An Se-young won her second career world title in New Delhi on Sunday by beating Akane Yamaguchi 21-17, 21-14 in the women’s singles final at the BWF World Championships. The world No. 1 captured the title without dropping a game in six matches. South Korea also won the women’s doubles title earlier Sunday through Baek Hana and Lee So-hee.
South Korea's An Se-young hits a return to Japan's Akane Yamaguchi during the BWF World Championships women's singles final badminton match at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi, Sunday. AFP-Yonhap
South Korean badminton star An Se-young claimed her second career world title in New Delhi on Sunday with a victory over her longtime Japanese rival.
An, world No. 1, defeated the second-ranked Akane Yamaguchi 21-17, 21-14 in the women's singles final at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in the Indian capital.
An won her first world title in 2023. The BWF did not hold the world championships in 2024, the year of the Olympics, and An captured her first Olympic gold in Paris that summer. Last year, though, An was knocked out of the semifinals at the worlds and settled for bronze medal.
