Maya Taguchi

is a Japanese badminton player. A left-handed player, she is the 2023 BWF World Junior Champion in the girls' doubles event. In her senior career, Taguchi won her first BWF World Tour title at the 2025 Malaysia Super 100 in the mixed doubles. She graduated from Yanai Commercial & Technical High School and joined the ACT SAIKYO badminton team on 1 April 2024.

Achievements Asian Championships Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2026 Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China Yuta Watanabe Kim Jae-hyeon Jang Ha-jeong 18–21, 11–21 Bronze Bronze

World Junior Championships Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2023 The Podium, Spokane, United States Aya Tamaki Francesca Corbett Allison Lee 12–21, 21–13, 21–15 Gold Gold

Asian Junior Championships Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2023 Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Aya Tamaki Mei Sudo Nao Yamakita 16–21, 25–27 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Tour (3 titles) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, 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, and the BWF Tour Super 100.

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2025 Malaysia Super 100 Super 100 Yuta Watanabe Dejan Ferdinansyah Bernadine Wardana 21–18, 21–12 Winner 2026 Taipei Open Super 300 Yuta Watanabe Yang Po-hsuan Hu Ling-fang 21–19, 21–8 Winner 2026 Korea Masters Super 300 Yuta Watanabe Kim Jae-hyeon Jang Ha-jeong 21–19, 21–14 Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 2 runners-up) Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2023 Guatemala Future Series Tomoka Miyazaki Mei Sudo Nao Yamakita 21–16, 14–21, 23–25 Runner-up 2023 (I) India International Miku Shigeta Priya Konjengbam Shruti Mishra 17–21, 21–18, 21–15 Winner Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2023 Guatemala Future Series Daigo Tanioka Kenta Matsukawa Nao Yamakita 21–18, 21–19 Winner 2025 Sri Lanka International Yuta Watanabe Ratchapol Makkasasithorn Nattamon Laisuan 21–15, 21–16 Winner 2026 Singapore International Yuta Watanabe Chan Yin Chak Ng Tsz Yau 21–15, 21–13 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (2 titles, 3 runners-up) Girls' doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2022 Croatia Junior Open Nao Yamakita Rui Kiyama Kanano Muroya 19–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2022 Bulgaria Junior Open Nao Yamakita Rui Kiyama Kanano Muroya 14–21, 21–19, 17–21 Runner-up 2022 Malaysia Junior International Nao Yamakita Rui Kiyama Kanano Muroya 19–21, 17–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2022 Croatia Junior Open Daigo Tanioka Shunya Ota Kanano Muroya 21–12, 16–21, 21–11 Winner 2022 Bulgaria Junior Open Daigo Tanioka Shunya Ota Kanano Muroya 21–18, 21–16 Winner BWF Junior International Challenge tournament BWF Junior International Series tournament