An Se-young wins back-to-back Asian Games badminton women's singles titles
An Se-young wins Asian Games gold medal, defeats Yamaguchi to achieve back-to-back women's singles titles An overwhelming run of 57 matches with 1 loss—check out the final match and the championship moment
An Seyoung won the gold medal by defeating Japan's Akane Yamaguchi 20 in the women's singles badminton final at the 2026 AichiNagoya Asian Games.
The match was held on the 29th at the Ichinomiya City Gymnasium in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, and An Seyoung showed stable play against Yamaguchi, who is ranked No. 3 in the world. Following the 2022 Hangzhou Games, she returned to the top once again, becoming the first to win backtoback women's singles titles in Asian Games history.
After securing the gold medal, An Seyoung fully enjoyed the moment, waving the Taegeukgi and celebrating. So far this year, she has continued her outstanding results, with just one loss in 57 matches.