Maya Taguchi

Maya Taguchi (田口 真彩, Taguchi Maya; born 9 October 2005) is a Japanese badminton player from Miyazaki Prefecture.^[1] 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 mixed doubles. She graduated from Yanai Commercial & Technical High School and joined the ACT SAIKYO badminton team on 1 April 2024.^[2]

Maya Taguchi
Personal information
Country	Japan
Born	(2005-10-09) 9 October 2005 (age 20) Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Handedness	Left
Coach	Hajime Komiyama
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	48 (XD with Yuta Watanabe, 26 August 2025) 120 (WD with Akari Sato, 29 October 2024)
Current ranking	50 (XD with Yuta Watanabe) (21 October 2025)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Japan World Junior Championships 2023 Spokane Girls' doubles 2022 Santander Mixed team Asian Junior Championships 2023 Yogyakarta Mixed team 2023 Yogyakarta Girls' doubles
BWF profile

Achievements

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	[3]

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	[4]

BWF World Tour (1 title)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[5] 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.^[6]

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2025	Malaysia Super 100	Super 100	Yuta Watanabe	Dejan Ferdinansyah Bernadine Wardana	21–18, 21–12	Winner	[7][8]

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 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	[9]
2023 (I)	India International	Miku Shigeta	Priya Konjengbam Shruti Mishra	17–21, 21–18, 21–15	Winner	[10]

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2023	Guatemala Future Series	Daigo Tanioka	Kenta Matsukawa Nao Yamakita	21–18, 21–19	Winner	[9]
2025	Sri Lanka International	Yuta Watanabe	Bobby Setiabudi Melati Daeva Oktavianti	21–16, 14–21, 18–21	Runner-up	[11]
2025	Sri Lanka International	Yuta Watanabe	Ratchapol Makkasasithorn Nattamon Laisuan	21–15, 21–16	Winner	[12]

  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	Ref
2022	Croatia Junior Open	Nao Yamakita	Rui Kiyama Kanano Muroya	19–21, 19–21	Runner-up	[13]
2022	Bulgaria Junior Open	Nao Yamakita	Rui Kiyama Kanano Muroya	14–21, 21–19, 17–21	Runner-up	[14]
2022	Malaysia Junior International	Nao Yamakita	Rui Kiyama Kanano Muroya	19–21, 17–21	Runner-up	[15]

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	[13]
2022	Bulgaria Junior Open	Daigo Tanioka	Shunya Ota Kanano Muroya	21–18, 21–16	Winner	[14]

  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament

  BWF Junior International Series tournament