21-6 in the Second Game—An Se-young’s Overwhelming Dominance Left Her Opponent Looking Helpless and Japan in Despair

[Financial News] There is no rival in the era of “the queen of the shuttlecock,” An Se-young of Samsung Life Insurance. Ahead of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya, An Se-young showcased the stature of the world No. 1 by winning two consecutive tournaments without dropping a game.
An Se-young won the gold medal after defeating world No. 3 Tomoka Miyazaki of Japan 2-0 (21-17, 21-6) in the women’s singles final of the 2026 Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour China Masters (Super 750) held in Shenzhen, China, on the 6th.
With the victory, An Se-young achieved a third consecutive China Masters title, following her wins in 2024 and 2025. Even more remarkable was the way she won. After capturing the World Championships late last month and then the China Masters, she produced flawless play, not surrendering a single game across the two tournaments.
The final was also entirely dominated by An Se-young. With the first game tied at 11-10 midway through, she scored four straight points to seize control and broke her opponent’s momentum, taking the opening game 21-17. In the second game, she surged to an 8-0 lead from the outset and comfortably dispatched world No. 3 Miyazaki, 21-6.



An Se-young’s achievements this season have been extraordinary. She swept the Malaysia Open and India Open in January, followed by the Asian Championships in April, the KFF Singapore Badminton Open in May, and the Indonesia Open in June. An unexpected foot injury in July briefly forced her to slow down, but immediately after returning, she won two consecutive tournaments and proved that she had evolved beyond simply returning to form.
The numbers tell the whole story. Since suffering a setback against Wang Zhiyi of China in the All England Open Badminton Championships final last March, she has not lost a single match and is riding a dominant 33-match winning streak. Her cumulative record this season is 49 wins and one loss, giving her a remarkable winning percentage of 98%.
Having regained her perfect form, An Se-young is now turning her attention to the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya. After sweeping both the women’s singles and team events at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games to win two gold medals, she will seek to win two titles at consecutive Asian Games with another dominant performance in Nagoya, Japan.


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