Maya Taguchi (田口 真彩, Taguchi Maya, born 9 October 2005) is a Japanese badminton player from Miyazaki Prefecture. She is the gold medalist at the 2023 BWF World Junior Championships in Girls' doubles. Taguchi graduated from Yanai Commercial & Technical High School, and joined ACT SAIKYO badminton team on 1 April 2024.[1]
| Maya Taguchi 田口 真彩 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 October 2005 Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Hajime Komiyama (ACT SAIKYO) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | WD, 41 wins, 15 losses (73.21%) XD, 21 wins, 5 losses (80.77%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 139 (WD with Akari Sato, 30 July 2024) 479 (XD with Daigo Tanioka, 18 July 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 139 (WD with Akari Sato, 30 July 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
editWorld Junior Championships
editGirls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | The Podium, Spokane, United States |  Aya Tamaki
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 Francesca Corbett Allison Lee
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12–21, 21–13, 21–15 |  Gold
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Asian Junior Championships
editGirls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia | Aya Tamaki
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Mei Sudo Nao Yamakita
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16–21, 25–27 |  Bronze
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BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
editWomen's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2023 | Guatemala Future Series | Tomoka Miyazaki
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Mei Sudo Nao Yamakita
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21–16, 14–21, 23–25 |  Runner-up
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[2] |
| 2023 (I) | India International | Miku Shigeta
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 Priya Konjengbam Shruti Mishra
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17–21, 21–18, 21–15 |  Winner
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[3] |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2023 | Guatemala Future Series | Daigo Tanioka
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Kenta Matsukawa Nao Yamakita
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21–18, 21–19 | Winner
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[2] |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (2 titles, 3 runners-up)
editGirls' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2022 | Croatia Junior Open | Nao Yamakita
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Rui Kiyama Kanano Muroya
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19–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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[4] |
| 2022 | Bulgaria Junior Open | Nao Yamakita
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Rui Kiyama Kanano Muroya
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14–21, 21–19, 17–21 | Runner-up
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[5] |
| 2022 | Malaysia Junior International | Nao Yamakita
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Rui Kiyama Kanano Muroya
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19–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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[6] |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2022 | Croatia Junior Open | Daigo Tanioka
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Shunya Ota Kanano Muroya
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21–12, 16–21, 21–11 | Winner
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[4] |
| 2022 | Bulgaria Junior Open | Daigo Tanioka
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Shunya Ota Kanano Muroya
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21–18, 21–16 | Winner
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[5] |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "選手・スタッフ紹介 田口 真彩" (in Japanese). ACT SAIKYO.
- ^ a b "Winners - V Guatemala Future Series 2023 | BWF".
- ^ "Winners - INFOSYS FOUNDATION India International Challenge 2023 | BWF".
- ^ a b "Winners - Croatia VALAMAR Junior Open 2022 | BWF".
- ^ a b "Winners - LI-NING Bulgaria Junior Open Championship 2022 | BWF".
- ^ "Winners - Malaysia Junior International Series 2022 | BWF".
