An Se-young Wins Korea Open 2026 Final in Three Games

The final brought together An Se-young and Yamaguchi after both players had won four matches en route to the title match. An Se-young completed her Korea Open 2026 campaign with the trophy in South Korea.

An Se-young wins a three-game final

An Se-young took the opening game 21-12. Yamaguchi responded by winning the second game 21-15, taking the final into a deciding third game.

An Se-young secured the deciding game 21-16. The 21-12, 15-21, 21-16 result gave An Se-young the women's singles title at the Korea Open 2026, while Yamaguchi finished runner-up.

Korea Open 2026 route to the final

Before the final, An Se-young beat Kaloyana Nalbantova 21-6, 21-8 in the round of 32 on 4 November. She then defeated Letshanaa Karupathevan 21-10, 21-12 in the round of 16 on 5 November and Riko Gunji 21-7, 21-13 in the quarter-finals on 6 November.

In the semi-finals on 7 November, An Se-young overcame Hina Akechi 21-16, 21-12. Yamaguchi began with a 12-21, 21-13, 21-15 win over Lo Sin Yan Happy, then defeated Anmol Kharb 21-18, 21-18, Ni Kadek Dhinda Amartya Pratiwi 21-13, 21-18, and Lin Hsiang Ti 21-16, 21-12.

An Se-young and Akane Yamaguchi head-to-head

The Yeosu victory extended An Se-young's record against Yamaguchi to nine wins from nine meetings. In their four listed most recent meetings, An Se-young also won the Denmark Open 2026 final on 18 October, 21-23, 21-14, 21-18; Asian Games 2026 on 29 September, 21-17, 21-9; the LI-NING China Masters 2026 semi-finals on 5 September, 21-13, 21-15; and the World Championships 2026 final on 23 August, 21-17, 21-14.

An Se-young arrived at the Korea Open 2026 after winning the French Open 2026 on 25 October. Her other recent titles were the Denmark Open 2026 on 18 October and LI-NING China Masters 2026 on 6 September. Yamaguchi's latest title was the China Open 2026 on 26 July.

Title secured in Yeosu

The final gave An Se-young the title after five matches at the Korea Open 2026. Read more badminton coverage in the badminton category and visit the official BWF website.