Akane Watanabe

Akane Watanabe (渡邉 あかね, Watanabe Akane, born 27 May 1994) is a Japanese badminton player.[1][2]

Akane Watanabe
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1994-05-27) 27 May 1994
Saitama Prefecture, Japan
HandednessRight
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking276 (WS 7 April 2016)
25 (WD 19 February 2019)
177 (XD 1 November 2018)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Chiba Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Gimcheon Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

BWF World Tour

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[3] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is 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.[4]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Vietnam Open Super 100 Japan Misato Aratama Japan Nami Matsuyama
Japan Chiharu Shida
21–18, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Macau Open Super 300 Japan Misato Aratama Malaysia Vivian Hoo
Malaysia Yap Cheng Wen
15–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Finnish Open Japan Misato Aratama Netherlands Samantha Barning
Netherlands Iris Tabeling
21–12, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Finnish Open Japan Misato Aratama Japan Chisato Hoshi
Japan Naru Shinoya
21–18, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Spanish International Japan Misato Aratama Japan Ayako Sakuramoto
Japan Yukiko Takahata
10–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Malaysia International Japan Misato Aratama Thailand Kittipak Dubthuk
Thailand Natcha Saengchote
21–18, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Denmark International Japan Saori Ozaki England Chloe Birch
England Lauren Smith
21–13, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. "Players: Akane Watanabe". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  2. "選手・スタッフ紹介 / 渡邉 あかね" (in Japanese). Nippon Telegraph and Telephone. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  3. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  4. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.


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