Weight & Measurements
At 26 years old, Akane Yamaguchi height is 1.56m and Weight 55 kg.
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1.56m |
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55 kg |
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Akane Yamaguchi Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Akane Yamaguchi worth at the age of 26 years old? Akane Yamaguchi’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. She is from Japan. We have estimated Akane Yamaguchi's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Player |
Akane Yamaguchi Social Network
Timeline
Akane Yamaguchi (山口茜) is a Japanese badminton player.
She was a two-time world champion who won gold medals in the women's singles at the 2021 and 2022 World Championships.
This was also Japan's first ever victory at the home event since 1981.
One year after losing the final at the world juniors competition, Yamaguchi won the title by beating her teammate Aya Ohori.
While in high school, Yamaguchi won the national badminton competition, competing in the women's singles event.
Yamaguchi topped Japan's National Junior Championship in 2010.
She was a member of the winning Japanese team at the Asian Junior Championships in 2012 and won the World Junior Championships in 2013 and 2014, the Asian Junior Championships in 2014, and the Asian Championships in 2019.
Her first entry into professional competition took place at Osaka International Challenge in 2012.
In July 2012, she represented Japan at the Asian Junior Championships in Gimcheon, South Korea.
She reached the semi-finals in the women's singles event and won the bronze medal, losing to Nozomi Okuhara with a score of 19–21 and 9–21.
She was also inducted into Japan's national junior team that won Japan's first junior mixed team title.
Yamaguchi reached the finals of the World Junior Championships in the singles event, coming second when she lost to Okuhara again.
In April 2013, Yamaguchi finished second to Kaori Imabeppu at the Osaka International in the women's singles event with a score of 20–22, 16–21.
She was the women's singles runner-up in the New Zealand Open, a Grand Prix tournament.
She participated in the Japan Open, unseeded.
She defeated P. V. Sindhu, the bronze medalist from the 2013 world championships in two straight games in round sixteen.
She also defeated seeded player Tai Tzu-ying in a semi-final, leading to her match-up with her compatriot Shizuka Uchida, whom she beat in the final to become the youngest player to win the BWF Super Series tournament, aged only 16.
At the 2nd Asian Youth Games held in Nanjing, China in August 2013, where she represented Fukushima Prefectural Tomioka High School, she won the gold medal in mixed doubles.
In October, she represented Japan at the East Asian Games held in Tianjin, China, where she finished third in the women's singles event, losing in three sets to Wang Shixian.
After graduating from high school, she joined the Saishunkan Pharmaceutical badminton team.
Yamaguchi was named the Most Promising Player of the Year by the Badminton World Federation in late 2013 and 2014.
At the Malaysian Open in January, Yamaguchi defeated reigning world champion Ratchanok Intanon in the first round in three games.
In February, still a teenager, Yamaguchi entered the 2014 Asian Junior Championships as the fourth seed.
She won the title by defeating Chen Yufei from China.
She competed at the All England Open in March.
She defended her World Junior crown, winning against Chinese player He Bingjiao in the final round.
She was part of the Japanese team that won the silver medal at the 2014 Uber Cup.
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.
She was the number one seed in the women's singles event, eventually winning the silver medal.
At the China Open in November, Yamaguchi defeated top ranked players in two straight games, Wang Shixian, Sun Yu, Bae Yeon-ju and reached the final.
She finished as runner-up in the tournament after losing to Saina Nehwal.
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 qualified for participation in the end-of-year championships, the Super Series Finals tournament held in December.
She lost in the semi-final against Korean player Sung Ji-hyun.
In the second round of the Indonesian Open in June, Yamaguchi beat the reigning Olympic champion Li Xuerui.
At the Japan Open, where she was the champion two years earlier, Yamaguchi was beaten in the final by Nozomi Okuhara.
At the Asia Team Championships, Yamaguchi helped Japan win by 3–0 in 2017, 2018, and 2020.
In 2018, she won the Uber Cup, which Japan had not won for 37 years.
