Maya Taguchi

Maya Taguchi
Personal information
Born	9 October 2005 (age 21); Hyūga, 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	12 (XD with Yuta Watanabe, 6 October 2026); 120 (WD with Akari Sato, 29 October 2024)
Current ranking	13 (XD with Yuta Watanabe, 20 October 2026)
	BWF profile
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Japan
Asian Games
Asian Championships
World Junior Championships
Asian Junior Championships

Maya Taguchi (田口真彩, Taguchi Maya; born 9 October 2005) is a Japanese badminton player. 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.

Achievements

Asian Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2026	Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China	Yuta Watanabe	Kim Jae-hyeon Jang Ha-jeong	18–21, 11–21	Bronze

World Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2023	The Podium, Spokane, United States	Aya Tamaki	Francesca Corbett Allison Lee	12–21, 21–13, 21–15	Gold

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2023	Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia	Aya Tamaki	Mei Sudo Nao Yamakita	16–21, 25–27	Bronze

BWF World Tour (3 titles)

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 Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2025	Malaysia Super 100	Super 100	Yuta Watanabe	Dejan Ferdinansyah Bernadine Wardana	21–18, 21–12	Winner
2026	Taipei Open	Super 300	Yuta Watanabe	Yang Po-hsuan Hu Ling-fang	21–19, 21–8	Winner
2026	Korea Masters	Super 300	Yuta Watanabe	Kim Jae-hyeon Jang Ha-jeong	21–19, 21–14	Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 2 runners-up)

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2023	Guatemala Future Series	Tomoka Miyazaki	Mei Sudo Nao Yamakita	21–16, 14–21, 23–25	Runner-up
2023 (I)	India International	Miku Shigeta	Priya Konjengbam Shruti Mishra	17–21, 21–18, 21–15	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2023	Guatemala Future Series	Daigo Tanioka	Kenta Matsukawa Nao Yamakita	21–18, 21–19	Winner
2025	Sri Lanka International	Yuta Watanabe	Bobby Setiabudi Melati Daeva Oktavianti	21–16, 14–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2025	Sri Lanka International	Yuta Watanabe	Ratchapol Makkasasithorn Nattamon Laisuan	21–15, 21–16	Winner
2026	Singapore International	Yuta Watanabe	Chan Yin Chak Ng Tsz Yau	21–15, 21–13	Winner

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

Girls' doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Croatia Junior Open	Nao Yamakita	Rui Kiyama Kanano Muroya	19–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2022	Bulgaria Junior Open	Nao Yamakita	Rui Kiyama Kanano Muroya	14–21, 21–19, 17–21	Runner-up
2022	Malaysia Junior International	Nao Yamakita	Rui Kiyama Kanano Muroya	19–21, 17–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2022	Croatia Junior Open	Daigo Tanioka	Shunya Ota Kanano Muroya	21–12, 16–21, 21–11	Winner
2022	Bulgaria Junior Open	Daigo Tanioka	Shunya Ota Kanano Muroya	21–18, 21–16	Winner

BWF Junior International Challenge tournament

BWF Junior International Series tournament

References

↑ "Maya TAGUCHI | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
↑ "Maya TAGUCHI | Profile". ACT SAIKYO (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 October 2025.
↑ "Dechapol-Supissara eye gold after thrilling win, Kunlavut falls". Bangkok Post. Bangkok Post Public Company Limited. 12 April 2026. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
↑ "[World Junior Championships 2023] Maya Taguchi and Aya Tamaki become world champions in girls' doubles! <Individual Competition - Final Day Results>". Badminton Spirit (in Japanese). 9 October 2023. Archived from the original on 28 April 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
↑ "A Special Day for Indonesia in Yogyakarta". Badminton Asia. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
↑ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
↑ "[Badminton] Mixed doubles pair "Wataguchi" receives congratulations on their first international title, expectations are high for their future". Chunichi Shimbun (in Japanese). 20 October 2025. Archived from the original on 22 October 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
↑ Zamri, Adam (19 October 2025). "Aaron-Khai Xing soar to maiden senior crown but wait continues for Ling Ching". The Star. Archived from the original on 22 October 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
↑ "Yuta Watanabe / Maya Taguchi Win Mixed Doubles Title; Yang Po-hsuan / Hu Ling-fang Plan to Seek Advice from Lee Yang". Chinese Taipei Open (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2 August 2026. Archived from the original on 2 August 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
↑ "Korea Masters: Maiden Titles for Zhu, Chaliha". Badminton World Federation. 9 August 2026. Archived from the original on 10 August 2026. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
1 2 "Champions in Guatemala – Pan Am Circuit 2023". Badminton Pan America. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ "India International Challenge: Sathish, Isharani win men's and women's singles titles". The Bridge. 29 October 2023. Archived from the original on 22 June 2025. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
↑ "Malaysia's Aidil and Japan's Suizu emerge HUNDRED Challenge champs". ThePapare. 3 March 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ "Buwaneka claims silver at HUNDRED Series". The Sunday Times. 9 March 2025. Archived from the original on 20 March 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
↑ Kim, Woo-jong (3 March 2026). "'와 미모 보소' 女 배드민턴 초미녀 '우승' 드디어 해냈다! "얼굴 크기가 차원이 다르네..."" ['Wow, look at that beauty!' The super beauty of women's badminton finally won! "Her face size is on a whole different level..."]. 스타뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 9 June 2026.
1 2 Galjer, Ratko (21 June 2022). "New talents at the Croatia VALAMAR Junior Open 2022". Badminton Europe. Archived from the original on 22 February 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
1 2 Honda, Hiroki (27 June 2022). "Bulgaria Junior Open 2022 | Results". Badminton Association of Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
↑ Peter, Fabian (10 September 2022). "Juniors need a booster shot". New Straits Times. Retrieved 25 May 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

