World No. 1 women's singles badminton player An Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance) claimed the top spot for the second consecutive week.
On the 7th (local time), An defeated Yamaguchi Akane (No. 3, Japan) 2-0 (23-22, 21-12) in the final of the 2026 BWF World Tour Super 1000 Indonesia Open held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Having won the Malaysia Open and India Open in January, the Asian Championships in May, and the Singapore Open last week, An added this tournament to extend her individual title count this season to five.
The victory marks her second straight title at this event and her third overall (2021, 2025, 2026).
An also widened her head-to-head record against Yamaguchi, considered a formidable rival, to 20 wins and 15 losses.
On this day, An faced a tough battle in the first game against Yamaguchi, whom she met in the final for the second consecutive week following last week's Singapore Open. She reached game point first at 20-18, but conceded two points to quickly fall into a deuce battle.
But An remained composed amid the crisis. Tied at 21-21, she attacked Yamaguchi with sharp straight shots in succession to take the first game 23-21.
Having seized the momentum, An aggressively pushed her opponent. From the start of the second game, she repeatedly exploited Yamaguchi's gaps to pile up points. She ultimately took the second game 21-12 to close out the match.
When the title was confirmed, An let out a loud roar on the court, savoring the joy.
