Hina Akechi (明地 陽菜, Akechi Hina, born 14 March 2005) is a Japanese badminton player.[2] She was world number 1 in BWF World Junior Ranking for women's singles on 9 May 2023. She is the 2019 Asian Junior U-17 champion and the 2018 Asian Junior U-15 champion in the girls' singles. She graduated from the Yanai Commercial & Technical High School, and join Saishunkan Pharmaceutical Team on 1 April 2023.[3]

Career

2025

Akechi was selected as a member of the 2025 Japan National Team, coached by Takako Ida and Shōji Satō.[4]

Achievements

BWF World Tour (2 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] 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.[6]

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 [7]
2024 (I) Indonesia Masters Super 100 Japan Riko Gunji 10–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [8]

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

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 [9]
2023 Osaka International Japan Shiori Saito 15–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [10]
2023 Luxembourg Open Chinese Taipei Chiang Ying-li 18–21, 21–15, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [11]
2023 Swedish Open Hong Kong Lo Sin Yan 21–12, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [12]
2023 Mauritius International India Aditi Bhatt 21–13, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [13]
2023 Réunion Open Japan Kaoru Sugiyama 22–20, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [14]
2024 Luxembourg Open Japan Riko Gunji 21–16, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [15]
2024 Denmark Challenge Japan Riko Gunji 22–20, 16–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [16]
2024 (I) Indonesia International Indonesia Chiara Marvella Handoyo 11–21, 21–18, 21–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [17]

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 [9]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (3 titles)

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 [18]
2022 Croatia Junior Open Japan Sora Ishioka 17–21, 21–13, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [19]
2022 Bulgaria Junior Open Japan Sora Ishioka 21–16, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [20]
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament

Performance timeline

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

  • Junior level
Team events 2022 Ref
World Junior Championships B [21]
  • Senior level
Team events 2022 Ref
Asia Team Championships B [22]

Individual competitions

  • Junior level
Events 2022 Ref
World Junior Championships QF [23]
  • Senior level
Tournament BWF World Tour Best Ref
2023 2024 2025
German Open A Q ('25) [24]
Orléans Masters A F Q F ('24) [7]
U.S. Open A SF SF ('24) [25][26]
Indonesia Masters Super 100 A F F ('24) [8]
QF A
Macau Open NH 1R 1R ('24) [27]
Malaysia Super 100 A 1R 1R ('24) [28]
Korea Masters A 1R 1R ('24) [29]
Japan Masters A 1R 1R ('24) [30]
Year-end ranking 102 41 40
Tournament 2023 2024 2025 Best Ref

References

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  2. ^ "Hina Akechi | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Announcement of new members for 2023: Hina Akechi and Rui Kiyama" (in Japanese). Saishunkan Pharmaceutical. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Announcement of the 2025 Japan National Team Players and Staff" (PDF) (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. 21 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  7. ^ a b Kumar, Prem (18 March 2024). "Orleans Masters: Teen Star Miyazaki Eyes Bigger Victories". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  8. ^ a b Mustikasari, Delia (1 September 2024). "Indonesia Masters 2024 Super 100 Final Recap - Qualifiers' Surprise Prevents Alwi Farhan from Winning Title, Rahmat/Yeremia Defeat to Thai Representatives" (in Indonesian). Bolasport. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  9. ^ a b Martinez, Sara Gonzalez (28 November 2022). "Tomic/Vitman close successful year with a gold". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  10. ^ "[Osaka International 2023] Japanese athletes perform well! Yushi Tanaka, Shiori Saito, Yamashita & Midorikawa win! <Final results>" (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. 2 April 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Three titles for Europeans in Luxembourg". Badminton Europe. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  12. ^ Marzoeki, Achmad (15 May 2023). "Victor Swedish Open 2023: Indonesia takes home two titles and one runner-up". Hallo Jakarta. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Mauritius International 2023: Indian shuttlers dominate men's singles, mixed doubles". Sportskeeda. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Saint-denis Réunion Open : Les Français Doublement Sacrés" (in French). Fédération Française de Badminton. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  15. ^ Komiyama, Hajime. "Luxembourg Open 2024 | Result" (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  16. ^ "[State Denmark Challenge 2024 Presented by RSL] Denmark, Japan Share Two Titles" (in Indonesian). PB Djarum Badminton Club. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  17. ^ Khoirul Huda, Andhika (25 August 2024). "Full Results of the 2024 Indonesia International Challenge Final in Pekanbaru: Hosts Collect 2 Titles" (in Indonesian). Okezone. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  18. ^ "Thai junior win second place in two categories in Singapore" (in Thai). Badminton Thai Today. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  19. ^ Galjer, Ratko (21 June 2022). "New talents at the Croatia VALAMAR Junior Open 2022". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  20. ^ "Bulgaria Junior Open 2022 | Result" (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  21. ^ "[World Junior 2022] Japan loses to strong South Korea 0-3. Finishes with the bronze medal <Team competition semifinal results>" (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  22. ^ "Japanese women's team withdraws from semifinals of Badminton Asia Team Championships after testing positive for COVID-19" (in Japanese). Sankei Shimbun. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  23. ^ "[BWF World Junior Championships 2022] Ester Women's Singles Representative in Semifinals" (in Indonesian). Djarum Badminton. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  24. ^ "YONEX German Open 2025 - M & Q Report" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  25. ^ Guimarães, Paulo (28 June 2024). "Após bater Top 16 do mundo, Brasil se despede do US Open de Badminton" (in Portuguese). Surto Olímpico. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  26. ^ "US Open: Thais in line for double". Badminton World Federation. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  27. ^ "The Chinese badminton team won all 12 games in the first round of the Macau Badminton Open" (in Chinese). Zhejiang Online. 26 September 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  28. ^ Imai, Norio. "Malaysia Super 100 2024 | Result" (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
  29. ^ "Korea Masters 2024 | Match details" (in Japanese). Saishunkan Pharmaceutical. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  30. ^ "[Kumamoto Masters 2024] "The desire to win clashed in the final game" (Akechi Hina) <Day 2/Player Comments-5>" (in Japanese). Badminton Spirit. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
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