# Hina Akechi

Hina Akechi (明地 陽菜, Akechi Hina, born 14 March 2005) is a Japanese badminton player. She was world number 1 in BWF World Junior Ranking for women's singles on 9 May 2023. She is the 2019 Asian Junior U-17 champion and the 2018 Asian Junior U-15 champion in the girls' singles. She graduated from the Yanai Commercial & Technical High School, and join Saishunkan Pharmaceutical Team on 1 April 2023.

## Career
### 2025

Akechi was selected for the first time as a member of the 2025 Japan National Team, coached by Takako Ida and Shōji Satō. She started the 2025 season as a quarter-finalists in the German Open. In the next tournament, she was beaten in the first round of the Orléans Masters to Chen Yufei in a close rubber game.

## Achievements
### BWF World Tour (2 runners-up)

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 Tours are 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.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
| 2024 | Orleans Masters | Super 300 | Tomoka Miyazaki | 21–18, 21–12 | Runner-up | |
| 2024 (I) | Indonesia Masters | Super 100 | Riko Gunji | 10–21, 20–22 | Runner-up | |

### BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 3 runners-up)

Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2022 | Slovenia Future Series | Tomoka Miyazaki | 14–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Osaka International | Shiori Saito | 15–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Luxembourg Open | Chiang Ying-li | 18–21, 21–15, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2023 | Swedish Open | Lo Sin Yan | 21–12, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2023 | Mauritius International | Aditi Bhatt | 21–13, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2023 | Réunion Open | Kaoru Sugiyama | 22–20, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2024 | Luxembourg Open | Riko Gunji | 21–16, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2024 | Denmark Challenge | Riko Gunji | 22–20, 16–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2024 (I) | Indonesia International | Chiara Marvella Handoyo | 11–21, 21–18, 21–7 | Winner |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
| 2022 | Slovenia Future Series | Sorano Yoshikawa | Rui Kiyama Kanano Muroya | 24–22, 21–16 | Winner | |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series tournament
    BWF Future Series tournament

### BWF Junior International (3 titles)

Girls' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2016 | Singapore Youth International | Thamonwan Nithiittikrai | 21–12, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2022 | Croatia Junior Open | Sora Ishioka | 17–21, 21–13, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2022 | Bulgaria Junior Open | Sora Ishioka | 21–16, 21–14 | Winner |
    BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
    BWF Junior International Series tournament

## Performance timeline
### Key

| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |

### National team

* Junior level
| Team events | 2022 | Ref |
| World Junior Championships | B | |
* Senior level
| Team events | 2022 | Ref |
| Asia Team Championships | B | |

### Individual competitions

* Junior level
| Events | 2022 | Ref |
| World Junior Championships | QF | |
* Senior level
| Tournament | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | Best | Ref |
| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Best | Ref |
| German Open | A | A | QF | QF ('25) | |
| Orléans Masters | A | F | 1R | F ('24) | |
| U.S. Open | A | SF | | SF ('24) | |
| Indonesia Masters Super 100 | A | F | | F ('24) | |
| Indonesia Masters Super 100 | QF | A | | F ('24) | |
| Macau Open | NH | 1R | | 1R ('24) | |
| Malaysia Super 100 | A | 1R | | 1R ('24) | |
| Korea Masters | A | 1R | | 1R ('24) | |
| Japan Masters | A | 1R | | 1R ('24) | |
| Year-end ranking | 102 | 41 | | 40 | |
| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Best | Ref |

## Record against selected opponents

Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 6 March 2025.
| Player | Matches | Win | Lost | Diff. |
| Chen Yufei | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |