Akane Yamaguchi

2022 - 8 - 28

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Badminton: Akane Yamaguchi wins 2nd straight women's singles ... (Kyodo News Plus)

Akane Yamaguchi became the first Japanese to win back-to-back women's singles badminton world championships on Aug. 28, beating China's Tokyo Olympic gold ...

Yamaguchi, the world No. Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik made history in men's doubles. Akane Yamaguchi became the first Japanese to win back-to-back women's singles badminton world championships on Sunday, beating China's Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Chen Yufei 21-12, 10-21, 21-14 at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

BWF World Championships 2022: Akane Yamaguchi Retains Her ... (NDTVSports.com)

BWF World Championships: Japan's Akane Yamaguchi retained her badminton women's world title in front of her home crowd in Tokyo,, beating China's Chen Yufei ...

Like us on [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.robo.ndtv.cricket&hl=en)or [iOS](https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/ndtv-cricket/id418320331?mt=8). China has won a total of 15 women's singles world titles -- five times more than any other country -- but number four seed Chen was the nation's first women's world finalist since 2014. Chen was bidding to become the first player from badminton powerhouse China to win a women's singles world title since 2011. Japan's Akane Yamaguchi retained her badminton women's world title in front of her home crowd in Tokyo on Sunday, beating China's Chen Yufei 21-12, 10-21, 21-14. Chen came roaring back in the second game and levelled the match when Yamaguchi swatted a return into the net. BWF World Championships: Japan's Akane Yamaguchi retained her badminton women's world title in front of her home crowd in Tokyo,, beating China's Chen Yufei 21-12, 10-21, 21-14

Japan's Yamaguchi retains badminton women's world title (New Straits Times Online)

TOKYO: Japan's Akane Yamaguchi retained her badminton women's world title in front of her home crowd in Tokyo on Sunday, beating China's Chen Yufei 21-12, ...

Yamaguchi regained the upper hand with a big early lead in the third game and she made it stick, closing out the match when Chen hit a return into the net. Chen came roaring back in the second game and levelled the match when Yamaguchi swatted a return into the net. The 25-year-old Yamaguchi cruised through to the final without dropping a game this week in Tokyo.

BADMINTON | Japan's World No. 1 Akane Yamaguchi Advances to ... (JAPAN Forward)

The 25-year-old native of Fukui Prefecture will face China's Yufei Chen in the title match after a straight-sets victory in the semifinals.

“I got nervous and played cautiously,” the 27-year-old Momota said, according to Kyodo News. The 25-year-old world No. The duo were runners-up at last December’s worlds in Huelva, Spain. Japan’s World No. 1 pair of Qingchen Chen and Yifan Jia. 1 Akane Yamaguchi Advances to Final at World Championships

Badminton World Championships: Akane Yamaguchi retains ... (InsideSport)

Badminton World Championships: Akane Yamaguchi retains badminton women's world title in front of her home crowd in Tokyo beat China's Chen Yufei.

The 25-year-old Yamaguchi cruised through to the final without dropping a game this week in Tokyo. Follow BWF World Championships final live updates with Badminton World Championships: Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi retains badminton women’s world title

BADMINTON | Akane Yamaguchi Wins Second Straight Title at ... (JAPAN Forward)

The 25-year-old, who's ranked No. 1 in the world, scored seven straight points in the third game to take the momentum back from China's Yufei Chen.

This year we got the gold medal in Tokyo so I think Tokyo is lucky for us,” added Chia. “I’m really happy about how I managed to control and deal with everything in there,” Axelsen said. “I have no words to describe what we are feeling,” Chia said. “I gave it everything I had and enjoyed being out there in front of the home crowd.” But I managed to perform under this pressure, and I am really proud of myself.” With the win, Axelsen became both the world and Olympic champion.