Akane Araki

is a Japanese badminton player who plays for The 77 Bank. She won her first international title at the Tahiti International tournament in the women's doubles event partnered with Ayaka Kawasaki. She and Kawasaki were the semi-finalists at the 2016 Belgian International tournament.

Personal life Her mother, Wu Jianqiu is a former member of the China national badminton team.

Achievements

BWF Grand Prix The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2017 Russian Open Aoi Matsuda Yuho Imai Minami Kawashima 11–6, 6–11, 11–7, 7–11, 11–5 Winner 2017 Bitburger Open Aoi Matsuda Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai 19–21, 6–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2017 Russian Open Keiichiro Matsui Chan Peng Soon Cheah Yee See 8–11, 11–13, 3–11 Runner-up BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series Women doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2016 Tahiti International Ayaka Kawasaki Eva Lee Paula Lynn Obañana 21–13, 21–12 Winner 2018 White Nights Riko Imai Asumi Kugo Megumi Yokoyama 21–18, 21–12 Winner 2018 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Riko Imai Annie Xu Kerry Xu 21–15, 21–19 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament