Hina Akechi (明地陽菜, Akechi Hina, born 14 March 2005) is a Japanese badminton player from Osaka prefecture. She was world number 1 in BWF World Junior Ranking for Women's singles on 9 May 2023. Hina Akechi is the 2019 Asian Junior U-17 champion and the 2018 Asian Junior U-15 champion in the Girls' singles sector. She graduated from the Yanai Commercial & Technical High School, and join Saishunkan Pharmaceutical Badminton Team on April 1, 2023.[2]
Hina Akechi 明地陽菜 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan | 14 March 2005||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Tatsuya Watanabe | ||||||||||||||||||||
Women's singles | |||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 106 wins, 13 losses (89.08%) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 50 (2 July 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 65 ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Achievements
editBWF World Tour (1 runner-up)
editThe BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[3] 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.[4]
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2024 | Orleans Masters | Super 300 | Tomoka Miyazaki | 21–18, 21–12 | Runner-up | [5] |
BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 3 runners-up)
editWomen's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2022 | Slovenia Future Series | Tomoka Miyazaki | 14–21, 19–21 | Runner-up | [6] |
2023 | Osaka International | Shiori Saito | 15–21, 13–21 | Runner-up | [7] |
2023 | Luxembourg Open | Chiang Ying-li | 18–21, 21–15, 21–12 | Winner | [8] |
2023 | Swedish Open | Lo Sin Yan Happy | 21–12, 21–14 | Winner | [9] |
2023 | Mauritius International | Aditi Bhatt | 21–13, 21–17 | Winner | [10] |
2023 | Réunion Open | Kaoru Sugiyama | 22–20, 21–10 | Winner | [11] |
2024 | Luxembourg Open | Riko Gunji | 21–16, 21–14 | Winner | [12] |
2024 | Denmark Challenge | Riko Gunji | 22–20, 16–21, 11–21 | Runner-up | [13] |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2022 | Slovenia Future Series | Sorano Yoshikawa | Rui Kiyama Kanano Muroya |
24–22, 21–16 | Winner | [14] |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (3 titles)
editGirls' singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2016 | Singapore Youth International | Thamonwan Nithiittikrai | 21–12, 21–19 | Winner | [15] |
2022 | Croatia Junior Open | Sora Ishioka | 17–21, 21–13, 21–14 | Winner | [16] |
2022 | Bulgaria Junior Open | Sora Ishioka | 21–16, 21–14 | Winner | [17] |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
Performance timeline
edit- Key
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |
National team
edit- Junior level
Team events | 2022 |
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Asian Junior Championships | NH |
World Junior Championships | B |
- Senior level
Team events | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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Asia Team Championships | B | NH | A |
Asia Mixed Team Championships | NH | A | NH |
Asian Games | NH | A | NH |
Uber Cup | A | NH | A |
Sudirman Cup | NH | A | NH |
Individual competitions
edit- Junior level
Events | 2022 |
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Asian Junior Championships | NH |
World Junior Championships | QF |
- Senior level
Events | 2023 | 2024 |
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Asian Championships | DNQ | |
Asian Games | DNQ | NH |
World Championships | DNQ | NH |
Olympic Games | NH | DNQ |
Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | Best | |
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Result | Year | |||
Level 5 – BWF World Tour Super 300 | ||||
Orléans Masters | A | F | F | '24 |
U.S. Open | A | SF | SF | '24 |
Level 6 – BWF World Tour Super 100 | ||||
Indonesia Masters Super 100 | A | QF | '23 | |
QF | ||||
Year-end ranking | 102 | 50 | ||
Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | Best |
References
edit- ^ "明地陽菜". saishunkan-badminton.jp (in Japanese). 12 June 2024.
- ^ "2023年度新加入 明地 陽菜選手、木山 琉聖選手のお知らせ" (in Japanese). saishunkan-badminton.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Matches - Orleans Masters Badminton presented by VICTOR 2024 | BWF".
- ^ "Matches - YONEX Slovenia Future Series 2022 | BWF".
- ^ "Matches - Osaka International Challenge 2023 | BWF".
- ^ "Matches - YONEX Luxembourg Open 2023 | BWF".
- ^ "Matches - VICTOR Swedish Open 2023 | BWF".
- ^ "Matches - Mauritius International 2023 | BWF".
- ^ "Matches - ST DENIS Reunion Open 2023 | BWF".
- ^ "Matches - YONEX Luxembourg Open 2024 | BWF".
- ^ "Matches - STATE Denmark Challenge 2024 presented by RSL | BWF".
- ^ "Matches - YONEX Slovenia Future Series 2022 | BWF".
- ^ "Matches - OUE Singapore Youth International Series 2016 | BWF".
- ^ "Matches - Croatia VALAMAR Junior Open 2022 | BWF".
- ^ "Matches - LI-NING Bulgaria Junior Open Championship 2022 | BWF".
External links
edit- Hina Akechi at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com