An Se-young wins Korea Open for 11th title of year
World number one An Se-young won her 11th badminton title of the year by defeating Akane Yamaguchi in the final at the Korea Open on Sunday.
Final match results and scores
The 24-year-old Korean player beat Japan's Akane Yamaguchi with scores of 21-12, 15-21, and 21-16 in the final held in Yeosu. An Se-young said she felt very proud after securing this incredible achievement at her home tournament on Sunday. This victory extended her unbeaten run that has stretched back to March of this year.
Other winners and tournament results
Canada's Victor Lai won the men's singles title by beating Hong Kong's Jason Gunawan with scores of 21-11 and 21-14. In the mixed doubles final, Chinese seeds Jiang Zhenbang and Wei Yaxin defeated Gao Jiaxuan and Wu Mengying with scores of 21-16 and 21-13. Japan's Rui Hirokami and Sayaka Hobara took the women's doubles title after beating South Korea's Kim Yu-jung and Lee Yu-lim with scores of 21-18 and 21-18.
Men's doubles final outcome
In the men's doubles final, South Korean top seeds Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae defeated Japan's Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi. The match ended with scores of 21-12, 20-22, and 21-19 for the South Korean pair. An Se-young stated she came in second at the All-England Open before withdrawing due to injury at the Japan Open earlier this year.
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- Express Tribune
- South China Morning Post
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