An Se-young vs Akane Yamaguchi: Korea Open 2026 Final

The final brings together South Korea's An Se-young and Japan's representative after four wins apiece in the tournament. Their meeting will decide the women's singles title in Yeosu.

An Se-young at Korea Open badminton 2026

An Se-young began her campaign in the round of 32 on 4 November, beating Bulgaria's Kaloyana Nalbantova 21-6, 21-8. She followed that with a 21-10, 21-12 win over Malaysia's Letshanaa Karupathevan in the round of 16.

In the quarter-finals, An Se-young beat Japan's Riko Gunji 21-7, 21-13. She secured her place in the final with a 21-16, 21-12 semi-final victory over another Japanese player, Hina Akechi, on 7 November.

Akane Yamaguchi opened with a 12-21, 21-13, 21-15 win against Hong Kong's Lo Sin Yan Happy. She then defeated India's Anmol Kharb 21-18, 21-18, Indonesia's Ni Kadek Dhinda Amartya Pratiwi 21-13, 21-18, and Taiwan's Lin Hsiang Ti 21-16, 21-12.

An Se-young and Yamaguchi head-to-head

This final will be their 11th meeting. Across their previous 10 matches, An Se-young has won nine times, while Yamaguchi has one victory.

An Se-young won each of their last four meetings. Those results were 21-23, 21-14, 21-18 in the Denmark Open 2026 final; 21-17, 21-9 at the Asian Games 2026; 21-13, 21-15 in the LI-NING China Masters 2026 semi-finals; and 21-17, 21-14 in the World Championships 2026 final.

Recent results before the final

An Se-young arrives after winning the French Open 2026 on 25 October, defeating Pusarla Venkata Sindhu 16-21, 21-11, 21-12 in the final. Her latest titles before this event also include the Denmark Open 2026 and LI-NING China Masters 2026.

Yamaguchi's most recent result at the French Open 2026 was a 19-21, 18-21 round-of-16 defeat to Ashmita Chaliha. She won the China Open 2026 on 26 July.

The An Se-young final closes the women's singles event in Yeosu on Sunday morning. Find more coverage in the badminton category and on the official BWF website.