Akane Watanabe
Japanese badminton player (born 1994)
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Akane Watanabe (渡邉 あかね, Watanabe Akane; born 27 May 1994) is a Japanese badminton player.[2][3]
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| Born | 27 May 1994 Saitama Prefecture, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 31 March 2020[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's singles & doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 276 (WS 7 April 2016) 25 (WD 19 February 2019) 177 (XD 1 November 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Achievements
BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is 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.[5]
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2018 | Vietnam Open | Super 100 |  Misato Aratama |
Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida |
21–18, 21–19 |  Winner |
[6] |
| 2018 | Macau Open | Super 300 | Misato Aratama |
 Vivian Hoo Yap Cheng Wen |
15–21, 20–22 |  Runner-up |
[7] |
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Finnish Open | Misato Aratama |
 Samantha Barning Iris Tabeling |
21–12, 21–17 | Winner |
[8] |
| 2017 | Finnish Open | Misato Aratama |
Chisato Hoshi Naru Shinoya |
21–18, 21–13 | Winner |
[9] |
| 2017 | Spanish International | Misato Aratama |
Ayako Sakuramoto Yukiko Takahata |
10–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
[10] |
| 2017 | Malaysia International | Misato Aratama |
 Kittipak Dubthuk Natcha Saengchote |
21–18, 21–15 | Winner |
[11] |
| 2019 | Denmark International | Saori Ozaki |
 Chloe Birch Lauren Smith |
21–13, 21–18 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
