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Akane Yamaguchi
is a Japanese badminton player who is the reigning two-time World Champion, winning gold in the women's singles at the 2021 and 2022 World Championships. She was on the winning Japanese team at the Asian Junior Championships in 2012 and won various women's singles titles afterward. She then won the World Junior Championships in 2013 and 2014, the Asian Junior Championships in 2014, and the Asian Championships in 2019. She helped Japan in winning by the maximum score of 3–0 at the 2017, 2018, and 2020 Asia Team Championships, and to end 37 years for Japan without a title in the Uber Cup in 2018. Career 2010–2012 Yamaguchi topped Japan's National Junior Championship in 2010, and her first entry into professional competition took place at Osaka International Challenge in 2012. In July 2012, she represented Japan at the Asian Junior Championships in Gimcheon, South Korea. She reached the semi-finals in the women's singles event and was awarded the bronze medal, losing to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsuyama, Fukui
500px, Downtown Katsuyama as seen from the west is a city located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 23,527, with 7,973 households, and a population density of 93 persons per km². The total area of the city was . Katsuyama was the ninth-best ranking city in a ranking that compared health and sanitation in cities around the world published in April 2007. Geography Katsuyama is located in the Katsuyama Basin of far northern Fukui Prefecture, bordered by Ishikawa Prefecture to the north, and surrounded by mountains on all sides. The Kuzuryū River flows through part of the city. Parts of the city are within the borders of Hakusan National Park. Neighbouring municipalities *Fukui Prefecture **Sakai **Fukui **Ōno **Eiheiji *Ishikawa Prefecture ** Kaga ** Komatsu ** Hakusan Climate Katsuyama has a Humid climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm, wet summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Katsuy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Thomas & Uber Cup
The 2020 Thomas & Uber Cup (officially known as the TotalEnergies BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2020 for sponsorship reasons) was the 31st edition of the Thomas Cup and the 28th edition of the Uber Cup, the biennial international badminton championship contested by the men and women's national teams of the member associations of Badminton World Federation (BWF). The tournament were played at Ceres Arena in Aarhus, Denmark. It is the first time that Denmark hosted the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup tournament and the first time this event was held in Europe since England 1982. It was due to be played on 15–23 August 2020, but on 29 April 2020 it was postponed to the 3–11 October due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 15 September 2020 it was again postponed and on 21 December 2020 it was announced that it was postponed to 9–17 October 2021. China was the defending men's champion team, and Japan was the defending women's champion team. Both were defeated in the final, by Indonesia and Chin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Badminton Asia Team Championships
The 2018 Badminton Asia Team Championships were held at the Sultan Abdul Halim Stadium in Alor Setar, Malaysia, from 6 to 11 February 2018 and were organised by the Badminton Asia. This tournament also served as the Asian qualification for the 2018 Thomas & Uber Cup. Medalists Tournament The 2018 Badminton Asia Team Championships officially crowned the best male and female national badminton teams in Asia and at the same time worked as the Asian qualification event towards the 2018 Thomas & Uber Cup finals. 28 teams, consisting of 15 men's teams and 13 women's teams entered the tournament. Venue This tournament was held at Sultan Abdul Halim Stadium in Alor Setar, Malaysia. Seeds The seeding were as follows: * Men's team # # # # # # # # * Women's team # # # # # # # # Draw The draw was held on 23 January 2018, at the tournament venue. The men's team group stage consisted of one group with three teams and three groups each with four teams. The women's te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Badminton Asia Championships
The 2022 Badminton Asia Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Muntinlupa in the Philippines from 26 April to 1 May 2022. The prior tournament was held in 2019, with no tournament held for the ensuing two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Tournament The 2022 Badminton Asia Championships is the 39th edition of the Badminton Asia Championships. This tournament is hosted by the Philippines Badminton Association, with the sanction of Badminton Asia. Venue This international tournament is held at the Muntinlupa Sport Complex in Muntinlupa, Philippines. Point distribution This tournament is graded based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 1000 event. Prize money The total prize money for this year tournament is US$400,000. Distribution of prize money is in accordance with BWF regulations. Medal summary Medalists Medal table Group stage Men's singles Seeds # Kento Momota ''(First round)'' # Anthony Sini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Badminton Asia Championships
The 2017 Badminton Asia Championships was the 36th edition of the Badminton Asia Championships. It was held in Wuhan, China, from April 25 to April 30. Venue *This tournament was held at Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium. Medal summary Medalists Medal table Men's singles Seeds # Lee Chong Wei ''(semifinals)'' # Chen Long (champion) # Son Wan-ho ''(quarterfinals)'' # Lin Dan ''(final)'' # Tian Houwei ''(first round)'' # Shi Yuqi ''(semifinals)'' # Chou Tien-chen ''(quarterfinals)'' # Ng Ka Long Angus ''(quarterfinals)'' Top half Bottom half Finals Women's singles Seeds # Tai Tzu-ying (champion) # Akane Yamaguchi ''(final)'' # Sung Ji-hyun ''(second round)'' # P. V. Sindhu ''(quarterfinals)'' # Sun Yu ''(second round)'' # Ratchanok Intanon ''(quarterfinals)'' # Saina Nehwal ''(first round)'' # He Bingjiao ''(semifinals)'' Top half Bottom half Finals Men's doubles Seeds # Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo ''(w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Badminton Asia Championships
