How did An Se-young beat Akane Yamaguchi in the Denmark Open final?

An Se-young lost the first game 23-21 but recovered to win the second 21-14 and the third 21-18. She overcame a 13-11 deficit in the second game and a 11-5 deficit in the third after having her right foot checked for apparent discomfort.

What is An Se-young’s record against Akane Yamaguchi after the Denmark Open?

An Se-young has won 10 consecutive matches against Akane Yamaguchi. Their most recent meeting before the Denmark Open final was the Asian Games women’s singles final, which An won to secure her second straight gold medal.

What is An Se-young’s badminton record for the 2026 season?

An Se-young is 61-1 in 62 matches this year. Her only defeat came in the All England Open final in March, while her major victories include the Asian Championships, world championships and Asian Games.

An Se-young wins Denmark Open for 9th title of season

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Summary

An Se-young defeated Akane Yamaguchi at SJF Bank Arena in Odense, Denmark, on Sunday to win the Denmark Open for her ninth international title of the season. The world No. 1 won 2-1 and claimed her second consecutive Denmark Open title. An extended her winning streak against Yamaguchi to 10 matches and improved her season record to 61-1 in 62 matches.

Key Facts

An won the match 21-23, 21-14, 21-18 after Yamaguchi took the opening game.
An’s 2026 victories also include six Badminton World Federation World Tour titles, the Asian Championships, the world championships and the Asian Games.
An’s only loss this year came in the All England Open final in March.
An became the first player to win consecutive women’s singles gold medals at the Asian Games after defeating Yamaguchi last month.

By Yonhap

Published Oct 19, 2026 8:03 am KST
Updated Oct 19, 2026 9:29 am KST

Korea's An Se-young kisses her trophy after winning the women's singles final at the Badminton Denmark Open in Odense, Sunday. AFP-Yonhap

Reigning world badminton champion An Se-young won the Denmark Open for her ninth international title of the season.

An, world No. 1, defeated third-ranked Akane Yamaguchi 2-1 (21-23, 21-14, 21-18) for her second consecutive Denmark Open title at SJF Bank Arena in Odense, Denmark, on Sunday.

An extended her winning streak against Yamaguchi to 10, while pushing her record to 61-1 in 62 matches this year.

In addition to her six victories on the Badminton World Federation World Tour, the Asian Championships gold medal in April and the world title in August, An also won the Asian Games gold medal last month over Yamaguchi, becoming the first player to win back-to-back women's singles gold medals.

An's only loss of the year came in the final of the All England Open in March.

Against Yamaguchi on Sunday, An trailed 6-4 in the opening game before scoring the next six points. But the Japanese veteran fought back to make it an 18-18 tie, and ended up taking the game 23-21 on An's unforced error for the final point.

Yamaguchi led 13-11 in the second game but An battled back with seven straight points. An conceded just one more point the rest of the game to take it 21-14.

An found herself down 11-5 in the third game, after getting her right foot checked for apparent discomfort. But An still had plenty left in her tank, turning that deficit into a 16-12 lead in a hurry.

Yamaguchi clawed her way back into the match but An proved too much to handle.

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