Aki Nawa

{{Short description|Japanese professional ten-pin bowler}} {{Expand Japanese|名和秋|topic=sport|date=September 2015}} {{Infobox professional bowler |name = Aki Nawa |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|11|15|mf=yes}} |height = {{height|m=1.63}} |affiliation = JPBA |license = 365 |classno = 35 |rookieyear = 2002 |hand = Right |logogram = Kanji |logogramname = 名和秋 |spacedtype = Spaced hiragana |spaced = なわあき |championships = 1 |300games = 2 |videourl = [http://www.sportsclick.jp/bowling/05/movie/bowling07_01.html] |blogurl = [http://sports.nifty.com/nawa-aki/ Official blog] }} {{Nihongo|'''Aki Nawa'''|名和秋|Nawa Aki|born November 15, 1979}} is a Japanese female professional [[ten-pin bowling|ten-pin bowler]]. She is a member of the [[Japan Professional Bowling Association]], license no. 365. Although Nawa bowls right-handed, she writes and uses chopsticks left-handed. Nawa-pro was plagued with a right elbow injury between 2010 and 2012. She is managed by SUNNY SIDE UP.

== Major accomplishments == * 2003 - Japan National Championships (4th place) * 2004 - Ladies vs. Rookies (winner) * 2005 - Eagle Classic (8th place) * 2006 - Japan National Championships (3rd place) * 2006 - Miyazaki Open Pro-Am (6th place) * 2006 - BIGBOX Higashi Yamato Cup (5th place) * 2006 - All Japan Mixed Doubles (7th place) * 2006 - 38th All Japan Championship (3rd place) * 2010 - ROUND1 Cup Ladies (10th place) * 2012 - Miyazaki Open Pro-Am (7th place)

'''P★League''' * Tournament 2 - winner * Tournament 3 - 2nd place * Tournament 6 - 3rd place * Tournament 9 - 3rd place * Tournament 13 - 2nd place * Tournament 31 - 3rd place * Personal records: nine strikes in a row, high game 279

<ref>[http://www.p-league.jp/profile/nawa.html All stats translated from P-League]</ref>

== References == {{Reflist|1}}

== External links == *[http://www.p-league.jp/profile/nawa.html Profile @ P-League] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090402150158/http://www.eggtimes.jp/people/a_nawa.html Profile @ SUNNY SIDE UP]

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