An Se Young becomes first Korean women's singles player to win Malaysia Open title

By Anmol Kakkar

Anmol is a freelance contributor at Khel Now and a passionate sports enthusiast who follows and covers a wide range of Olympic sports.

Published at :January 19, 2024 at 4:41 AM

Modified at :January 19, 2024 at 4:41 AM

(Courtesy : Badminon Association of India)

Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino became the first mixed double pairs from Japan to win.

World No. 1, An Se Young, created history by becoming the first Korean women’s singles player to win the Malaysia Open title. The world champion defeated Tai Tzu Ying in the finals (10-21,21-10,21-18) at the fully packed Axiata Arena. An Se Young who recently lost to Tai at the BWF World Tour finals after being 10-19 down in the decider took her sweet revenge as she got the better of TTY this time.

An Se Young finished as a runner up last year at Malaysia Open after losing to Akane Yamaguchi (21-12,19-21,10-21). She was so close to winning the title last year but the dream to win the Malaysia Open tile was fulfilled this time after winning against Tai Tzu Ying. This will be the fourth Super 1000 title for An Se Young.

Road to title for An Se Young

R32 – Defeated Line Højmark Kjærsfeldt (21-16, 21-10)

R16 – Defeated Yvonne Li (21-13, 21-8)

QF – Defeated Yeo Jao Min (16-21, 21-12, 21-19)

SF – Defeated Zhang Yi Man (21-17, 21-11)

Final – Defeated Tai Tzu Ying (10-21, 21-10, 21-18)

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Yuta Watanabe-Arisa Higashino become first Japanese pair to win Malaysia Open mixed doubles title

Another record was created on Sunday when Japanese pair Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino became the first mixed doubles pair from Japan to win the Malaysia Open mixed doubles title. The Indian Open Champion defeated Kim Won Ho and Jeong Na Eun in straight games (21-18,21-15). They just dropped only one game in the entire tournament.

Road to title for Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino

R32 – Defeated Tang Chu Man/Tse Ying Suet (21-13, 21-14)

R16 – Defeated Mathias Thyrri/Amalie Magelund (21-15, 21-11)

QF – Defeated Hiroki Midorikawa/Natsu Saito (21-14, 21-8)

SF – Defeated Jiang Zhenbang/Wei Yaxin (21-15, 12-21, 21-15)

Final – Defeated Kim Won Ho/Jeong Na Eun (21-18, 21-15)

Both An Se Young and Yuta Watanabe/Arisha Higashino are currently in action at the India Open.

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Anmol Kakkar

Anmol is a sports freelancer and writer who specializes in Olympic sports. He has been associated with Khel Now since 2023. An engineer by qualification, he holds a degree in computer science. A passionate sports enthusiast, Anmol follows almost every Olympic sports. He runs a Twitter page as well called Sports Arena and is quite active on Twitter on his ID, Anmolkakkar27, to promote sports in India. His favorite sport is badminton, and his favourite sportsperson is Saina Nehwal. An ardent supporter of Delhi-based teams across all sports leagues, Anmol also closely follows and covers parasports as well.