Akane Yamaguchi
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PV Sindhu creates history, wins maiden Japan Open after straight-games victory over Akane Yamaguchi
Other Sports | Jul 19, 2026, 11:13 AM ISTPV Sindhu defeated Japan's Akane Yamaguchi 21-17, 21-17 to win her maiden Japan Open Super 750 title. The victory made Sindhu the first Indian to lift the prestigious title and ended her wait for a major international trophy.
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All England Championships: Saina Nehwal crashes out in first round after loss to Akane Yamaguchi
Other Sports | Mar 12, 2020, 12:20 PM ISTSaina Nehwal's chances of qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics took a big hit after her first-round 11-21 8-21 loss to Akane Yamaguchi at the All England Championships.
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BWF World Tour Finals: PV Sindhu loses first Group A game to Akane Yamaguchi
Other Sports | Dec 11, 2019, 11:44 PM ISTPV Sindhu lost to Akane Yamaguchi 21-18, 18-21, 8-21 in her first game of the Group A game of the BWF World Tour Finals.
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Japan Open: PV Sindhu crashes out in the quarterfinal, loses to Akane Yamaguchi
Other Sports | Jul 26, 2019, 01:23 PM ISTIndia's star shuttler PV Sindhu failed to go past Akane Yamaguchi once again, as she lost in straight games in the quarterfinal at Japan Open.
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Highlights, Indonesia Open 2019 Final: Yamaguchi beats PV Sindhu 21-15, 21-16 to win title
Other Sports | Jul 21, 2019, 03:05 PM ISTIndonesia Open 2019 Final Live: Get Live Scores and Updates of PV Sindhu vs Akane Yamaguchi Women's singles final Live at IndiaTV.
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Akane Yamaguchi has good chance to win All England title: Morten Frost
Other Sports | Feb 17, 2019, 04:05 PM ISTMorten Frost believes that although there won't be any clear favourites but he is read to stick his neck out for the young Japanese woman.
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First time in 4 years: Saina beats Yamaguchi; enters quarterfinal in Denmark Open
Other Sports | Oct 18, 2018, 04:12 PM ISTThis was Nehwal's second career win over Yamaguchi, who has won six times in the head-to-head encounters between the two.
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Asian Games 2018: I couldn't read Tai Tzu, says Saina Nehwal after bronze finish
Other Sports | Aug 27, 2018, 04:35 PM ISTSaina was beaten in straight games by Tai Tzu in the semifinals, setting the Taipei player up against another Indian in Olympic silver-medallist PV Sindhu in the final.
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PV Sindhu beats Akane Yamaguchi to enter second successive World Championship final
Other Sports | Aug 04, 2018, 08:16 PM ISTSindhu, who had finished runners-up at the Glasgow edition last year, notched up a superb 21-16 24-22 win over world number two Yamaguchi.
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All England Championships: PV Sindhu loses to Akane Yamaguchi in semifinals
Other Sports | Mar 18, 2018, 11:51 AM ISTPV Sindhu lost to Akane Yamaguchi 21-19, 19-21, 18-21 to crash out of the USD 1000,000 All England Championship on Saturday.
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Dubai Superseries Finals: PV Sindhu settles for silver, loses summit clash against Akane Yamaguchi
Other Sports | Dec 17, 2017, 09:21 PM ISTIn the prestigious season-ending tournament finale, Sindhu played her heart out before going down fighting 21-15, 12-21, 19-21 to Yamaguchi in an energy-sapping summit clash that lasted an hour and 31 minutes.
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Highlights, Dubai Open Superseries: PV Sindhu settles for silver as Japan's Akane Yamaguchi clinches title
Other Sports | Dec 17, 2017, 06:51 PM ISTThe match witnessed some high end to end action but it was the Japanese shuttler who won 15-21, 21-12 and 21-19 to win the Dubai Open SS finals.
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Saina Nehwal: Great feeling to win China Open
Other Sports | Nov 16, 2014, 04:48 PM ISTFuzhou, China: India's Olympic medal-winning shuttler Saina Nehwal, who clinched her maiden China Open Super Series Premier title Sunday, said it was a "great feeling" to win the tournament."So happy to win my 3rd title