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Hina Akechi

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Hina Akechi
Akechi in 2025
Personal information
Native name
明地 陽菜
Born (2005-03-14) 14 March 2005 (age 21)
Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)[1]
Sport
CountryJapan
SportBadminton
HandednessLeft
Coached byShōji Satō
Tatsuya Watanabe
Women's singles
Career record157 wins, 45 losses (77.72%)
Highest ranking21 (2 June 2026)
Current ranking22 (9 June 2026)
BWF profile
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
Uber Cup
Bronze medal – third place2026 HorsensWomen's team
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 SelangorWomen's team
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 SantanderMixed team

Hina Akechi (明地 陽菜, Akechi Hina; born 14 March 2005) is a Japanese badminton player from Sakai, Osaka Prefecture.[2] Competing in the women's singles event, she reached a career-high world ranking of No. 21. She is a member of the Japanese national team and plays for the Kumamoto Saishunkan badminton team.[3] A former world No. 1 in the BWF World Junior Rankings, she won the Asian Junior U-15 and U-17 championships in 2018 and 2019, respectively, and claimed three titles in girls' singles on the BWF junior circuit. She won her first BWF World Tour title at the Super 300 Syed Modi International in 2025 and has secured seven International Challenge/Series titles. In team events, she contributed to Japan securing bronze medals at the 2022 Asia Team Championships and the 2026 Uber Cup.

Early career

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Akechi began playing badminton at the age of six in her hometown of Osaka at the Uriwari Nishi SSC.[4] She transferred from Kuze Junior High School in Osaka Prefecture to Yanai Junior High School in Yamaguchi Prefecture.[5] She then attended Yanai Shoko High School, where she was part of a team that won four consecutive national team championships. At the 2021 National High School Championships (Inter-High), she won the doubles title and was a semifinalist in singles. In 2022, she won the singles title at the National High School Invitational Championships.[3]

On the international junior circuit, Akechi won the U-15 Asia Junior Championships in 2018 and the U-17 title in 2019.[6][7] In 2022, she won the Croatia and Bulgaria Junior Open tournaments.[8][9] At the World Junior Championships that year, she earned a bronze medal in the mixed team event and reached the girls' singles quarterfinals.[10] On 9 May 2023, she was ranked world number 1 in the BWF World Junior Rankings for girls' singles.

Career

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2022–2024: Senior debut and first World Tour final

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In February 2022, Akechi was part of the Japanese squad that secured a bronze medal at the Asia Team Championships.[11] Later that year, she made her senior international debut at the Slovenia Future Series, where she won the women's doubles title partnering Sorano Yoshikawa and finished runner-up in women's singles to Tomoka Miyazaki.[12] After finishing as the runner-up at the Osaka International in March 2023, Akechi joined the Kumamoto Saishunkan badminton team the following month.[3] She went on to claim four international titles that season: the Luxembourg Open,[13] the Swedish Open,[14] the Mauritius International,[15] and the Réunion Open.[16] She also made her World Tour debut at the Indonesia Masters Super 100, where she advanced to the quarterfinals. In 2024, she reached her first World Tour final at the Super 300 Orléans Masters, finishing as runner-up to Tomoka Miyazaki.[17] Later that season, she defended her title at the Luxembourg Open,[18] and won the Indonesia International.[19] On the World Tour, she advanced to the semifinals of the U.S. Open[20] and finished runner-up at the Indonesia Masters Super 100.[21] She made her Super 500 debut at the Japan Masters in November, losing in the first round, and ended the season with a world ranking of 41.[22]

2025

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Akechi competing at the 2025 Kaohsiung Masters.

At the beginning of the 2025 season, Akechi was officially selected for Japan's senior national team.[23] She began the year by reaching the quarterfinals of the German Open, followed by a first-round defeat against Chen Yufei at the Orléans Masters.[24][25] She later advanced to the final of the Kaohsiung Masters, finishing as the runner-up to Nozomi Okuhara, and reached the semifinals at the Malaysia Super 100 and Korea Masters.[26][27] In November, Akechi won her maiden World Tour title at the Super 300 Syed Modi International, defeating Neslihan Arın in straight games.[28] By the end of the year, her world ranking had risen to 34.

