World No. 1 An Se-young led Korea to victory over China 3-1 in the 2026 Uber Cup women's team final. The match took place at Forum Horsens in Horsens, Denmark, on Sunday local time. This marks Korea's third title in the biennial event.
Korea defeated China 3-1 to win the 2026 Uber Cup, the women's badminton world team championships, at Forum Horsens in Horsens, Denmark, on Sunday local time. The format features three singles and two doubles matches, with the first team to three wins declared the victor. This is Korea's third title, following victories in 2010 and 2022.
World No. 1 An Se-young set the tone by beating world No. 2 Wang Zhiyi 21-10, 21-13 in the opening singles. The doubles pair of Lee So-hee and Jeong Na-eun lost 21-15, 21-12 to top-ranked Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning, tying the score at 1-1. No. 17 Kim Ga-eun then upset No. 4 Chen Yufei 21-19, 21-15 to put Korea ahead 2-1.
Baek Hana and Kim Hye-jeong clinched the title by defeating Jia Yifan and Zhang Shuxian 16-21, 21-10, 21-13. An Se-young played opening singles in all six of Korea's matches -- three in group stage, quarterfinals against Chinese Taipei, semifinals against Indonesia, and the final -- winning every one without dropping a game. In the final, she started with seven straight points, led by as much as 11-2, and improved her head-to-head record against Wang to 20-5.
