An Se Young makes history with 47th career title
The South Korean star rallied after dropping the opening game and improved to 60 wins in 61 matches this season, officials said.
- On Sunday, South Korean champion An Se-young successfully defended her Denmark Open Super 750 title in Odense, defeating Japan's Akane Yamaguchi 21-23, 21-14, 21-18 in the final.
- An earned her spot in the final after defeating Nozomi Okuhara 2-0 on Saturday, building momentum from her recent victory over Yamaguchi at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games last month.
- Trailing 5-11 in the decider, An rallied against Yamaguchi, taking the lead at 13-12 and securing the match by winning the final two games 21-14 and 21-18.
- The victory marks An's title at the 2026 season Denmark Open, as she maintains a 98.4 percent winning record across 61 total matches this year.
- Elsewhere at the Denmark Open, Malaysians Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan secured the women's doubles title, while top-seeded Anders Antonsen prepares for the men's singles final.
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An Se-young's history at the 2026 Denmark Open, winning her 47th title and surpassing Susi Susanti's record, was marked by a slipping incident.
When she lost the first game, comments appeared saying, "It's about time she lost once." People asked, "How can someone like Ahn Se-young win every time?" However, after losing the first game, Ahn Se-young won again by winning the next two or three games in a row. World No. 1 Ahn Se-young (24, Samsung Life) claimed the title at the Denmark Open, marking her ninth win of the season.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Oh Myeong-eon = Badminton 'world's strongest' Ahn Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance) has advanced to the Denmark Open final, putting her ninth championship trophy of the season within reach...
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