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Akane Yamaguchi prize money
$2,027,273 in BWF World Tour prize money since 2018, from 91 events and 22 titles. The biggest single payday was the women's singles at the 2026 China Open, where Akane Yamaguchi won the title, for $140,000.
PRIZE MONEY $2.0m
BEST SEASON $376k
TITLES 22
ON THE MONEY LIST 3 of 2,684
Akane Yamaguchi prize money by season
Every World Tour season since Akane Yamaguchi's first payday
$149k 18
$249k 19
$21k 20
$161k 21
$268k 22
$321k 23
$209k 24
$272k 25
$376k 26
season running total
Every World Tour event Akane Yamaguchi was paid at
Newest first, with the round reached
| Event | Went out | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 China Open | WINNER | $140,000 |
| 2026 Indonesia Open | Runner-up | $49,300 |
| 2026 Australian Open | WINNER | $37,500 |
| 2026 Thailand Open | WINNER | $37,500 |
| 2026 Singapore Open | Runner-up | $34,000 |
| 2026 Japan Open | Runner-up | $32,300 |
| 2026 All England Open | Semi-finals | $20,300 |
| 2026 China Masters | Semi-finals | $17,500 |
| 2026 Malaysia Open | Quarter-finals | $7,975 |
| 2025 BWF World Tour Finals | Semi-finals | $60,000 |
| 2025 Arctic Open | WINNER | $35,625 |
| 2025 Korea Open | WINNER | $35,625 |
| 2025 China Open | Semi-finals | $28,000 |
| 2025 All England Open | Semi-finals | $20,300 |
| 2025 Indonesia Open | Semi-finals | $20,300 |
| 2025 China Masters | Semi-finals | $17,500 |
| 2025 Singapore Open | Semi-finals | $14,000 |
| 2025 Denmark Open | Semi-finals | $13,300 |
| 2025 Japan Open | Semi-finals | $13,300 |
| 2025 Malaysia Masters | Semi-finals | $6,887 |
| 2025 French Open | Quarter-finals | $5,225 |
| 2025 Japan Masters | Last 16 | $1,663 |
| 2024 Japan Open | WINNER | $59,500 |
| 2024 All England Open | Runner-up | $44,200 |
| 2024 Japan Masters | WINNER | $31,500 |
| 2024 French Open | Runner-up | $28,900 |
| 2024 BWF World Tour Finals | Third in group | $27,500 |
| 2024 Malaysia Open | Quarter-finals | $7,150 |
| 2024 Singapore Open | Quarter-finals | $4,675 |
| 2024 India Open | Last 16 | $2,550 |
| 2024 Indonesia Open | Last 32 | $1,300 |
| 2024 China Masters | Last 32 | $1,150 |
| 2024 Denmark Open | Last 32 | $850 |
| 2023 Malaysia Open | WINNER | $87,500 |
| 2023 China Open | Runner-up | $68,000 |
| 2023 Hong Kong Open | WINNER | $31,500 |
| 2023 Malaysia Masters | WINNER | $31,500 |
| 2023 India Open | Runner-up | $28,900 |
| 2023 Singapore Open | Runner-up | $28,900 |
| 2023 All England Open | Semi-finals | $17,500 |
| 2023 German Open | WINNER | $15,750 |
| 2023 Indonesia Open | Quarter-finals | $6,875 |
| 2023 Japan Open | Quarter-finals | $4,675 |
| 2022 BWF World Tour Finals | WINNER | $120,000 |
| 2022 All England Open | WINNER | $70,000 |
| 2022 Japan Open | WINNER | $52,500 |
| 2022 French Open | Semi-finals | $9,450 |
| 2022 Indonesia Open | Quarter-finals | $6,600 |
| 2022 Denmark Open | Quarter-finals | $4,125 |
| 2022 Malaysia Masters | Quarter-finals | $2,160 |
| 2022 Thailand Open | Quarter-finals | $2,160 |
