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‘Strongest’ An Se-young faces Miyazaki in China Masters final

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

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  • World No. 1 An Se-young beat Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi 2-0 in the China Masters women’s singles semifinal and reached the final.
  • An will face Tomoka Miyazaki, who upset China’s Wang Zhiyi, while a victory would give An a third consecutive China Masters title and an $87,500 prize.
  • The tournament has drawn attention as a precursor to the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

Badminton’s “queen” An Se-young is one step away from winning the China Masters for a third straight time. The world No. 1 defeated Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi, ranked third, 21-13, 21-15 in the women’s singles semifinal in Shenzhen, China.

An will meet Japan’s Tomoka Miyazaki, the world No. 9, in the final. Miyazaki reached the title match by defeating China’s Wang Zhiyi, the world No. 2, 21-19, 23-21 in an upset.

An has won all seven of her previous meetings with Miyazaki. Their most recent match came in the quarterfinals of the Asian Championships in April, when An won 21-16, 21-10.

A China Masters title would earn An $87,500, or about 120 million won. The tournament is attracting attention as a tuneup for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, which open on the 19th. Earlier in the season, An won the Malaysia Open, Indonesia Open and India Open.

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