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    W. Andrew Robinson

    Akari Satō
    Personal information
    Country Japan
    Born (2001-03-31) 31 March 2001 (age 24)
    Saitama Prefecture, Japan
    Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
    HandednessRight
    CoachNorio Imai
    Women's & mixed doubles
    Career recordWD 24 wins, 7 losses (77.42%)
    XD 45 wins, 20 losses (69.23%)
    Highest ranking119 (WD with Hina Osawa, 1 April 2025)
    30 (XD with Hiroki Nishi, 27 August 2024)
    Current ranking123 (WD with Hina Osawa)
    53 (XD with Hiroki Nishi) (15 April 2025)
    Medal record
    Women's badminton
    Representing  Japan
    Asia Mixed Team Championships
    Bronze medal – third place 2025 Qingdao Mixed team
    BWF profile

    Akari Sato (佐藤 灯, Satō Akari, born 31 March 2001) is a Japanese badminton player from Saitama Prefecture.[1] She is a member of the Japan National Team and is affiliated with ACT Saikyo.[2][3] Sato has won two Super 100 titles: the Vietnam Open and the Kaohsiung Masters.

    Early career

    Sato began her badminton training at Hatokaya Wings, a junior club in Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture. She attended Kasukabe Municipal Takesato Junior High School, followed by Eimei High School. She enrolled at Ryukoku University in April 2019.[4]

    During her university years, Sato achieved considerable success in badminton. She partnered with Rio Uemura to win the All Japan Intercollegiate Championships in women's doubles in consecutive years, 2021 and 2022. In 2022, she also partnered with Hiroki Nishi, a university teammate two years her junior, securing third place in the mixed doubles at the All Japan Badminton Championships.[5] This performance led to Sato and Nishi being selected for the 2023 Japan National Team (B Team), coached by Lee Wan Wah.[6] This selection marked the first time a student-athlete from the Ryukoku University Badminton Club was chosen for the national team.[7]

    Career

    2023

    Following her graduation from Ryukoku University in March, Sato initially joined the Resonac badminton team (formerly Showa Denko) in April, before transferring to the ACT Saikyo team in July of the same year.[8]

    In her first year on the national team, Sato and Nishi won three mixed doubles titles. They secured their first BWF World Tour title at the Vietnam Open, defeating Thailand's Ruttanapak Oupthong and Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat.[9] They then went on to win the Kaohsiung Masters, overcoming the top-seeded Indonesian duo of Dejan Ferdinansyah and Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja, and triumphed at the Indonesia International against Malaysia's Choong Hon Jian and Go Pei Kee.[10][11] The pair also finished second in the Indonesia Masters Super 100, falling to Yap Roy King and Valeree Siow.[12]

    2024

    Sato and Nishi secured their sole title of 2024 at the Saipan International, winning an All-Japan final against compatriots Yuichi Shimogami and Sayaka Hobara.[13] The pair also advanced to the final of the 2024 All Japan Badminton Championships. Their path to the final included a first-round win over 2024 World Junior Championships bronze medalists Shuji Sawada and Aya Tamaki, followed by a semifinal victory over Akira Koga and Yuki Fukushima.[14][15] However, their championship bid ended when Sato suffered a foot injury during the final against Kazuki Shibata and Naru Shinoya, forcing the pair to retire and finish as runner-up.[16]

    Sato also partnered with Maya Taguchi to play women's doubles for ACT Saikyo. Although the pair never won a title together, they reached the semifinals of the Luxembourg Open and the Saipan International.[17][18] On the BWF World Tour, they participated in the 2024 Macau Open, where they were defeated in the first round by India's Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand.[19]

    2025

    Sato has been selected as a member of the 2025 Japan National Team in mixed doubles with Nishi under the guidance of coaches Norio Imai and Noriyasu Hirata.[20] In February, Sato represented Japan at the 2025 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships. In the group stage, she and Nishi contributed a win in their mixed doubles match against Dmitriy Panarin and Aisha Zhumabek of Kazakhstan.[21] Japan lost to China in the semifinals, resulting in a bronze medal for the team.[22] Sato also made her Asia Championship debut at the 2025 Badminton Asia Championships starting from the qualifying stage.[23]

    In the women’s doubles, Sato reunited with Hina Osawa, with whom she had previously teamed up at the 2023 Syed Modi International. Together they claimed three titles: the Sri Lanka International Series (defeating Kim Min-ji and Kim Yu-jung), the Sri Lanka International Challenge (overcoming Tidapron Kleebyeesun and Nattamon Laisuan), and the Vietnam International (triumphing over Hsu Ya-ching and Sung Yu-hsuan).[24][25][26]

    Achievements

    BWF World Tour (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

    The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[27] 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.[28]

    Mixed doubles

    Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
    2023 (I) Indonesia Masters Super 100 Japan Hiroki Nishi Malaysia Yap Roy King
    Malaysia Valeree Siow     		21–13, 14–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [12]
    2023 Vietnam Open Super 100 Japan Hiroki Nishi Thailand Ruttanapak Oupthong
    Thailand Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat     		15–21, 21–18, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [9]
    2023 Kaohsiung Masters Super 100 Japan Hiroki Nishi Indonesia Dejan Ferdinansyah
    Indonesia Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja     		22–20, 12–21, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [10]

    BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles)

    Women's doubles

    Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
    2025 Sri Lanka International Japan Hina Osawa Thailand Tidapron Kleebyeesun
    Thailand Nattamon Laisuan     		22–20, 15–21, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [25]
    2025 Sri Lanka International Japan Hina Osawa South Korea Kim Min-ji
    South Korea Kim Yu-jung     		21–19, 17–21, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [24]
    2025 Vietnam International Japan Hina Osawa Chinese Taipei Hsu Ya-ching
    Chinese Taipei Sung Yu-hsuan     		21–13, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [26]

    Mixed doubles

    Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
    2023 (II) Indonesia International Japan Hiroki Nishi Malaysia Choong Hon Jian
    Malaysia Go Pei Kee     		22–20, 18–21, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [29]
    2024 Saipan International Japan Hiroki Nishi Japan Yuichi Shimogami
    Japan Sayaka Hobara     		21–11, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [30]
      BWF International Challenge tournament
      BWF International Series tournament

    References

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    2. ^ "Akari SATO | Profile" (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
    3. ^ "Akari SATO | Profile" (in Japanese). ACT Saikyo. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
    4. ^ "Akari SATO | Profile" (in Japanese). Badminton S/J League. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
    5. ^ "Akari SATO | Profile" (in Japanese). J Sports. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
    6. ^ "Announcement of the players selected for the 2023 Japan National Team" (PDF) (in Japanese). Nippon Badminton Association. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
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    12. ^ a b Boopathy, K. M. (10 September 2023). "Roy King-Valeree win first international title this year in Indonesia". The Star. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
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    24. ^ a b "Buwaneka claims silver at HUNDRED Series". The Sunday Times. 9 March 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
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    Credit: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akari_Sato

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