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Akane Araki: Japanese Badminton Player

Akane Araki is a Japanese badminton player born on October 21, 1996, who competes for The 77 Bank and has achieved notable success in women's doubles, including winning the Tahiti International tournament. She is the daughter of former Chinese national team member Wu Jianqiu and has participated in various international competitions, earning rankings in both women's doubles and mixed doubles. Araki has represented Japan in junior championships and has a growing list of tournament achievements.

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Akane Araki: Japanese Badminton Player

Akane Araki is a Japanese badminton player born on October 21, 1996, who competes for The 77 Bank and has achieved notable success in women's doubles, including winning the Tahiti International tournament. She is the daughter of former Chinese national team member Wu Jianqiu and has participated in various international competitions, earning rankings in both women's doubles and mixed doubles. Araki has represented Japan in junior championships and has a growing list of tournament achievements.

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Akane Araki

Akane Araki ( 荒 木 茜 羽 , Araki Akane, born 21


October 1996) is a Japanese badminton player who Akane Araki
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]

Personal life
Personal information
Her mother, Wu Jianqiu is a former member of the Country Japan
China national badminton team.[5]
Born 21 October 1996
Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Achievements
Weight 63 kg (139 lb)
Women's singles & doubles
BWF Grand Prix Highest 317 (WS 6 October 2016)
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix ranking 62 (WD with Aoi Matsuda 16
and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton November 2017)
tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World 212 (XD with Keiichiro Matsui 5
Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017. July 2018)

Women's doubles Medal record


Women's badminton
Representing Japan
World Junior Championships
2014 Alor Setar Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
2014 Taipei Mixed team

BWF profile (https://bwfbadminton.com/player/


56144E8E-46A3-42C8-AF90-F406964CAE49)
Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
Yuho Imai
Aoi 11–6, 6–11, 11–7, Winner
2017 Russian Open Minami
Matsuda 7–11, 11–5
Kawashima
Jongkolphan
Bitburger Aoi Kititharakul Runner-
2017 19–21, 6–21
Open Matsuda Rawinda up
Prajongjai

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result


Chan Peng
Russian Keiichiro 8–11, 11–13, 3– Runner-
2017 Soon
Open Matsui 11 up
Cheah Yee See

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament


BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series


Women doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result


Eva Lee
Ayaka 21–13,
2016 Tahiti International Paula Lynn
Kawasaki 21–12 Winner
Obañana

Asumi Kugo
21–18,
2018 White Nights Riko Imai Megumi
21–12 Winner
Yokoyama

Yonex / K&D Graphics Annie Xu 21–15,


2018 Riko Imai
International Kerry Xu 21–19 Winner

BWF International Challenge tournament


BWF International Series tournament
BWF Future Series tournament

References
1. "Players: Akane Araki" (http://bwfbadminton.com/player/69819/akane-araki). Badminton
World Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
2. "七十七銀行: 選手紹介・女子2部" (http://www.badspi.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/p7777b
ank.pdf) (PDF) (in Japanese). The 77 Bank. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
3. "Badminton : La journée de finale interrompue en raison de la pluie" (http://www.tntv.pf/Bad
minton-La-journee-de-finale-interrompue-en-raison-de-la-pluie_a11416.html) (in French).
Tahiti Nui Television. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
4. "ベルギーインターナショナル2016" (http://www.badminton.or.jp/2016/bel/index.htm) (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" (http://www.nikkansports.com/sports/ne
ws/1520513.html) (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports News. Retrieved 10 February 2017.

External links
Akane Araki (https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/player-profil
e/56144E8E-46A3-42C8-AF90-F406964CAE49) at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
(archived)

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