World Number One An Sends Asian Games Warning with China Hat-Trick
An Se-young became the first player to win the Super 750 event three straight times and did not drop a game in Shenzhen.
- On Sunday, September 6, South Korean badminton star An Se-young retained her China Masters title at the Shenzhen Arena in Guangdong, defeating Japan's Tomoka Miyazaki 21-17, 21-6 to secure her seventh crown of 2026.
- An became the first shuttler to prevail at the Super 750 tournament three times consecutively, maintaining imperious form by not dropping a single game throughout all five matches in Shenzhen.
- Despite initial pressure from Miyazaki, An surged to an 8-0 lead in the second game to clinch the title and US$87,500, saying, "I'm really pleased with the result and I feel so happy."
- Men's doubles duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty of India finally prevailed in the China Masters final, while China's Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping won the mixed doubles title.
- An now prepares for the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, beginning September 19, where she aims to retain her crown; Shetty said, "We will go back home, push ourselves to the limit.
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France24World number one An sends Asian Games warning with China hat-trick
South Korea's reigning Olympic and world champion will defend her crown when the Asian Games begin on September 19 in Aichi-Nagoya in Japan. The 24-year-old will be overwhelming favourite after winning the China Masters on Sunday with a ruthless 21-17, 21-6 demolition of Tomoka Miyazaki in Shenzhen. An did not drop a game all week on the way to her seventh title of the season. "I'm so proud of myself. I'm really pleased with the result and I fee…
An Se-young became the first player to win three consecutive China Masters titles, in 2024, 2025, and 2026.
[OSEN=Reporter Ko Seong-hwan] It was a dazzlingly perfect victory. Praise for the 'Badminton Empress' Ahn Se-young (24, Samsung Life Insurance) continues ceaselessly. World No. 1 Ahn Se-young claimed the championship on the 6th (Korean time) by defeating World No. 9 Tomoka Miyazaki (Japan) in the women's singles final of the 2026 China Masters held in Shenzhen, China, with a game score of 2-0 (21-17 21-6). With this, Ahn Se-young
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