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Published 16:23 IST, January 15th 2023

Yamaguchi beats An Se-young to win her first Malaysia Open title

It was the Japanese world champion's 5th win over the 20-year-old Korean in their 6th encounter at the finals of BWF World Tour events since 2020.

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Number one seed Akane Yamaguchi came from a game down to beat the second seed An Se-young to win the BWF World Tour Super 1000 Malaysia Open in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.

It was the Japanese world champion's 5th win over the 20-year-old Korean in their 6th encounter at the finals of BWF World Tour events since 2020.

The win was her first ever in a Malaysia Open final.

China won two titles through top seeds Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong in mixed doubles, as well as Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan in women's doubles.

Updated 16:23 IST, January 15th 2023