我爱吃粉丝

勇敢开始, 不恋过往, 不困于今, 不畏将来。

[BAI Media @BAI_Media]

2️⃣ AKANE YAMAGUCHI 🇯🇵

☑️ Reigning World champion
☑️ Three-time Worlds gold medallist
☑️ Red-hot recent form

Yamaguchi's red-hot form makes her an equally strong contender for gold

#NewDelhi2026 #SmashForIndia #BWFWorldChampionships

[我爱吃粉丝 @Journey20201]

@evanprayanda her smile is so sweet 😍

[Gill Clark aka Oma Gill @OmaGillClark]

Milestones naturally make you pause and reflect on the journey so far. With this year’s #JapanOpen being the 200th #WorldTour (WT) event (300 and above) since its inception in 2018, a whole wave for fond memories dating back to the very first Japan Open have flooded back.

Not only was Japan my first trip to a major event outside Europe, that experience 45 years ago also ignited my desire to explore my boundaries as a player and consummated my enduring love affair with #badminton.

But I’m not alone. The Japan Open has proved a pivotal event for a number of players.

In 2007 Denmark’s Tine Rasmussen launched her career by beating 5 Chinese-born players back-to-back to win the title. She went on to become WR1 and win 3 prestigious #AllEngland titles.

Wang Yihan, the 2011 World Champion and 2012 Olympic silver medallist, has a similar story. Her first major title was also in Japan and came in 2008, a year after Rasmussen.

2008 was also the first time we saw the huge potential of Mohd Ahsan when he reached the men’s doubles final. Ahsan went on to win 6 World Championship (WC) medals with 3 different partners, including 3 Golds from 5 finals.

Tai Tzu Ying’s first major title was the 2012 Japan Open. The 2018 Asian Games Gold medallist went on to top the WR for a staggering 214 weeks.

Then in 2013 a 16-year-old Akane Yamaguchi came through the Qualifying to finally become the first home winner at the 32ndedition of this event. Since then she’s won 33 career titles, including 3 WC Golds.

The 43rd Japan Open starts tomorrow 14th July, Bastille Day, which commemorates the birth of the French Revolution. Here 2 years ago Alex Lanier marked the birth of a French revolution within our sport when he sensationally won the men’s singles when playing in his first WT event above 500 level, and at 19 became the youngest ever winner of a MS Superseries or WT equivalent title.

The Japan Open over the years has marked a milestone moment for a number of players, launching their fledgling careers on a path to stardom. This special event in “The Land of The Rising Sun” therefore also has claim to be known as “The Tournament of The Rising Stars”.

📷 @badmintonphoto

[Gill Clark aka Oma Gill @OmaGillClark]

Sport, by definition, is about comparison. Therefore, some #GillsFunFacts about the Women’s Singles (WS) and Men’s Singles (MS) from the #AustraliaOpen2026.

🔴 In the WS, Akane Yamaguchi won her 2nd title in her 4th final in her last 4 tournaments played.
🔹 Whereas in winning the MS, Alwi Farhan become the 4th different 21-year-old, from a 4th different nation to contest the MS final in the last 4 #BWFWorldTour tournaments.

🔴 The 4 WS semi-finalists in Sydney were the top 4 seeds.
🔹 Whereas there was only 1 seed from the 8 players in the MS quarter-finals.

🔴 The average age of the 4 WS semi-finalists was almost 30.
🔹 Whereas the average age of the 4 MS semi-finalists was under 21.

🔴 3 of the 4 WS semi-finalists had been World Champion – 5 x Golds, and 12 medals between them. And 29 World Championship (WC) appearances between all 4 WS semi-finalists.
🔹 Whereas none of the 4 MS semi-finalists have medalled at the WC, and only 1 has made 1 appearance at the event.

🟣 When WS semi-finalist Pusarla V Sindhu won her first World Championship medal in 2013, the youngest of the 4 MS semi-finalists Moh. Zaki Ubaidillah was only 6.

🟣 Akane Yamaguchi contested her 8th Super 500 final and won her 8th Super 500 title at an 8th different Super 500 tournament.

#Badminton

@badmintonphoto

[我爱吃粉丝 @Journey20201]

@akane_ymaguchi_ 🐨

[我爱吃粉丝 @Journey20201]

@akane_ymaguchi_ 🎉 rest well 🥰

[我爱吃粉丝 @Journey20201]

@saishunkan_bd 🥰

[我爱吃粉丝 @Journey20201]

@akane_ymaguchi_ happy birthday 🎂🎂🎂

[我爱吃粉丝 @Journey20201]

@BadPaL I'm worried that in 2 years Akane will still have to play as the first single, I certainly hope not.

[バド×スピ!／バドミントンマガジン編集部 @BADMINTONSPIRIT]

【トマス杯＆ユーバー杯🇩🇰2026】
ト杯ユ杯強化合宿中の囲み取材に応じた選手たちのコメントを随時アップしています🎙️ 女子シングルスに選出され、日本チームで最多出場を誇る山口茜選手のコメントです！
#バドミントン #badminton
https://t.co/lF1UatA3mC

[我爱吃粉丝 @Journey20201]

Akane 🥰
https://t.co/bmoIevwd9k

[BWF @bwfmedia]

Pure class! 🌟

Follow live action: https://t.co/TjoFnU4PnB

@HSBC_Sport

#BWFWorldTour #AllEngland2026

[BWF @bwfmedia]

Busanan Ongbamrungphan 🇹🇭 faces former champion Akane Yamaguchi 🇯🇵.

#BWFWorldTour #AllEngland2026

[くまもと再春館製薬所バドミントン部 @saishunkan_bd]

【速報】#山口茜 選手が『クッキングパパ』で漫画デビュー！？

最新刊に山口選手が登場！
作者のうえやまとち先生は、昨年11月の熊本マスターズにも来場されるほど長年のファンだそうです👀✨

当時の取材が今回の素敵な掲載に繋がりました！
気になる方は是非手に取ってみてください📚🏸

[我爱吃粉丝 @Journey20201]

@akane_ymaguchi_ happy new year

[我爱吃粉丝 @Journey20201]

@akane_ymaguchi_ happy new year

[我爱吃粉丝 @Journey20201]

@akane_ymaguchi_ happy new year

[我爱吃粉丝 @Journey20201]

@BADMINTONSPIRIT akane 😍

[我爱吃粉丝 @Journey20201]

great sportmanship from both. No excuses for losing

[BWF @bwfmedia]

Speed, respect and a memorable clash between the Olympic champion and world champion. 🤝🫶

Read more 👉 https://t.co/ZQJU6YSqfz

#BWFWorldTour #KoreaOpen2025 #AnSeYoung #AkaneYamaguchi

[BWF @bwfmedia]

Speed, respect and a memorable clash between the Olympic champion and world champion. 🤝🫶

Read more 👉 https://t.co/ZQJU6YSqfz

#BWFWorldTour #KoreaOpen2025 #AnSeYoung #AkaneYamaguchi