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Akane Yamaguchi advanced to the semi-finals of the All England Championships for the seventh time, and praised her 18-year-old compatriot Yuka Miyazaki for her talent

Japanese women's singles sister Akane Yamaguchi defeated the 18-year-old compatriot genius Yuka Miyazaki in the top 8 of the Super 1000 Series 2025 All England Open Badminton Championships in the early morning of the 15th, and advanced to the top 4 of the All England Championships for the seventh time in her career. After the game, Akane Yamaguchi praised the junior as a rare talent.

Akane Yamaguchi defeated Yuka Miyazaki to advance to the final four of the All England Championships

"I'm not obsessed with proving that I'm the number one in the world," Yamaguchi said in an interview after the match, adding that this is not her motivation and it will not be a pressure, but seeing so many young and talented players in the country also motivates me to try to keep up with them, and at the same time learn from them and improve together.

Akane Yamaguchi praised Miyazaki as a rare talent, very tenacious and patient in play, and able to maintain a high level of concentration in difficult situations, she pointed out that Miyazaki has rare characteristics of Japanese players, not only good at attacking, but also very cautious, but also calm, very fast hitting speed, very versatile play, and excellent technique, which is not something that can be trained by training alone, but this is a talent, especially her offensive ability, which has great potential.

Yuka Miyazaki

Although Miyazaki Tomoka defeated Akane Yamaguchi at the China Open last year, she lost to her predecessors at the All England Championships and missed the semi-finals, Miyazaki admitted that she did not take advantage of many opportunities, Akane Yamaguchi's speed shocked her, it was difficult to score points on her, and she was very patient, which she had to learn.

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