Aki Akao

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Aki Akao ( Japanese 赤 尾 亜 希 , Akao Aki ; born October 20, 1982 in Hita ) is a Japanese badminton player .

Career

She is the younger sister of the badminton player Miyo Akao and, like her, attended the Shōwa girls' high school (today: Shōwa-Gakuen high school) in Hita. Both took part in the 1999 Badminton High School Championships, where they came second in doubles, and the Inter-High High School Championships, where they got third in women's doubles. Just like her sister, she then joined the Yonex company to play for their factory team.

Aki Akao also took part in the women's doubles with Tomomi Matsuda in the Japanese General Championships , where they came third in 2003 and 2004, second in 2005 and third again in 2006 and 2007.

Both won bronze in women's doubles at the Asian Cup in 2003 . At the 2006 World Cup, they both won 9th place together. At the 2007 World Cup they finished 9th again. At the US Open of the same year, however, they made it to the finals, but lost to their compatriots Miyuki Maeda and Satoko Suetsuna in just three sets. In the French Super Series 2007 , the pairing was in the quarter-finals as well as in the Japan Super Series 2007 and the Swiss Open Super Series 2007 .

Sporting successes

season event discipline space Surname
2000 Junior Asian Championship Ladies team 3 Japan
2003 Japan: Individual Championship Ladies doubles 3 Tomomi Matsuda / Aki Akao
2003 Asian Championship Ladies doubles 3 Tomomi Matsuda / Aki Akao
2004 Japan: Individual Championship Ladies doubles 3 Tomomi Matsuda / Aki Akao
2005 Japan: Individual Championship Ladies doubles 2 Tomomi Matsuda / Aki Akao
2006 Japan: Individual Championship Ladies doubles 3 Tomomi Matsuda / Aki Akao
2006 World Championship Ladies doubles 9 Tomomi Matsuda / Aki Akao
2007 Japan: Individual Championship Ladies doubles 3 Tomomi Matsuda / Aki Akao
2007 World Championship Ladies doubles 9 Tomomi Matsuda / Aki Akao
2007 US Open Ladies doubles 2 Tomomi Matsuda / Aki Akao
2007 French Open Ladies doubles 5 Tomomi Matsuda / Aki Akao
2007 Swiss Open Ladies doubles 5 Tomomi Matsuda / Aki Akao
2007 Japan Open Ladies doubles 5 Tomomi Matsuda / Aki Akao
2008 Uber Cup Ladies team 9 Japan
2009 Canadian Open Ladies doubles 1 Aki Akao / Yasuyo Imabeppu
2009 Japan: Individual Championship Ladies doubles 3 Aki Akao / Yasuyo Imabeppu

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 栄 光 の あ と . In: 全国 高校 選 抜 バ ド ミ ン ト ン 大会 . Retrieved November 20, 2011 (Japanese).
  2. ↑ 第 50 回 全国 高等学校 バ ド ミ ン ト ン 選手 権 大会 . 財 団 法人 全国 高等学校 体育 連 盟 , p. 23 , accessed on November 20, 2011 .
  3. ↑ 全 日本 総 合 バ ド ミ ン ト ン 選手 権 . In: Badnet- バ ド ミ ン ト ン 総 合 情報 - . P. 4 , accessed November 20, 2011 (Japanese).
  4. ↑ 全 日本 総 合 バ ド ミ ン ト ン 選手 権 . In: Badnet- バ ド ミ ン ト ン 総 合 情報 - . P. 4 , accessed November 20, 2011 (Japanese).
  5. ↑ 第 59 回 全 日本 総 合 バ ド ミ ン ト ン 選手 権 大会 . In: Badnet- バ ド ミ ン ト ン 総 合 情報 - . P. 4 , accessed November 20, 2011 (Japanese).
personal data
SURNAME Akao, Aki
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 赤 尾 亜 希 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese badminton player
DATE OF BIRTH October 20, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH Hita