External links

Maya Taguchi at BWFBadminton.com
Maya Taguchi at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived, alternate link)
Maya Taguchi at ACT SAIKYO (in Japanese)
Maya Taguchi at Team Japan (in Japanese) (in English)

[1] "Maya TAGUCHI | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 22 October 2025.

[2] "Maya TAGUCHI | Profile". ACT SAIKYO (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 October 2025.

[ac26-3] "Dechapol-Supissara eye gold after thrilling win, Kunlavut falls". Bangkok Post. Bangkok Post Public Company Limited. 12 April 2026. Retrieved 9 June 2026.

[worldjunior23-4] "[World Junior Championships 2023] Maya Taguchi and Aya Tamaki become world champions in girls' doubles! <Individual Competition - Final Day Results>". Badminton Spirit (in Japanese). 9 October 2023. Archived from the original on 28 April 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.

[asiajunior23-5] "A Special Day for Indonesia in Yogyakarta". Badminton Asia. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[6] Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2025.

[7] Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2025.

[malaysia251-8] "[Badminton] Mixed doubles pair "Wataguchi" receives congratulations on their first international title, expectations are high for their future". Chunichi Shimbun (in Japanese). 20 October 2025. Archived from the original on 22 October 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.

[malaysia252-9] Zamri, Adam (19 October 2025). "Aaron-Khai Xing soar to maiden senior crown but wait continues for Ling Ching". The Star. Archived from the original on 22 October 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.

[tpe26-10] "Yuta Watanabe / Maya Taguchi Win Mixed Doubles Title; Yang Po-hsuan / Hu Ling-fang Plan to Seek Advice from Lee Yang". Chinese Taipei Open (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2 August 2026. Archived from the original on 2 August 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.

[korm26-11] "Korea Masters: Maiden Titles for Zhu, Chaliha". Badminton World Federation. 9 August 2026. Archived from the original on 10 August 2026. Retrieved 10 August 2026.

[guatemala23-12] 1 2 "Champions in Guatemala – Pan Am Circuit 2023". Badminton Pan America. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[india23-13] "India International Challenge: Sathish, Isharani win men's and women's singles titles". The Bridge. 29 October 2023. Archived from the original on 22 June 2025. Retrieved 18 October 2025.

[srilankaIC25-14] "Malaysia's Aidil and Japan's Suizu emerge HUNDRED Challenge champs". ThePapare. 3 March 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[srilankaIS25-15] "Buwaneka claims silver at HUNDRED Series". The Sunday Times. 9 March 2025. Archived from the original on 20 March 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.

[16] Kim, Woo-jong (3 March 2026). "'와 미모 보소' 女 배드민턴 초미녀 '우승' 드디어 해냈다! "얼굴 크기가 차원이 다르네..."" ['Wow, look at that beauty!' The super beauty of women's badminton finally won! "Her face size is on a whole different level..."]. 스타뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 9 June 2026.

[croatia22-17] 1 2 Galjer, Ratko (21 June 2022). "New talents at the Croatia VALAMAR Junior Open 2022". Badminton Europe. Archived from the original on 22 February 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.

[bulgaria22-18] 1 2 Honda, Hiroki (27 June 2022). "Bulgaria Junior Open 2022 | Results". Badminton Association of Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2025.

[malaysia22-19] Peter, Fabian (10 September 2022). "Juniors need a booster shot". New Straits Times. Retrieved 25 May 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)