Maya Taguchi
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 October 2005 Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Japan |
| Sport | Badminton |
| Handedness | Left |
| Coached by | Hajime Komiyama |
| Women's & mixed doubles | |
| Highest ranking | 44 (XD with Yuta Watanabe, 28 October 2025) 120 (WD with Akari Sato, 29 October 2024) |
| Current ranking | 51 (XD with Yuta Watanabe) (16 December 2025) |
| BWF profile | |
Medal record | |
Maya Taguchi (田口 真彩, Taguchi Maya; born 9 October 2005) is a Japanese badminton player.[1] 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.[2]
Achievements
[edit | edit source]World Junior Championships
[edit | edit source]Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Podium, Spokane, United States | Japan Aya Tamaki | United States Francesca Corbett United States Allison Lee |
12–21, 21–13, 21–15 | Gold Gold | [3] |
Asian Junior Championships
[edit | edit source]Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia | Japan Aya Tamaki | Japan Mei Sudo Japan Nao Yamakita |
16–21, 25–27 | Bronze Bronze | [4] |
BWF World Tour (1 title)
[edit | edit source]The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] 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.[6]
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Malaysia Super 100 | Super 100 | Japan Yuta Watanabe | Indonesia Dejan Ferdinansyah Indonesia Bernadine Wardana |
21–18, 21–12 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner | [7][8] |
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 2 runners-up)
[edit | edit source]Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Guatemala Future Series | Japan Tomoka Miyazaki | Japan Mei Sudo Japan Nao Yamakita |
21–16, 14–21, 23–25 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up | [9] |
| 2023 (I) | India International | Japan Miku Shigeta | India Priya Konjengbam India Shruti Mishra |
17–21, 21–18, 21–15 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner | [10] |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Guatemala Future Series | Japan Daigo Tanioka | Japan Kenta Matsukawa Japan Nao Yamakita |
21–18, 21–19 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner | [9] |
| 2025 | Sri Lanka International | Japan Yuta Watanabe | Indonesia Bobby Setiabudi Indonesia Melati Daeva Oktavianti |
21–16, 14–21, 18–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up | [11] |
| 2025 | Sri Lanka International | Japan Yuta Watanabe | Thailand Ratchapol Makkasasithorn Thailand Nattamon Laisuan |
21–15, 21–16 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner | [12] |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (2 titles, 3 runners-up)
[edit | edit source]Girls' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Croatia Junior Open | Japan Nao Yamakita | Japan Rui Kiyama Japan Kanano Muroya |
19–21, 19–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up | [13] |
| 2022 | Bulgaria Junior Open | Japan Nao Yamakita | Japan Rui Kiyama Japan Kanano Muroya |
14–21, 21–19, 17–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up | [14] |
| 2022 | Malaysia Junior International | Japan Nao Yamakita | Japan Rui Kiyama Japan Kanano Muroya |
19–21, 17–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up | [15] |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Croatia Junior Open | Japan Daigo Tanioka | Japan Shunya Ota Japan Kanano Muroya |
21–12, 16–21, 21–11 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner | [13] |
| 2022 | Bulgaria Junior Open | Japan Daigo Tanioka | Japan Shunya Ota Japan Kanano Muroya |
21–18, 21–16 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner | [14] |
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Maya Taguchi at BWFBadminton.com Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Maya Taguchi at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived, alternate link)Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Maya Taguchi at BWFWorldTourFinals.BWFBadminton.com
- Maya Taguchi at ACT SAIKYO (in Japanese)