2026

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Akechi opened her 2026 season at the India Open, suffering a first-round loss to Tomoka Miyazaki.[29] Later in January, she advanced to the quarterfinals of the Thailand Masters.[30] In February, she represented Japan at the Asia Team Championships, where the women's team finished in fifth place.[31] March brought her Super 1000 debut at the All England Open, resulting in a first-round exit against the eventual champion, Wang Zhiyi.[32] In May, Akechi represented Japan at the Uber Cup in Horsens, where she contributed to the team securing a bronze medal.[33] She subsequently reached consecutive Super 500 World Tour semifinals. At the Thailand Open, she upset third-seeded Ratchanok Intanon in the quarterfinals before losing to Chen Yufei.[34][35] She followed this with a semifinal run at the Malaysia Masters, where she was once again defeated by Chen.[36] On 2 June 2026, Akechi achieved a career-high world ranking of No. 21.

Achievements

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BWF World Tour (1 title, 3 runners-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[37] 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.[38]

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 [17]
2024 (I) Indonesia Masters Super 100 Japan Riko Gunji 10–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [21]
2025 Kaohsiung Masters Super 100 Japan Nozomi Okuhara 16–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [26]
2025 Syed Modi International Super 300 Turkey Neslihan Arın 21–16, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [28]

BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 3 runners-up)

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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 [12]
2023 Osaka International Japan Shiori Saito 15–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [39]
2023 Luxembourg Open Chinese Taipei Chiang Ying-li 18–21, 21–15, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [13]
2023 Swedish Open Hong Kong Lo Sin Yan 21–12, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [14]
2023 Mauritius International India Aditi Bhatt 21–13, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [15]
2023 Réunion Open Japan Kaoru Sugiyama 22–20, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [16]
2024 Luxembourg Open Japan Riko Gunji 21–16, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [18]
2024 Denmark Challenge Japan Riko Gunji 22–20, 16–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [40]
2024 (I) Indonesia International Indonesia Chiara Marvella Handoyo 11–21, 21–18, 21–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [19]

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 [12]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (3 titles)

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Girls' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2016 Singapore Youth International Thailand Thamonwan Nithiittikrai 21–12, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [41]
2022 Croatia Junior Open Japan Sora Ishioka 17–21, 21–13, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [8]
2022 Bulgaria Junior Open Japan Sora Ishioka 21–16, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [9]
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament

Performance timeline

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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

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  • Junior level
Team events2022Ref
World Junior Championships B [42]
  • Senior level
Team events20222023202420252026Ref
Asia Team Championships B NH A NH 5th [11][31]
Uber Cup A NH A NH B [33]

Individual competitions

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  • Junior level
Events2022Ref
World Junior Championships QF [10]
  • Senior level
TournamentBWF World TourBestRef
2023 2024 2025 2026
India Open A 1R 1R ('26) [29]
Thailand Masters A QF QF ('26) [30]
German Open A QF A QF ('25) [24]
All England Open A 1R 1R ('26) [32]
Swiss Open A 1R 1R ('26)
Orléans Masters A F 1R 1R F ('24) [17][25]
Thailand Open A 1R SF SF ('26) [34][35]
Malaysia Masters A 1R SF SF ('26) [36]
Singapore Open A 2R 2R ('26)
Indonesia Open A 1R 1R ('26) [43]
Macau Open NH 1R QF A QF ('25) [44][45]
U.S. Open A SF A SF ('24) [46][20]
Japan Open A 1R 1R ('26)
China Open A 1R 1R ('26) [47]
Taipei Open A 1R A 1R ('25)
Korea Masters A 1R SF QF SF ('25) [48][27]
China Masters A Q ('26)
Indonesia Masters Super 100 A F 2R A F ('24) [21]
QF A QF
Kaohsiung Masters A F F ('25) [26]
Malaysia Super 100 A 1R SF SF ('25) [49]
Japan Masters A 1R 2R 2R ('25) [22][50]
Syed Modi International A W W ('25) [28]
Guwahati Masters A SF SF ('25) [51]
Year-end ranking 102 41 34 21
Tournament2023202420252026BestRef

Record against selected opponents

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Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 15 July 2026.[52]

References

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  2. ↑ "Hina Akechi | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
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  49. ↑ Imai, Norio. "Malaysia Super 100 2024 | Results". Badminton Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 February 2025.
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  51. ↑ "Guwahati Masters: Tanvi Sharma stuns Hina Akechi to reach women's singles final". Telangana Today. 6 December 2025. Archived from the original on 30 December 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  52. ↑ "Hina AKECHI head to head". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
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