World-class badminton star An Se-young is eyeing two monumental records as she rides a 55-match winning streak into the year-end BWF World Tour Finals koreadaily.com reported.
The dominant player is targeting a historic 12th title of the season alongside the legendary women’s singles winning streak held by Indonesia’s Susi Susanti.
An Secures 11th Title by Defeating Akane Yamaguchi
An secured her 11th title of the season at the 2026 BWF World Tour Korea Open (Super 500) held at the Jeonnam Gwangju Integrated Special City Yeosu Jinnam Gymnasium. In a 1-hour and 2-minute women’s singles final, she defeated Japan’s world number two Akane Yamaguchi 2-1 (21-12, 15-21, 21-16).
After dropping the second game, An rallied in the third to exact revenge for her 0-2 defeat to Yamaguchi in the previous year’s final, extending her head-to-head winning streak against the Japanese player to 11 matches.
This victory marks the first time in badminton history that a player has achieved 11 titles in two consecutive seasons, drawing level once again with Kento Momota’s single-season record set by the Japanese player in 2019.
An boasts a 98.6% win rate this year, compiling a 71-1 record across 72 matches. Her sole loss came against China’s Wang Zhiyi in the All England Open final in March, after which she embarked on an active 55-match winning streak.
Chasing Susanti’s Streak and a 12th Title
An is just four victories away from matching the 59-match winning streak recorded by Indonesian legend Susi Susanti between 1993 and 1994. Winning four consecutive matches will tie An with Susanti, while a fifth victory would establish a new 60-match record for the longest winning streak in women’s singles history.
Following a brief rest, An will travel to Hangzhou, China, in December to compete in the BWF World Tour Finals, the season-ending tournament featuring the top eight singles players and doubles pairs. The tournament consists of three group-stage matches, a semifinal, and a final.
If An sweeps all five matches to claim the championship, she will surpass Susanti’s 59-match milestone and capture an unprecedented 12th singles title of a single season. An has already surpassed the Korean women's doubles record of 21 wins in matches reaching a third game—held previously by Baek Ha-na and Lee So-hee—by extending her own third-game winning streak to 22 matches following her 2024 World Tour Finals defeat to Yamaguchi.
Despite the historic milestones within reach, the outlet noted that An stated she does not dwell on breaking records, focusing instead on displaying her true skills and performance in her upcoming matches.
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