defeated Chinese Taipei's first sister Song Shuoyun, and Akane Yamaguchi reached the top 8 of the 2025 Indonesia Open Badminton Championships

Japanese star Akane Yamaguchi defeated Chinese Taipei's first sister Song Shuoyun 21:12, 21:17 at the Super 1000 Series 2025 Indonesia Open Badminton Championships on the 5th and advanced to the top 8 of women's singles. Yamaguchi's last-eight opponent will be the winner between Thailand's Ge Thong and Indonesia's Vadani.

Japanese star Akane Yamaguchi

World No. 3 Akane Yamaguchi did not return until the All England Open in March after her career was closed in Indonesia in 2019, and she immediately reached the semi-finals this season, and recently reached the semi-finals of the Malaysia Masters and Singapore Open, but she failed to advance to the finals, and now she is coming to Indonesia in hopes of returning to the finals.

Akane Yamaguchi defeated Song Shuoyun in straight games in the round of 16 in Singapore last week, and now that the two meet again, Song Shuoyun still can't close the distance, which also allows Akane Yamaguchi to win again, and win 3 consecutive matches.