An Se-young Reaches Denmark Open Final With 98.4% Win Rate, Sets Up Clash Against Yamaguchi

World's top-ranked badminton star An Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance) has advanced to the final of the Denmark Open, putting her just one step away from her 9th title of the season.

In the women's singles semifinals of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 750 Denmark Open held in Odense, Denmark, An easily defeated Nozomi Okuhara of Japan (ranked 11th in the world) 2-0 (21-16, 21-8) in just 36 minutes.

Her opponent in the final will be Akane Yamaguchi of Japan (ranked 3rd), who advanced by beating Wang Zhiyi of China (ranked 2nd) 2-0 in the semifinals.

An is currently on a nine-match winning streak against Yamaguchi.

She previously secured a resounding victory over Yamaguchi at the recent Asian Games, becoming the first player in history to win back-to-back women's singles titles at the event.

The undisputed powerhouse An is continuing her dominant momentum at this tournament as well.

From the Round of 32 down to the semifinals, she has wrapped up every match swiftly in under 40 minutes.

With this, An has recorded 60 wins and 1 loss out of 61 matches played this year, maintaining an astonishing win rate of 98.4%.

Excluding the All England Open where she claimed the silver medal, she has stood on the highest step of the podium in all 8 individual tournaments she has entered.

A victory in this final would secure her 9th championship trophy of the season.

Meanwhile, men's doubles world No. 1 Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho (both of Samsung Life Insurance) fell short of the final in the tournament's semifinals.

The pair lost 0-2 (14-21, 18-21) in 38 minutes to Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia, missing out on a spot in the final.

Having tied the record for the most wins in a single season by combining for 11 titles right after forming their partnership last season, the two players have once again missed out on the championship following recent international events and the Asian Games, putting their rebound on hold for another day.
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