Akari Midorikawa
Akari Midorikawa is a Japanese professional squash player. As of January 2023, she was ranked No. 89 in the world.
Career
In July 2022, Midorikawa won the Challenger 5 level competition at the Victoria Open, held at Mulgrave Country Club in Melbourne, Australia. She beat Australia’s Maria Kalafatis, Hong Kong’s Toby Tse, South Korea's Yura Choe and Malaysia’s Yasshmita Jadiskumar. In 2022, she won three PSA Squash Tour titles.In March 2024, Midorikawa reached the semi final of the University of the West of England's Bristol Open and was knocked out at the in the quarter final by Au Yeong Wai Yhann. She was also runner up at the Costa North Coast Open and the 53rd All Japan Championship. At the WSF World team Championships in 2024, she beat top-50 Canadian player Nicole Bunyan and Japan finished 9th overall.