Nao Yamakita (山北 奈緒, Yamakita Nao, born 30 October 2005) is a Japanese badminton player from Saitama Prefecture. She is the bronze medalist at the 2023 BWF World Junior Championships and the gold medalist at the 2023 Badminton Asia Junior Championships in Girls' doubles. Yamakita graduated from Futaba Mirai High School, and joined NTT East badminton team on 1 April 2024.[1]
| Nao Yamakita 山北 奈緒 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 October 2005 Saitama Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 50 wins, 14 losses (78.13%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 118 (with Mei Sudo, 12 March 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 156 (with Mei Sudo, 23 July 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
editWorld Junior Championships
editGirls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | The Podium, Spokane, United States |  Mei Sudo
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 Francesca Corbett Allison Lee
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21–18, 16–21, 13–21 |  Bronze
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Asian Junior Championships
editGirls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia | Mei Sudo
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 Park Seul Yeon Seo-yeon
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21–19, 14–21, 23–21 |  Gold
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BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 1 runner-up)
editWomen's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2023 | Guatemala Future Series | Mei Sudo
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Tomoka Miyazaki Maya Taguchi
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16–21, 21–14, 25–23 |  Winner
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[2] |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2023 | Guatemala Future Series | Kenta Matsukawa
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Daigo Tanioka Maya Taguchi
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18–21, 19–21 |  Runner-up
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[2] |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (2 titles, 3 runners-up)
editGirls' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2022 | Croatia Junior Open | Maya Taguchi
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Rui Kiyama Kanano Muroya
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19–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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[3] |
| 2022 | Bulgaria Junior Open | Maya Taguchi
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Rui Kiyama Kanano Muroya
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14–21, 21–19, 17–21 | Runner-up
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[4] |
| 2022 | Malaysia Junior International | Maya Taguchi
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Rui Kiyama Kanano Muroya
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19–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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[5] |
| 2023 | German Junior | Mei Sudo
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 Li Huazhou Zhang Yuhan
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21–11, 19–21, 21–18 | Winner
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[6] |
| 2023 | Pembangunan Jaya Raya Junior | Mei Sudo
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 Ariella Naqiyyah Rachel Agnesia Sabatini
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21–17, 21–9 | Winner
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[7] |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "選手・スタッフ紹介 山北 奈緒" (in Japanese). NTT東日本公式サイト.
- ^ a b "Winners - V Guatemala Future Series 2023 | BWF".
- ^ "Winners - Croatia VALAMAR Junior Open 2022 | BWF".
- ^ "Winners - LI-NING Bulgaria Junior Open Championship 2022 | BWF".
- ^ "Winners - Malaysia Junior International Series 2022 | BWF".
- ^ "Winners - YONEX German Junior 2023 | BWF".
- ^ "Winners - YONEX SUNRISE Pembangunan Jaya Raya Junior International Grand Prix 2023 | BWF".
