Jiang Zhen Bang Wins Korea Open 2026 Mixed Doubles Title

The straight-games victory completed Jiang/Wei’s title run at the Korea Open 2026. Gao/Wu finished as runners-up after reaching the championship match through four earlier rounds.

Jiang Zhen Bang wins final in two games

Jiang Zhen Bang/Wei Yaxin took the opening game 21-16. They sealed the title by winning the second game 21-13 against Gao Jia Xuan/Wu Meng Ying.

The mixed doubles final ended 2-0 in favour of Jiang/Wei. The result added another win for Jiang Zhen Bang/Wei Yaxin in the pair’s head-to-head record with Gao/Wu.

Korea Open 2026 route to the title

Jiang/Wei began their run by defeating Japan’s Kokona Ishikawa/Haruki Kawabe 21-11, 21-18 in the round of 16 on 5 November 2026. They followed that with a 21-14, 21-18 quarter-final victory over Malaysia’s Hoo Pang Ron/Lai Pei Jing on 6 November.

On 7 November, Jiang/Wei beat Japan’s Akira Koga/Natsu Saito 21-15, 21-13 in the semi-finals. That sequence sent Jiang Zhen Bang/Wei Yaxin into the final without dropping a game.

Gao/Wu opened with a walkover win over South Korea’s Jeong Na-eun/Ki Dong-ju in the round of 32 on 5 November. Later that day, they beat Jang Ha-jeong/Kim Jae-hyeon 21-14, 21-19, before overcoming Japan’s Maya Taguchi/Yuta Watanabe 9-21, 21-14, 21-18 in the quarter-finals on 6 November.

They reached the final after defeating China’s Li Qian/Zhu Yi Jun 21-18, 14-21, 21-6 in the semi-finals on 7 November.

Jiang Zhen Bang leads head-to-head record

The two pairs have now met four times. Jiang/Wei lead the head-to-head series with three wins, while Gao/Wu have one.

In the Arctic Open 2026 final on 11 October 2026, Jiang/Wei won 21-18, 21-16. Gao/Wu had beaten Jiang/Wei 21-15, 18-21, 17-21 in the round of 16 at the LI-NING China Masters 2026 on 3 September 2026.

Recent titles and results

The Korea Open 2026 crown follows Jiang/Wei’s Denmark Open 2026 title on 18 October, Arctic Open 2026 title on 11 October and Macau Open 2026 title on 21 June. At the French Open 2026, they lost 17-21, 21-14, 20-22 to Thuc Phuong Nguyen/Marvin Emil Seidel in the round of 16 on 22 October.

Gao/Wu entered the event after a 21-14, 15-21, 15-21 first-round loss to Hoo Pang Ron/Lai Pei Jing at the French Open 2026 on 21 October. Find more coverage on our badminton category page and the official BWF website.