Announcement of the Junior National Team Members for the 2026 Badminton Asia Junior Championships

The Badminton Association of Japan (BAJ) has announced the members of the junior national team designated to compete in the 2026 Badminton Asia Junior Championships, to be held in Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture, from June 26 to July 5, 2026. This announcement excludes players scheduled to participate via host city quotas.

<Tournament Overview: 2026 Badminton Asia Junior Championships>

The Asia Junior Championships determine the top players among the junior generation (under 18) in Asia. The event consists of a mixed team event (using a relay format including men's/women's singles, doubles, and mixed doubles) and an individual tournament (men's/women's singles, men's/women's doubles, and mixed doubles, totaling five events).

Tournament Schedule: Team Event: June 26 (Fri) to June 30 (Tue), 2026 Individual Event: July 1 (Wed) to July 5 (Sun), 2026

Venue: Yatsushiro Toyooka Chiken Arena (Yatsushiro City General Gymnasium) 11-1 Midori-machi, Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto, 866-0841 Admission: Free Details: https://www.city.yatsushiro.lg.jp/kiji00326074/index.html

<Team Event Participants (June 26 to June 30)>

Men (10 players): Atsuharu Isoda, Mayu Oku, Shun-ki Hagiwara, Daiki Masuda, Haruka Masuda, Mayu Matsumoto, Shogo Miyashita, Akihiro Yamaguchi, Rui Yamazaki, Masato Yamashiro. Women (10 players): Meisa Awa, Yuzu Ueno, Nijika Kamada, Yurika Nagafuchi, Riho Haga, Hina Hashimura, Aoi Tomono, Saki Matsumoto, Rio Yamakita, Yuno Watanabe.

<Individual Event Participants (July 1 to July 5)> *Includes players competing only in individual events.

Men's Singles (6): Taisei Kushima, Shun-ki Hagiwara, Daiki Masuda, Osuke Miyazaki, Akihiro Yamaguchi, Masato Yamashiro. Men's Doubles (5 pairs): Isoda/Yamazaki, Hagiwara/Matsumoto, Masuda (Daiki)/Terashima, Masuda (Haruka)/Miyashita, Yamashiro/Oku. Women's Singles (6): Mao Asano, Aine Okimoto, Nijika Kamada, Yurika Nagafuchi, Saki Matsumoto, Yuno Watanabe. Women's Doubles (5 pairs): Ueno/Tomono, Kamada/Kashio, Hashimura/Awa, Hoshino/Fukasawa, Yamakita/Haga. Mixed Doubles (5 pairs): Isoda/Yamakita, Oku/Ueno, Masuda (Haruka)/Haga, Matsumoto/Tomono, Yamazaki/Kashio.

*Information current as of June 9, 2026.