An Se-young advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2026 BWF World Tour Denmark Open after defeating Denmark’s Line Christophersen 2-0 (21-17, 21-9) in the women’s singles round of 16 at SJF Bank Arena in Odense, OSEN reported.
Odense Round of Sixteen Battle
Playing in front of a home crowd, Christophersen pressed An early in the match. An struggled to find her rhythm against sharp attacks and dropped behind 8-11 before the interval of the first game. The deficit stretched to 14-11 as An missed her usual defensive anticipation. However, the South Korean player reeled off five consecutive points to flip the score and closed out the opening game 21-17.
The second game opened with a tight exchange before An pulled away. Tied at 3-3, she secured a point while executing a defensive shot from her knees. She captured six straight points to build an 11-4 lead at the interval and maintained control through the remainder of the match to secure the victory.
Chasing a Tenth Title of the Season
The win improves An’s record for the 2026 season to 58 wins and 1 loss across 59 matches, boasting a 98.3 percent win rate. Her lone defeat came in March against China’s Wang Zhiyi in the final of the All England Open. Since then, she has not dropped a match, claiming eight singles titles this year alongside a gold medal at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
An enters the tournament as the defending champion. She captured her first Denmark Open title last year by defeating Wang Zhiyi, avenging a loss to the same opponent in the 2024 final and a 2021 injury retirement against Akane Yamaguchi.
Quarterfinal Opponents and Tournament Path Ahead
An moves on to face either Germany’s Yvonne Li or India’s Tanvi Sharma in the quarterfinals. A victory in that round sets up a potential semifinal clash against a Japanese opponent. Tomoka Miyazaki and Nozomi Okuhara face each other in their bracket, with the winner advancing toward a possible meeting with An.
An carries an eight-match winning streak against Miyazaki, having most recently defeated her 2-0 in the final of the Li-Ning China Masters in September, where the second game ended in a 21-6 scoreline.
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