The 2019 Badminton Asia Championships, was a badminton tournament which took place at the Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium in China from 23 to 28 April 2019 and had a total purse of $400,000. Tournament The 2019 Badminton Asia Championships was the 38th edition of the Badminton Asia Championships. This tournament was hosted by the Chinese Badminton Association, with the sanction of Badminton Asia. Venue This international tournament was held at the Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium in Wuhan, China. Point distribution This tournament is graded based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 500 event. Below is the table with the point distribution for each phase of the tournament. Prize money The total prize money for this year tournament is US$400,000. Distribution of prize money is in accordance with BWF regulations. Medal summary Medalists Medal table Group stage Men's singles Seeds # Kento Momota (champion) # Shi Yuqi ''(final)'' # Chou Tien-chen ''(sem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton Asia Championships
The Badminton Asia Championships (formerly Asian Badminton Championships until 2006) is a tournament organized by governing body Badminton Asia to crown the best badminton players in Asia. The tournament started in 1962 and is held annually since 1991. The event had rotated between team and individual competitions before the team event became null since 1994. At the 2003 event however, there is a controversy when China decided to pull out from the tournament at the last minute. Head coach Li Yongbo said that the tournament did not award any ranking points for the 2004 Summer Olympics event and wanted to give his players more time to rest. Some of the top players were also willing to pull out from the tournament since the competitiveness of the event was low. Championships Individual championships The table below states all the host cities (and their countries) of the Asia Championships. The number of events at each has ranged from one to six, and is given in the right-mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The 2018 Asian Games – Women's Singles
The badminton women's singles tournament at the 2018 Asian Games The 2018 Asian Games ( id, Pesta Olahraga Asia 2018 or ''Asian Games 2018''), officially known as the 18th Asian Games and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018 or Indonesia 2018, was a continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 Augus ... in Jakarta took place from 23 to 28 August at Istora Gelora Bung Karno. Schedule All times are Western Indonesia Time ( UTC+07:00) Results Final Top half Bottom half References External linksSchedule {{DEFAULTSORT:Badminton at the 2018 Asian Games - Women's singles Badminton at the 2018 Asian Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The 2014 Asian Games – Women's Team
The women's team badminton event at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon took place from 20 to 22 September 2014 at Gyeyang Gymnasium Gyeyang Gymnasium () is an indoor arena located Gyeyang District, Incheon, South Korea. It is built to host badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played wit .... A total of 12 teams entered the event. The teams were drawn into a knock out bracket on 21 August 2014 at the Asian Games draw ceremony. The final of the 2014 Incheon Asian Games on 22 September was a repeat of the 2002 Busan Asian Games, with the South Korea women's team meeting China. In the end, China won the gold medal after beating South Korea in the final, Japan and India finished 3rd and won the bronze medal. China had to beat Japan three wins to one while South Korea beat India with the same score in another semifinal. Schedule All times are Korea Standard Time ( UTC+09:00) Results Round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The 2014 Asian Games ...
Badminton at the 2014 Asian Games was held in Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea from 20 September to 29 September 2014. Singles, doubles, and team events were contested for both men and women. Mixed Doubles were also contested. Schedule Medalists Medal table Participating nations A total of 221 athletes from 19 nations competed in badminton at the 2014 Asian Games: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References External linksOfficial website {{Asian Games Badminton 2014 2014 Asian Games events Asian Games 2014 Asian Games The 2014 Asian Games ( ko, 2014년 아시아 경기대회/2014년 아시안 게임, Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheon sip-sa nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the 17th Asian Games ( ko, 제17회 아시아 경기대회/제17회 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The 2018 Asian Games – Women's Team
The badminton women's team tournament at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta took place from 19 to 22 August at Istora Gelora Bung Karno. The draw for the team event was held on 16 August. China team was the reigning champion after winning the gold medal in Incheon and Japan led the seeding. Mongolia withdrew from this event. Japan won the gold medal defeating second seed China 3–1 in the final, Indonesia and Thailand shared the bronze medal after losing in the semi-finals. Akane Yamaguchi lost the first match to Chen Yufei from China 21–15 21–12. In the next bout, Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota beat Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan 21–12, 21–17, to make the team result 1–1. Nozomi Okuhara made it 2–1 for Japan after she beat He Bingjiao 21–16, 19–21, 21–15. There was no such drama in the last match when Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi beat Huang Dongping and Zheng Yu Zheng Yu (; born 7 February 1996) is a Chinese badminton player from the Jiangsu pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton At The 2018 Asian Games
Badminton at the 2018 Asian Games was held at Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia from 19 to 28 August. The badminton programme in 2018 included men's and women's singles competitions; men's, women's and mixed doubles competitions along with men's and women's team events. Schedule Medalists Medal table Participating nations A total of 224 athletes from 19 nations competed in badminton at the 2018 Asian Games: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References External linksBadminton at the 2018 Asian Games {{Asian Games Badminton |
