Nao Yamakita
山北 奈緒
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (2005-10-30) 30 October 2005 (age 19)
Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
HandednessRight
Women's doubles
Career record50 wins, 14 losses (78.13%)
Highest ranking118 (with Mei Sudo, 12 March 2024)
Current ranking156 (with Mei Sudo, 23 July 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Japan
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Santander Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Spokane Girls' doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Yogyakarta Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Yogyakarta Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Nao Yamakita (山北 奈緒, Yamakita Nao, born 30 October 2005) is a Japanese badminton player from Saitama Prefecture. She is the bronze medalist at the 2023 BWF World Junior Championships and the gold medalist at the 2023 Badminton Asia Junior Championships in Girls' doubles. Yamakita graduated from Futaba Mirai High School, and joined NTT East badminton team on 1 April 2024.[1]

Achievements

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World Junior Championships

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Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 The Podium, Spokane, United States   Mei Sudo   Francesca Corbett
  Allison Lee
21–18, 16–21, 13–21   Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

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Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia   Mei Sudo   Park Seul
  Yeon Seo-yeon
21–19, 14–21, 23–21   Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2023 Guatemala Future Series   Mei Sudo   Tomoka Miyazaki
  Maya Taguchi
16–21, 21–14, 25–23   Winner [2]
2024 Malaysia International   Naru Shinoya   Hinata Suzuki
  An Uesugi

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2023 Guatemala Future Series   Kenta Matsukawa   Daigo Tanioka
  Maya Taguchi
18–21, 19–21   Runner-up [2]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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

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Girls' doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Croatia Junior Open   Maya Taguchi   Rui Kiyama
  Kanano Muroya
19–21, 19–21   Runner-up [3]
2022 Bulgaria Junior Open   Maya Taguchi   Rui Kiyama
  Kanano Muroya
14–21, 21–19, 17–21   Runner-up [4]
2022 Malaysia Junior International   Maya Taguchi   Rui Kiyama
  Kanano Muroya
19–21, 17–21   Runner-up [5]
2023 German Junior   Mei Sudo   Li Huazhou
  Zhang Yuhan
21–11, 19–21, 21–18   Winner [6]
2023 Pembangunan Jaya Raya Junior   Mei Sudo   Ariella Naqiyyah
  Rachel Agnesia Sabatini
21–17, 21–9   Winner [7]
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "選手・スタッフ紹介 山北 奈緒" (in Japanese). NTT東日本公式サイト.
  2. ^ a b "Winners - V Guatemala Future Series 2023 | BWF".
  3. ^ "Winners - Croatia VALAMAR Junior Open 2022 | BWF".
  4. ^ "Winners - LI-NING Bulgaria Junior Open Championship 2022 | BWF".
  5. ^ "Winners - Malaysia Junior International Series 2022 | BWF".
  6. ^ "Winners - YONEX German Junior 2023 | BWF".
  7. ^ "Winners - YONEX SUNRISE Pembangunan Jaya Raya Junior International Grand Prix 2023 | BWF".
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