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AKANE YAMAGUCHI

Akane Yamaguchi returns the shuttlecock to Chen Yufei during the women's singles final match at the Badminton BWF World Championships at the Adidas Arena in Paris on Sunday.
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Sep 1, 2025
Japan's Yamaguchi cruises to third badminton world title
The Japanese fifth seed rarely looked troubled on court in Paris and needed just 37 minutes to add a third world title to her gold medals from 2021 and 2022.
Akane Yamaguchi hits a return during her semifinal win over Indonesia's Putri Kusuma Wardani at the badminton world championships in Paris on Saturday.
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Aug 31, 2025
Yamaguchi to face Chen in badminton world final
Yamaguchi, a two-time world champion, saw off Indonesia's Putri Kusuma Wardani 21-17, 14-21, 21-6 in the semifinals.
Japan Times
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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.
Japan Times
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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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