Korea Open 2026: An Se-young wins her 11th title of the year
The world number one beat Akane Yamaguchi in three games in Yeosu; here are the other winners of the Super 500 on 8 November.
What happened
The finals of the Yeosu Victor Korea Open, a BWF Super 500 played at the Jinnam Stadium in Yeosu, South Korea, took place on Sunday 8 November 2026.
In the women's singles, South Korea's An Se-young, the world number one, beat Japan's Akane Yamaguchi 21-12, 15-21, 21-16, according to The Korea Times and to an AFP report on France 24. Both say it is her 11th title of 2026 and her 11th straight win over Yamaguchi. The Korea Times adds that this ties the single-season record of 11 international titles set by Kento Momota in 2019 and matched by An in 2025, and that An plans to rest before the BWF World Tour Finals, starting on 9 December in Hangzhou, China.
The other finals
The AFP report lists the other winners:
- Men's singles: Victor Lai of Canada beat Jason Gunawan of Hong Kong 21-11, 21-14.
- Men's doubles: Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae of South Korea beat Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi of Japan 21-12, 20-22, 21-19.
- Women's doubles: Japan's Rui Hirokami and Sayaka Hobara beat South Korea's Kim Yu-jung and Lee Yu-lim 21-18, 21-18.
- Mixed doubles: China's Jiang Zhenbang and Wei Yaxin beat their compatriots Gao Jiaxuan and Wu Mengying 21-16, 21-13.
The AFP scores match the tournament's results table on Wikipedia, which we checked on 9 November.
Why it matters
A Super 500 title adds fewer ranking points than the bigger events, but for An it is a milestone: the Korea Times reports she has lost only once in 72 matches this season. The next big date is the season-ending World Tour Finals in December.