Badminton Sidelines: No stopping An Se-young

Her closest rival, Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi, was edged out again by An in the Korea Open at the weekend.

They have played each other 40 times now, according to records. Se-Young leads 25-15, while the only other singles players to have competed against other over that many matches is Lin Dan and Lee Chong Wei. Lin Dan headed that one by 28-12.

With a 70-1 success rate through 2026 so far, expect more records before the year is out.

‘I feel like An Se-Young needs to join men's singles now. Kidding aside, literally no women's player comes close to her in the last 2 years. Her only opponent is injuries. Even Lin Dan in his dominance in men's singles didn't look this invincible, well partly because lcw and cl also played during his peak’

The South Korean won her 11th international title of 2026, matching the single-season record she set in 2025, and extended her winning streak to 55 matches after beating Akane Yamaguchi; she has lost just once in 72 matches this year.

Canadian history: Victor Lai became the first Canadian men's singles player to win the Korea Open, beating Hong Kong's Jason Gunawan in the final.

Hong Kong milestone: Jason Gunawan became the first Hong Kong men's singles player to reach the Korea Open final.

Men's doubles title defence: World No.1 pair Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae successfully defended their title, ending a nine-tournament international title drought dating back to April.

Telangana India International Challenge

Indian singles comebacks: India secured three of the five titles, with Tushar Suveer and Rakshitha Ramraj both recovering from losing the opening game to win their respective singles finals.

Emerging talent: Fourteen-year-old Anvi Rathore recorded three successive victories at the senior international tournament, including a main-draw win over two-time international champion Ishita Negi.

Ponnappa milestone: Three-time Olympian Ashwini Ponnappa reached her first BWF final of the season, partnering Sathish Kumar Karunakaran in mixed doubles.

Wang Wenjiao Cup Nan'an China International Challenge

Chinese clean sweep: China won all five titles, sweeping the men's and women's singles, both doubles competitions and mixed doubles.

FZ Forza Norwegian International — Future Series

Danish dominance: Denmark claimed four of the five titles in Sandefjord, with Finland's Ananda Galvani Daniswara and Estonia's Elisaveta Berik taking the only title to escape Danish hands in mixed doubles.

Essex: Senior County Championship Round 1 was listed for 7 November, but I could not verify the results. Badminton Essex

Alwi Farhan — "How bad do you want the point?"

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Badminton Asia West Asia Regional Championships — 5–12 November.

Kumamoto Masters Japan — 10–15 November.

VICTOR Kaohsiung Masters — 10–15 November.

MILKLIFE Indonesia Junior International Series — 9–15 November.

YONEX South Australia International — 11–15 November.

XVII Suriname International — 11–15 November.

Skye Copper 2026 — 13–14 November.

Bristol Bullets v Loughborough Sport (National Badminton League) — 13 November.

West of England Masters Silver — 14–15 November.

SSBU 2012+/2008+ Age Group Silver — 14 November.

SSBU Inter-Group U13/U17 — 15 November.

StriveX Essex League: Leyton Youth v East Royal Amigos — 10 November.

StriveX Essex League: Epping v StriveX A — 11 November.

StriveX Essex League: Barking v Harlow — 11 November.

StriveX Essex League: Danbury v East Thurrock — 13 November