World No. 1 badminton player An Se-young (Samsung Life) secured her third consecutive victory at the French Open, marking her 10th title of the season. Since her defeat in the All England Open final in March, she has achieved 50 consecutive wins, raising her season win rate to 98.5%.
According to Yonhap News on October 25, An defeated world No. 11 Pusarla V. Sindhu of India 2-1 (16-21, 21-11, 21-12) in the women's singles final of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) French Open Super 750 held in Tremblay-en-France on October 24.
This victory marks An's third consecutive win at the tournament, following her triumphs in 2024 and 2025. Including her win in 2019, this is her fourth title at the French Open.
In 2026, aside from her runner-up finish at the All England Open in March, An has won all 10 individual tournaments she entered, including the Asian Games. Her overall record for the season stands at 67 matches, with 66 wins and just one loss, resulting in a win rate of 98.5%.
Notably, after losing to world No. 2 Wang Zhi Yi of China in the All England Open final, An has gone on to win 50 consecutive matches. She is also closing in on the record for the most titles in a single season, which she set last year with 11 tournament victories.
In the final match, An started off by losing the first game 16-21. She fell behind after a series of consecutive points lost at a tied score of 11-11, failing to close the gap thereafter.
However, in the second game, she took an early lead and won 21-11. In the final game, after a tie at 9-9, she scored consecutively to finish the match 21-12.
With this victory, An improved her head-to-head record against Sindhu to 11 wins without a loss.
Her total international singles titles have now reached 48. Last week, she surpassed the previous record of 46 titles held by Susi Susanti of Indonesia at the Denmark Open, and she has now set a new record with this latest win.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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