I reached the final but I’m not happy. That’s because my opponent is “world No. 1” 안세영(24, Samsung Life Insurance).
World No. 1 안세영 advanced to the final after defeating world No. 11 Okuhara Nozomi 2-0 (21-16, 21-8) in the semifinal of the 2026 Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Denmark Open (Super 750) women’s singles at SJF Bank Arena in Odense, Denmark, on the 17th (Korean time).
With this, 안세영, who ran an astonishing 43-match winning streak, recorded 60 wins and 1 loss this season. her season winning percentage is an overwhelming 98.4%. no one can dare to match 안세영.
안세영’s opponent in the final is Yamaguchi Akane. Yamaguchi advanced to the final after defeating her rival Wang Zhiyi 2-0 (21-10, 21-19) in the semifinal. 안세영 leads their recent head-to-head 9-0.
Recently 안세영 has beaten Yamaguchi in important matches and claimed the titles. Yamaguchi, at the podium, even said she suffered from an “Ahn Se-young trauma” and showed tears.
안세영 defeated Yamaguchi 2-1 in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics and ultimately won her first Olympic gold medal. 안세영 then defeated Yamaguchi 2-0 (21-17, 21-14) in the women’s singles final at the 2026 world championships in August to claim her second world championship title. she went on to beat Yamaguchi 2-0 (21-13, 21-15) at the China Masters in September.
At the Asian Games, 안세영 also beat her every time. 안세영 defeated Yamaguchi 2-0 (21-17, 21-9) in the women’s singles final to take the gold medal. they also met in the team event, where 안세영 beat Yamaguchi 2-1 (21-9, 18-21, 21-11).
The only noteworthy thing was that 안세영 dropped one set to Yamaguchi. now imagining 안세영 losing to Yamaguchi is unthinkable.
In the Denmark Open final, Yamaguchi will again have to fight hard against 안세영. if 안세영 wins, she will post the overwhelming record of a second consecutive Denmark Open title and a 44-match winning streak.
If there is one opponent Yamaguchi truly wants to avoid, it is 안세영. a face she would hate to see even in her dreams.
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