| 2022 Malaysia Open | Last 32 | $675 |
| 2022 German Open | Last 16 | $630 |
| 2021 Denmark Open | WINNER | $59,500 |
| 2021 French Open | WINNER | $42,000 |
| 2021 BWF World Tour Finals | Semi-finals | $30,000 |
| 2021 Indonesia Masters | Runner-up | $20,400 |
| 2021 All England Open | Quarter-finals | $4,675 |
| 2021 Indonesia Open | Quarter-finals | $4,675 |
| 2020 Thailand Masters | WINNER | $12,750 |
| 2020 All England Open | Quarter-finals | $6,050 |
| 2020 Indonesia Masters | Last 16 | $1,400 |
| 2020 Denmark Open | Last 32 | $750 |
| 2019 Indonesia Open | WINNER | $87,500 |
| 2019 Japan Open | WINNER | $52,500 |
| 2019 BWF World Tour Finals | Semi-finals | $30,000 |
| 2019 Malaysia Open | Runner-up | $23,800 |
| 2019 All England Open | Semi-finals | $14,000 |
| 2019 German Open | WINNER | $11,250 |
| 2019 French Open | Semi-finals | $10,500 |
| 2019 Hong Kong Open | Semi-finals | $5,800 |
| 2019 Singapore Open | Semi-finals | $5,147 |
| 2019 Korea Masters | Semi-finals | $2,900 |
| 2019 New Zealand Open | Semi-finals | $2,175 |
| 2019 Indonesia Masters | Last 16 | $1,225 |
| 2019 China Open | Last 32 | $1,000 |
| 2019 Denmark Open | Last 32 | $775 |
| 2019 Fuzhou China Open | Last 32 | $700 |
| 2018 French Open | WINNER | $52,500 |
| 2018 All England Open | Runner-up | $34,000 |
| 2018 China Open | Semi-finals | $14,000 |
| 2018 German Open | WINNER | $11,250 |
| 2018 Korea Open | Semi-finals | $8,700 |
| 2018 Indonesia Open | Quarter-finals | $6,875 |
| 2018 Malaysia Masters | Semi-finals | $5,075 |
| 2018 Japan Open | Quarter-finals | $3,850 |
| 2018 Malaysia Open | Quarter-finals | $3,850 |
| 2018 Hong Kong Open | Quarter-finals | $2,400 |
| 2018 Denmark Open | Last 16 | $2,325 |
| 2018 Fuzhou China Open | Last 16 | $2,100 |
| 2018 Thailand Open | Quarter-finals | $2,100 |
Where Akane Yamaguchi sits on the money list
Ranked 3 of 2,684 players paid on the World Tour since 2018
| # | Player | Country | Titles | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | An Se-young | South Korea | 38 | $3,115,291$3.1m |
| 02 | Viktor Axelsen | Denmark | 27 | $2,098,683$2.1m |
| 04 | Chen Yufei | China | 19 | $1,901,787$1.9m |
| 05 | Shi Yuqi | China | 14 | $1,772,068$1.8m |
| 06 | Tai Tzu-ying | Chinese Taipei | 17 | $1,723,190$1.7m |
| 07 | Seo Seung-jae | South Korea | 29 | $1,510,733$1.5m |
| 08 | Wang Zhiyi | China | 10 | $1,487,905$1.5m |
| 09 | Anders Antonsen | Denmark | 10 | $1,422,608$1.4m |
| 10 | Huang Dongping | China | 29 | $1,372,109$1.4m |
| 11 | Chou Tien-chen | Chinese Taipei | 12 | $1,335,525$1.3m |
| 12 | Huang Yaqiong | China | 33 | $1,335,154$1.3m |
| 13 | Zheng Siwei | China | 33 | $1,327,943 |
| 773 | Pharanyu Kaosamaang | Thailand | 0 | $10,369 |
| 774 | Poorvisha S. Ram | India | 0 | $10,256 |
| 775 | Shruti Mishra | India | 0 | $10,122 |
| 776 | Meghana Jakkampudi | India | 0 | $10,119 |
| 777 | Tania Oktaviani Kusumah | Indonesia | 1 | $10,069 |
| 778 | Yuan Anqi | China | 1 | $10,045 |
| 779 | Chen Sheng-fa | Chinese Taipei | 1 | $10,036 |
| 780 | Kornelia Marczak | Poland | 0 | $10,025 |
