Women's singles · World Championships

An Se Young vs Akane Yamaguchi

BWF World Championships 2026 · Final · 23 Aug 2026 · Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi

An Se Young beat Akane Yamaguchi 21–17, 21–14 in the final of BWF World Championships 2026.

Player	Game 1	Game 2
An Se Young KOR · Seed 1 Won	21	21
Akane Yamaguchi JPN · Seed 2	17	14

73 rallies tracked shot by shot by GGAB analysts. See their head-to-head

Match facts

Tournament: BWF World Championships 2026
Round: Final
Date: 23 Aug 2026
Level: World Championships
Venue: Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi
Discipline: Women's singles

Players: background, rankings and kit
Fact	An Se Young	Akane Yamaguchi
Country	KOR	JPN
Plays	Right-handed	Right-handed
Born	2002	1997
Height	1.70 m	1.56 m
Weight	Not known	55 kg
Career-high rank	No. 1women's singles, 2023	No. 1women's singles, 2018
Seed	1	2
Racket	Yonex Astrox 77 Pro Amazon	Yonex Astrox 100 ZZ Amazon
String	Yonex BG80 Amazon	Yonex Exbolt 63 · 24 lbs Amazon
Shoes	Not known	Yonex Power Cushion 65 Z4 Amazon
Kit source	Current setup, as of 2026	Current setup, as of 2026

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Tale of the tape

An Se Young against Akane Yamaguchi: results, serves, striking side and shot direction.
An Se Young	Stat	Akane Yamaguchi
Result
42	Points won	31
15	Winners	12
8	Errors forced	3
16	Unforced errors	20
56	Smashes	38
51%	Won on own serve	34%
Serve
98%	Short serves	100%
56%	To the body	56%
41%	To the middle	44%
2%	Out wide	0%
Striking side
43%	Forehand	52%
40%	Backhand	33%
17%	Around the head	15%
Direction
57%	Straight	62%
23%	Cross-court	21%
20%	Middle	16%

Serve rows are shares of each side's serves. Striking side and direction are shares of every other shot.

Point progression

An Se YoungAkane Yamaguchi

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Running score across 73 tracked rallies, An Se Young against Akane Yamaguchi. Games closed 21–17, 21–14.

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Game	An Se Young	Akane Yamaguchi
Game 1	21	17
Game 2	21	14

Rally length

Avg rally — by shots

11.7shots

Avg rally — by time

13.3sec

Rallies by length (shots)

1–2

3–4

5–8

9–14

15–20

21+

73 rallies tracked, most of them (32%) in the 5–8 shot band. The longest ran 46 shots.

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Length (shots)	Rallies	Avg seconds
1–2	4	4.7
3–4	10	5.8
5–8	23	8.6
9–14	17	12.1
15–20	7	18.4
21+	12	30.2

Shot patterns

Most common 3-shot runs

1.A1Short Serve Body→B1Forehand Net Middle→A1Forehand Net Middle
Happened 3× out of 69 rallies
2.B1Forehand Drop Straight→A1Backhand Flat Push Straight→B1Forehand Drop Straight
Happened 3× out of 69 rallies
3.A1Short Serve Body→B1Forehand Net Middle→A1Backhand Flat Push Cross
Happened 2× out of 69 rallies
4.A1Short Serve Middle→B1Backhand Net Cross→A1Backhand Net Straight
Happened 2× out of 69 rallies
5.A1Around-the-Head Clear Straight→B1Forehand Drop Cross→A1Forehand Net Straight
Happened 2× out of 69 rallies

Most common 5-shot runs

1.A1Long Serve Wide→B1Around-the-Head Smash Straight→A1Forehand Block Straight→B1Backhand Block Middle→A1Backhand Flat Push Straight
Happened 1× out of 69 rallies
2.A1Short Serve Body→B1Backhand Flat Push Straight→A1Around-the-Head Smash Straight→B1Forehand Drive Cross→A1Forehand Block Straight
Happened 1× out of 69 rallies
3.A1Short Serve Body→B1Backhand Flat Push Straight→A1Forehand Block Straight→B1Backhand Flat Push Cross→A1Around-the-Head Half Smash Cross
Happened 1× out of 69 rallies
4.A1Short Serve Body→B1Backhand Lift Straight→A1Around-the-Head Half Smash Straight→B1Forehand Block Straight→A1Backhand Flat Push Straight
Happened 1× out of 69 rallies
5.A1Short Serve Body→B1Backhand Net Straight→A1Backhand Flat Push Straight→B1Forehand Cut Slice Middle→A1Forehand Net Straight
Happened 1× out of 69 rallies

Who did what

Most winners

An Se Young

Most errors forced

An Se Young

Most unforced errors

Akane Yamaguchi

By player

An Se Young

428 shots

Winners 15Forced 8Unforced 16

Most-used shots

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Of 428 shots An Se Young played, the most used were lift (24%), net (18%) and smash (13%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Lift	24%	103
Net	18%	76
Smash	13%	56
Block	12%	53
Serve	10%	41
Drop	9%	39

Points won — by shot

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Smash

32%

My winner9Forced opp. error4Drew opp. unforced0

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points An Se Young won break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (32%), net (17%) and lift (15%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	32%
Net	17%
Lift	15%
Drop	10%
Clear	7%
Drive	7%
Serve	7%
Brush	2%
Kill	2%

Points lost — by shot

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Lift

26%

Opp. winner1My forced error0My unforced error7

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points An Se Young lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by lift (26%), smash (26%) and block (13%).

