Latest News on Akane Yamaguchi
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May 26, 2018
Thomas and Uber Cup: Ayaka Takahashi leads Japan Women to 3-0 victory over Thailand to claim first title since 1981
Star player Akane Yamaguchi got Japan off to a flyer, beating Ratchanok Intanon 21-15, 21-19 in the first singles match. -
May 26, 2018
Thomas and Uber Cup: Thailand women stun China to storm into final; Japan beat Denmark to reach title clash
The women's win captured the attention of the crowd and sets up an unlikely showdown between underdog Thailand and Japan after the top seed defeated Korea. -
May 25, 2018
Thomas and Uber Cup: Thailand shock China in women's semi-final event, set to meet Japan in summit clash
World No 4 Ratchanok Intanon won the first singles game, grinding out a 15-21, 21-9, 21-14 win over China's Chen Yufei, who is ranked one place behind her. -
May 24, 2018
Thomas and Uber Cup: Dark horse Thailand to face China in women's event semi-finals; South Korea to play Japan
Thailand edged into the final four, with Busanan Ongbamrungphan sparking jubilation among the home crowd by winning the final women's singles 9-21, 12-21 to seal a 3-2 win. -
May 23, 2018
Thomas & Uber Cup Badminton: Complacent India sent packing from competition after women's team loses to Japan
Every team seeded in the top eight among both men and women duly made it to the quarter-finals – barring India. The over-confident Indians, fielded second-string squads, generously allowed the French men and Canadian women to make the quantum leap into elite company. -
May 22, 2018
Thomas and Uber Cup: Indian teams get past Australia with ease, but qualification chances appear dim
The women, led by Saina Nehwal, produced a winning 4-1 result, while the HS Prannoy-led men whitewashed Australia 5-0 at the Impact Arena in Bangkok on Monday. -
Apr 05, 2018
Commonwealth Games 2018: PV Sindhu to make most of physio’s special attention in quest for maiden gold
After watching Sindhu march out during the Parade of Nations in navy blue blazers and trousers on Wednesday, it's apparent that the former bronze medallist will be gracing the court in the coming days. -
Mar 20, 2018
All England Open 2018: Tai Tzu Ying's dominance over most rivals signals the start of new era in women's badminton
A vital talent that Tai possesses is the ability to limit the length of each rally, either by making an outrageous finishing stroke or by going for that little extra which an opponent finds difficult to match. -
Mar 19, 2018
All England Open 2018: Ageing Lin Dan stopped in his tracks by aggressive Shi Yuqi; Tai Tzu Ying shows her class
It is sad to observe the end of an era. On the strength of Lin’s performance, it can be safely deduced that the old-timer will continue to be a threat to the world’s best players on any given day, but will find it increasingly difficult to play at the same level through the five days of a World tournament -
Mar 18, 2018
All England Open 2018: PV Sindhu vows to come back stronger after semi-final loss against Akane Yamaguchi
In a nail-biting semifinal, fourth seed Sindhu went down fighting 21-19 19-21 18-21 to Yamaguchi after battling for an hour and 19 minutes late last night.
