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Japan's Rising Wave

Born1994–2003Peak years2004–2026

Japan's most successful badminton generation. Kento Momota dominated men's singles as world No.1 pre-pandemic with 2 World Championship titles. Akane Yamaguchi is a multiple World Champion. Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota have been one of the world's top women's doubles pairs for years.

8
Players
157
Combined Titles
3.5k
Total Matches
22
Years Active

By Discipline

MD
Men's Doubles
1 player
8
Titles
487
Matches
64%
Win Rate
WD
Women's Doubles
1 player
22
Titles
544
Matches
71%
Win Rate
Group
1 player
79
Titles
1.4k
Matches
74%
Win Rate
Semi-final
1 player
48
Titles
1.1k
Matches
71%
Win Rate