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Hina Akechi
明地陽菜
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (2005-03-14) 14 March 2005 (age 19)
Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) [1]
HandednessLeft
CoachTatsuya Watanabe
Women's singles
Career record103 wins, 12 losses (89.57%)
Highest ranking72 (18 June 2024)
Current ranking72 Increase 2 (18 June 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Selangor Women's team
BWF profile

Hina Akechi (明地陽菜, Akechi Hina, born 14 March 2005) is a Japanese badminton player from Osaka prefecture. She graduated from the Yanai Commercial & Technical High School, and join Saishunkan Pharmaceutical Badminton Team on April 1, 2023.[2] Previously, Hina Akechi was ranked 1st in BWF World Junior Ranking for Women's singles on 9 May 2023.

Achievements[edit]

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)[edit]

The 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
2024 Orleans Masters Super 300 Japan Tomoka Miyazaki 21–18, 21–12 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [5]

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 3 runners-up)[edit]

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Slovenia Future Series Japan Tomoka Miyazaki 14–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [6]
2023 Osaka International Japan Shiori Saito 15–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [7]
2023 Luxembourg Open Chinese Taipei Chiang Ying-li 18–21, 21–15, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [8]
2023 Swedish Open Hong Kong Lo Sin Yan Happy 21–12, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [9]
2023 Mauritius International India Aditi Bhatt 21–13, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [10]
2023 Réunion Open Japan Kaoru Sugiyama 22–20, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [11]
2024 Luxembourg Open Japan Riko Gunji 21–16, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [12]
2024 Denmark Challenge Japan Riko Gunji 22–20, 16–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [13]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Slovenia Future Series Japan Sorano Yoshikawa Japan Rui Kiyama
Japan Kanano Muroya 		24–22, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [14]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (3 titles)[edit]

Girls' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2016 Singapore Youth International Series Thailand Thamonwan Nithiittikrai 21–12, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [15]
2022 Croatia Junior Open Japan Sora Ishioka 17–21, 21–13, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [16]
2022 Bulgaria Junior Open Japan Sora Ishioka 21–16, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) 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
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

National team[edit]

  • Junior level
Team events 2022
Asian Junior Championships NH
World Junior Championships B
  • Senior level
Team events 2022 2023 2024
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
Asian Junior Championships NH
World Junior Championships QF
  • Senior level
Events 2023 2024
Asian Championships DNQ
Asian Games DNQ NH
World Championships DNQ NH
Olympic Games NH DNQ
Tournament 2023 2024 Best
Result Year
Level 5 – BWF World Tour Super 300
Orléans Masters A F F '24
U.S. Open A
Level 6 – BWF World Tour Super 100
Indonesia Masters Super 100 A QF '23
QF
Year-end ranking 102 72
Tournament 2023 2024 Best

References[edit]

  1. ^ "明地陽菜". saishunkan-badminton.jp (in Japanese). 12 June 2024.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Matches - Orleans Masters Badminton presented by VICTOR 2024 | BWF".
  6. ^ "Matches - YONEX Slovenia Future Series 2022 | BWF".
  7. ^ "Matches - Osaka International Challenge 2023 | BWF".
  8. ^ "Matches - YONEX Luxembourg Open 2023 | BWF".
  9. ^ "Matches - VICTOR Swedish Open 2023 | BWF".
  10. ^ "Matches - Mauritius International 2023 | BWF".
  11. ^ "Matches - ST DENIS Reunion Open 2023 | BWF".
  12. ^ "Matches - YONEX Luxembourg Open 2024 | BWF".
  13. ^ "Matches - STATE Denmark Challenge 2024 presented by RSL | BWF".
  14. ^ "Matches - YONEX Slovenia Future Series 2022 | BWF".
  15. ^ "Matches - OUE Singapore Youth International Series 2016 | BWF".
  16. ^ "Matches - Croatia VALAMAR Junior Open 2022 | BWF".
  17. ^ "Matches - LI-NING Bulgaria Junior Open Championship 2022 | BWF".

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