Denmark Open 2026: An Se-young defends women’s singles title, Lanier denies Antonsen glory at home

South Korean World No. 1 An Se-young (in pic) recorded her 10th straight win over Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi in the Denmark Open final in Odense on Sunday. | Photo Credit: AP

World No. 1 An Se-young overcame a first-game blip to defeat Akane Yamaguchi 21-23, 21-14, 21-18 and defend the women’s singles title at the Denmark Open Super 750 tournament in Odense on Sunday.

In the decider, An was slow to respond to Yamaguchi’s quick drops and drives, committing multiple errors to trail 5-11. However, the Korean sorted her game out after the final change of ends and did not look back once she took the lead at 13-12.

The rivals last met in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games final, where An won gold against Yamaguchi. The Korean now has a 24-15 head-to-head advantage over her Japanese rival.

In an all-Chinese mixed doubles final, second-seeded duo of Jiang Zhen Bang and Wei Ya Xin beat top seeds Feng Yan Zhe and Huang Dong Ping.

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In a topsy-turvy battle, Jiang and Wei took the first game 21-18, were flattened 8-21 in the second before winning the decider 21-16 to lift the title after 55 minutes.

The women’s doubles title went to second-seeded Malaysians Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan, who stayed composed to beat Japan’s Hinata Suzuki and Nao Yamakita 21-18, 21-11 in the final.

Later in the day, Indonesia’s Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Shohibul Fikri defeated Malaysia’s Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik 21-18, 21-16 to win the men’s doubles title before home hope Anders Antonsen, the fifth seed, lost to seventh-seeded Frenchman and reigning World Champion Alex Lanier 21-15, 13-21, 21-13 in the men’s singles summit clash.

An will face India’s PV Sindhu in the Round of 32 at the French Open, which will be held in Paris from October 20 to 25.