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Koki Watanabe bounces around the court and has a whiplash kill. (Instagam/Japan Society)

Curious case of Koki Watanabe, the shortest badminton player in men's Top 100, a challenger with tall dreams

October 26, 2025 8:22 am

Like Akane Yamaguchi, Koki has stellar footwork and court coverage. His defense is Japanese - thorough, fuss-free, quick and worthy of reel extracts. He bounces around the court and has a whiplash kill.

Akane Yamaguchi, of Japan, poses with her medal after winning the Women's Singles final match of the Badminton World Championships, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

Is Akane Yamaguchi the greatest women's singles World Championship figure, with 5 medals, of which 3 are gold

August 31, 2025 11:36 pm

The Japanese defeated Chen Yufei 21-9, 21-13 and went ahead of Kento Momota in singles gold to become finest Japanese shuttler.

Unnati Hooda lost 21-16, 21-12 in 33 minutes in what proved to be a mild exertion for the supremely consistent Japanese, Akane Yamaguchi. (Badminton Photo)

Akane Yamaguchi analyses Unnati Hooda - 'She's quite aggressive and gave me some problems'

July 25, 2025 9:56 pm

China Open 2025: Consistent netplay, the next box to tick for Unnati Hooda after 21-16, 21-12 loss to Akane Yamaguchi as unforced errors on continuous points and opponenr's drops trouble Hooda

17-year-old Unnati Hoda needs to aim to go deeper into the tournament,and standing in her path is Japanese Akane Yamaguchi, seeded 3. (Badminton Photo/File)

What can Unnati Hooda expect against Akane Yamaguchi, after beating PV Sindhu

July 25, 2025 9:56 am

China Open 2025: More of running retrieves and accuracy in smashes from the Japanese means Unnati Hooda will need more of that patience in absorbing pressure to find winners and some fearlessness in attack

In the first-round on Wednesday, Sindhu ensured she didn't get stretched too much by Indonesia's Ester Wardoyo as she won 21-15, 21-19. (Badminton Asia)

Badminton Asia C'ships: PV Sindhu to renew rivalry against Akane Yamaguchi; Lakshya, Prannoy bow out

April 09, 2025 10:25 pm

The familiar foes Sindhu and Yamaguchi would clash for the first time in two years while Lakshya loses in straight games.

PV Sindhu and Carolina Marin might be playing in their last Olympics. (Express File)

Ahead of Paris Olympics, PV Sindhu, Carolina Marin and other women's singles stars turn on Terminator modes

March 10, 2024 6:28 pm

You really don't know your sport if you dismiss Sindhu, Marin and Tai Tzu Ying's stubborn brains or Yamaguchi's shrugging shroud of nonchalant precision as washed-up challengers, too jaded to win now.

Defending champion PV Sindhu, in-form Prannoy eye good show in Singapore

June 05, 2023 1:33 pm

Things have not been the same for Sindhu since she suffered that ankle injury in August last year. She is slowly getting back to her best with a final and semi-final finish at Madrid Spain Masters and Malaysia Masters respectively being her best result this season.