Yamaguchi, is it you again? Ahn Se-young, the winner of the championship, Yamaguchi...Moon Won and Ahn Se-young to the final of An Se-young Yamaguchi, unbeaten against each other this year

Sep 26, 2025

Yamaguchi, is it you again? Ahn Se-young, the winner of the championship, Yamaguchi...Moon Won and Ahn Se-young to the final of An Se-young Yamaguchi, unbeaten against each other this year
(Suwon = Yonhap News) Reporter Hong Ki-won = Ahn Se-young cheers after winning against Tomoka Miyazaki of Japan in the quarterfinals of the '2025 Suwon Victor Korea Open Badminton Championship" held at Suwon Gymnasium in Gyeonggi Province on the 26th.



Yamaguchi, is it you again? Ahn Se-young, the winner of the championship, Yamaguchi...Moon Won and Ahn Se-young to the final of An Se-young Yamaguchi, unbeaten against each other this year
(Suwon=Yonhap News) Reporter Hong Ki-won ='2025 Suwon Victor Korea Open Badminton Championship"'An Se-young poses after winning against Tomoka Miyazaki of Japan in the quarterfinals of the women's singles at Suwon Gymnasium in Gyeonggi Province on the 26th.
'Yamaguchi, let's get back together.'

Ahn Se-young (23, Samsung Life Insurance), who is aiming to regain the top of the Korea Open, is likely to be Akane Yamaguchi (Japan).

World No. 4 Yamaguchi is Thailand's Spaniard in the quarterfinals of the '2025 Victor Korea Open (Super 500)' women's singles held at Suwon Indoor Stadium on the 26th He came from behind to win the game score 2-1 (16-21, 21-10, 21-15) against Katton (12th in the world) and joined the semifinals.




In the previous match, world No. 1 Ahn Se-young defeated Tomoka Miyazaki (10th in the world) 2-0 (21-7, 21-17) and reached the semifinals.

Kim Ga-eun (world No. 19) and Putri Kusuma Wardani (Indonesia, world No. 8), who will determine Yamaguchi's semifinal opponent, won 2-0 (21-6, 21-15).

Yamaguchi is overwhelmingly ahead in all five games against Putri Kusuma. Unless something unexpected happens, it is expected to be easy to advance to the finals.




Yamaguchi, is it you again? Ahn Se-young, the winner of the championship, Yamaguchi...Moon Won and Ahn Se-young to the final of An Se-young Yamaguchi, unbeaten against each other this year
An Se-young, who won the French Open, and Akane Yamaguchi, the runner-up. Photo courtesy of the Badminton Korea Association
In the semifinals, Ahn will meet world No. 6 Forn Pawu Chuchowong of Thailand. In past matches, Ahn Se-young is an opponent who has never lost in all 11 games, so he is optimistic about going to the finals like Yamaguchi.

In the end, if Ahn Se-young faces Yamaguchi in the final, he is likely to reach the top.

Ahn Se-young is tied with 14 wins and 14 losses against Yamaguchi, but she has confidence that she has never lost in this year's match. Starting with the Jeon Young Open in March, the Indonesian Open (June) and the Chinese Masters last week met in the semifinals for the third consecutive time, all with a 2-0 complete victory. The most recent final match was the French Open in March 2024, when Ahn Se-young won 2-1.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.