An Se-young Beats Kim Ga-eun and Faces Japanese Rival Yamaguchi Again in Semifinal
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- World No. 1 An Se-young advanced after defeating compatriot Kim Ga-eun.
- She will face Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi in the semifinals, less than two weeks after their meeting in the world championship final.
- A win would send An into the China Masters final and extend her head-to-head winning streak against Yamaguchi to seven matches.
An Se-young has beaten Kim Ga-eun and now faces her Japanese rival Akane Yamaguchi again in the semifinals.
The meeting comes less than two weeks after the world championship final. An, 24, will seek a seventh consecutive head-to-head victory over Yamaguchi, 29, while also pursuing a place in the China Masters final.
The match carries added importance as one of the last serious tests before the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Japan.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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