Akane Araki

Akane Araki (荒木 茜羽, Araki Akane, born 21 October 1996) is a Japanese badminton player who plays for The 77 Bank.[1][2] She won her first international title at the Tahiti International tournament in the women's doubles event partnered with Ayaka Kawasaki.[3] She and Kawasaki were the semi-finalists at the 2016 Belgian International tournament.[4]

Akane Araki
Personal information
Country Japan
Born (1996-10-21) 21 October 1996
Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking
  • 317 (WS 6 October 2016)
  • 62 (WD 16 November 2017)
  • 212 (XD 5 July 2018)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
World Junior Championships
2014 Alor Setar Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
2014 Taipei Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Bitburger Open Aoi Matsuda Jongkolphan Kititharakul
Rawinda Prajongjai		 19–21, 6–21 Runner-up
2017 Russian Open Aoi Matsuda Yuho Imai
Minami Kawashima		 11–6, 6–11, 11–7, 7–11, 11–5 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Russian Open Keiichiro Matsui Chan Peng Soon
Cheah Yee See		 8–11, 11–13, 3–11 Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Riko Imai Annie Xu
Kelly Xu		 21–15, 21–19 Winner
2018 White Nights Riko Imai Asumi Kugo
Megumi Yokoyama		 21–18, 21–12 Winner
2016 Tahiti International Ayaka Kawasaki Eva Lee
Paula Lynn Obanana		 21–13, 21–12 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

Personal life

Her mother, Wu Jianqiu is a former member of the China national badminton team.[5]

References
  1. "Players: Akane Araki". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  2. "七十七銀行: 選手紹介・女子2部" (PDF). www.badspi.jp (in Japanese). The 77 Bank. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  3. "Badminton : La journée de finale interrompue en raison de la pluie". www.tntv.pf (in French). Tahiti Nui Television. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  4. "ベルギーインターナショナル2016". www.badminton.or.jp (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  5. "元世界女王の娘・荒木萌恵、敗れる　バドミントン". www.nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports News. Retrieved 10 February 2017.


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