Japan on the World Tour
Everyone paid while playing for Japan, by what they won
| # | Player | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Akane Yamaguchi | $2,027,273$2.0m |
| 02 | Kento Momota | $1,008,850 |
| 03 | Yuta Watanabe | $878,879 |
| 04 | Yuki Fukushima | $873,819 |
| 05 | Mayu Matsumoto | $766,742 |
| 06 | Arisa Igarashi | $718,818 |
| 07 | Nozomi Okuhara | $697,683 |
| 08 | Chiharu Shida | $654,373 |
| 09 | Nami Matsuyama | $622,958 |
| 10 | Kodai Naraoka | $606,078 |
| 11 | Sayaka Hirota | $542,137 |
| 12 | Takuro Hoki | $497,960 |
| 13 | Yugo Kobayashi | $481,626 |
| 14 | Kenta Nishimoto | $430,213 |
| 15 | Wakana Nagahara | $421,676 |
| 16 | Misaki Matsutomo | $318,770 |
| 17 | Tomoka Miyazaki | $294,162 |
| 18 | Kie Nakanishi | $288,840 |
| 19 | Rin Uesaka | $288,062 |
| 20 | Koki Watanabe | $269,356 |
| 21 | Aya Ohori | $263,208 |
| 22 | Kanta Tsuneyama | $237,215 |
| 23 | Ayaka Takahashi | $223,925 |
| 24 | Ayako Sakuramoto | $211,105 |
| 25 | Hiroyuki Endo | $196,544 |
| 26 | Hiroki Midorikawa | $193,413 |
| 27 | Natsu Saito | $176,295 |
| 28 | Keigo Sonoda | $171,963 |
| 29 | Takeshi Kamura | $171,691 |
| 30 | Yushi Tanaka | $164,307 |
| 31 | Sayaka Takahashi | $162,000 |
| 32 | Natsuki Nidaira | $130,952 |
| 33 | Yuki Kaneko | $124,520 |
| 34 | Miyu Takahashi | $116,659 |
| 35 | Kyohei Yamashita | $108,612 |
| 36 | Sayaka Hobara | $107,796 |
| 37 | Akira Koga | $102,902 |
| 38 | Riko Gunji | $99,813 |
| 39 | Rui Hirokami | $88,860 |
| 40 | Saena Kawakami | $88,474 |
The top 40 of 196. The rest are on the Japan page.
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Akane Yamaguchi won?
$2,027,273 on the BWF World Tour since 2018, from 91 events. That is 3rd of the 2,684 players paid on the tour since 2018.
What was Akane Yamaguchi's biggest payday?
The women's singles at the 2026 China Open, where Akane Yamaguchi won the title. It paid $140,000.
How many World Tour titles has Akane Yamaguchi won?
22, worth $1,115,250 between them. The most recent was the women's singles at the 2026 China Open.
What was Akane Yamaguchi's best season?
2026, with $376,375 from 9 draws.
How does Akane Yamaguchi compare with the rest of Japan?
Akane Yamaguchi won 11.3% of the $17,950,987 paid to Japan's players on the World Tour, 1st of the 196.
Where to next
The events Akane Yamaguchi played, the partners, and the players around them
Events Akane Yamaguchi played
- 2026 China Open
- 2026 Indonesia Open
- 2026 Australian Open
- 2026 Thailand Open
- 2026 Singapore Open
- 2026 Japan Open
- 2026 All England Open
- 2026 China Masters
- 2026 Malaysia Open
- 2025 BWF World Tour Finals
- 2025 Arctic Open
- 2025 Korea Open
- 2025 China Open
- 2025 All England Open
- 2025 Indonesia Open
- 2025 China Masters
- 2025 Singapore Open
- 2025 Denmark Open
- 2025 Japan Open
- 2025 Malaysia Masters
- 2025 French Open
- 2025 Japan Masters
- 2024 Japan Open
- 2024 All England Open
- 2024 Japan Masters
- 2024 French Open
- 2024 BWF World Tour Finals
- 2024 Malaysia Open
- 2024 Singapore Open
- 2024 India Open