Badminton world number one An Seyoung produced a dominant display to defeat rival Chen Yufei of the Peoples Republic of China in straight games and book her spot in the semi-finals of the BWF Japan Open 2025 in Tokyo on Thursday (18 July).
The Republic of South Korea star powered past the Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion 21-16, 21-9, reversing her quarter-final defeat to Chen at the Singapore Open last month.
An controlled the tempo from the outset and never looked back, wrapping up the women’s singles quarter-final victory in just 43 minutes.
This marks An’s seventh semi-final appearance of the season. She has already won six titles this year, including the prestigious All England Open, and is chasing her first Japan Open crown since 2022.
The 22-year-old will face either Han Yue (China) or Gunji Riko (Japan) in the semi-final.
The Japan Open is available to stream on Olympic Channel via Olympics.com and the Olympics app from the quarter-finals onwards (geographical restrictions apply).