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Shot	Share
Lift	26%
Smash	26%
Block	13%
Clear	10%
Net	10%
Drive	6%
Kill	6%
Brush	3%

Rally outcome — points won

41 rallies

My winner34%
Forced opp. error17%
Drew opp. unforced49%

Of the 41 rallies An Se Young won, 49% from drawing an opponent unforced error, 34% from their own winners and 17% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	34%	14
Forced opp. error	17%	7
Drew opp. unforced	49%	20

Rally outcome — points lost

31 rallies

Opp. winner39%
My forced error10%
My unforced error52%

Of the 31 rallies An Se Young lost, 52% from their own unforced errors, 39% from an opponent winner and 10% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	39%	12
My forced error	10%	3
My unforced error	52%	16

Where the errors went

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Into the net42%
Out the back42%
Out on sides16%

Across 19 tagged errors, An Se Young missed into the net 42% of the time, out the back 42% of the time and out on sides 16% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	42%	8
Out the back	42%	8
Out on sides	16%	3

Contact height at the net

fully tagged

Above Tape6%
Above Net Midline40%
Below Net Midline39%
Below Net15%

On net-area shots, An Se Young met the shuttle above tape 6% of the time, above net midline 40% of the time, below net midline 39% of the time and below net 15% of the time, and missed most often from below net midline (9% of those shots) against 1% from above net midline.

View contact height by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	6%	15	7%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	40%	104	1%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	39%	99	9%
All net shots	Below Net	15%	39	5%
Lift	Above Net Midline	28%	29	0%
Lift	Below Net Midline	61%	63	11%
Lift	Below Net	11%	11	0%
Net	Above Net Midline	54%	41	0%
Net	Below Net Midline	29%	22	5%
Net	Below Net	17%	13	8%
Block	Above Tape	9%	5	0%
Block	Above Net Midline	38%	20	5%
Block	Below Net Midline	26%	14	7%
Block	Below Net	26%	14	7%
Drive	Above Tape	40%	10	10%
Drive	Above Net Midline	56%	14	0%
Drive	Below Net	4%	1	—

Akane Yamaguchi

427 shots

Winners 12Forced 3Unforced 20

Most-used shots

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Of 427 shots Akane Yamaguchi played, the most used were lift (25%), net (18%) and block (17%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Lift	25%	105
Net	18%	77
Block	17%	72
Drop	12%	51
Smash	9%	38
Serve	7%	32

Points won — by shot

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Smash

23%

My winner4Forced opp. error3Drew opp. unforced0

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Akane Yamaguchi won break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (23%), net (19%) and block (16%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	23%
Net	19%
Block	16%
Lift	16%
Clear	10%
Kill	6%
Brush	3%
Drive	3%
Drop	3%

Points lost — by shot

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Smash

27%

Opp. winner9My forced error0My unforced error2

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Akane Yamaguchi lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (27%), lift (17%) and block (15%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	27%
Lift	17%
Block	15%
Drop	12%
Drive	10%
Net	10%
Clear	5%
Brush	2%
Kill	2%

Rally outcome — points won

31 rallies

My winner39%
Forced opp. error10%
Drew opp. unforced52%

Of the 31 rallies Akane Yamaguchi won, 52% from drawing an opponent unforced error, 39% from their own winners and 10% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	39%	12
Forced opp. error	10%	3
Drew opp. unforced	52%	16

Rally outcome — points lost

41 rallies

Opp. winner34%
My forced error17%
My unforced error49%

Of the 41 rallies Akane Yamaguchi lost, 49% from their own unforced errors, 34% from an opponent winner and 17% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	34%	14
My forced error	17%	7
My unforced error	49%	20

Where the errors went

fully tagged

Into the net64%
Out the back25%
Out on sides11%

Across 28 tagged errors, Akane Yamaguchi missed into the net 64% of the time, out the back 25% of the time and out on sides 11% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	64%	18
Out the back	25%	7
Out on sides	11%	3

Contact height at the net

fully tagged

Above Tape9%
Above Net Midline50%
Below Net Midline33%
Below Net8%

On net-area shots, Akane Yamaguchi met the shuttle above tape 9% of the time, above net midline 50% of the time, below net midline 33% of the time and below net 8% of the time, and missed most often from below net (18% of those shots) against 4% from below net midline.

View contact height by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	9%	24	17%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	50%	134	6%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	33%	90	4%
All net shots	Below Net	8%	22	18%
Lift	Above Net Midline	37%	39	8%
Lift	Below Net Midline	55%	58	3%
Lift	Below Net	8%	8	13%
Net	Above Net Midline	81%	62	5%
Net	Below Net Midline	16%	12	0%
Net	Below Net	4%	3	—
Block	Above Tape	24%	17	6%
Block	Above Net Midline	33%	24	4%
Block	Below Net Midline	28%	20	10%
Block	Below Net	15%	11	27%
Drive	Above Tape	44%	7	43%
Drive	Above Net Midline	56%	9	11%

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