Hirokami/Hobara vs Kim/Lee: Korea Open 2026 Champions

Korea Open Badminton 2026 Results

Rui Hirokami/Sayaka Hobara secured the title by taking the opening game 21-18. They completed the final with another 21-18 result in the second game against Kim Yu-jung/Lee Yu-lim.

The result gave Hirokami/Hobara a 2-0 victory and concluded both pairs' campaigns in Yeosu. The Japanese pair were crowned women's doubles champions, while Kim/Lee finished as runners-up.

Hirokami/Hobara vs Kim/Lee Final Score

The Hirokami/Hobara vs Kim/Lee final produced identical 21-18 scores in both games in favour of the Japanese pair. It was the final match of a run in which Hirokami/Hobara won three matches at Korea Open 2026.

Kim/Lee reached the final after four victories. They began on 3 November with a 16-21, 21-16, 21-10 win over Lee Seung-hee/Park Min-ji, then beat Luo Yi/Wang Ting Ge 21-14, 21-17 in the round of 16 on 5 November.

The South Korean pair followed with a 17-21, 21-8, 22-20 quarter-final victory over Li Yi Jing/Wang Yi Duo on 6 November. On the following day, they defeated Chen Fan Shu Tian/Luo Xu Min 21-17, 21-11 in the semi-finals.

Korea Open 2026 Badminton Campaign

Hirokami/Hobara started their campaign on 5 November by beating Isyana Syahira Meida/Rinjani Kwinara Nastine 21-15, 17-21, 21-15 in the round of 16. They then overcame Kim Hye-jeong/Lee Yeon-woo 12-21, 21-15, 21-15 in the quarter-finals on 6 November.

A 21-14, 21-18 semi-final win over Lauren Lam/Allison Lee on 7 November put them into Hirokami/Hobara vs Kim/Lee. Their victory in the final completed the Korea Open 2026 title run.

Results Before Yeosu

Before Yeosu, Hirokami/Hobara lost 12-21, 22-20, 16-21 to Rin Iwanaga/Kie Nakanishi in the French Open 2026 round of 32 on 21 October. Kim/Lee had won the Vietnam Open 2026 on 13 September, defeating Liu Jia Yue/Wang Zi Meng 21-17, 10-21, 21-14 in the final.

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