2026 Korea Open Final An Se-young vs Yamaguchi Akane Live Stream Time and How to Watch
World No. 1 An Se-young of South Korea will face Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi at 12:40 p.m. Sunday, November 8, in the women’s singles final of the 2026 BWF World Tour Super 500 Korea Open at Jinam Gymnasium in Yeosu, with SPOTV Prime and SPOTV NOW streaming all of the finals from 11 a.m., BNT News reported.
An reaches the final with 70 wins and one loss in 2026 and a 54-match winning streak dating to March, though the opponent blocking her 11th title is the same player who defeated her 2-0 in last year’s Korea Open final. Their career head-to-head reads 24-15 in An’s favor, including 10 consecutive victories, but the most recent Korea Open final went the other way, giving Sunday’s rematch its central tension.
A 54-match streak meets last year’s lesson in Yeosu
Both finalists moved through Saturday’s semifinals in identical fashion, each winning 2-0 with scores of 21-16 and 21-12. An downed Japan’s Hina Akechi, while Yamaguchi beat Taiwan’s Lin Xiang Ti by the same scoreline.
Three Korean finals, one broadcast window in Yeosu
An is not the only Korean chasing a title at Jinam Gymnasium. The women’s doubles pair of Kim Yu-jung and Lee Yu-lim face Japan’s Rui Hirokami and Sayaka Hobara at 11:50 a.m., and the men’s doubles pair of Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae meet Japan’s Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi at 2:20 p.m. Kim and Seo defeated Malaysia’s Man Wei Chong and Teh Kai Wei 2-0 (21-17, 21-17) in the semifinal, leaving a fourth season title and a first in roughly seven months within reach.
| Event | Scheduled start (KST) | Final matchup |
|---|---|---|
| Women’s doubles | 11:50 a.m. | Kim Yoo-jung / Lee Yoo-lim (KOR) vs. KOR Rui Hirokami / I Love News (JPN) |
| Women’s singles | 12:40 p.m. | An Se-young (KOR, world No. 1) vs. Akane Yamaguchi (JPN, world No. 2) |
| Men’s doubles | 2:20 p.m. | Kim Won-ho / Seo Seung-jae (KOR) vs. Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi (JPN) |
Coverage of all finals begins at 11 a.m. on SPOTV Prime for television and SPOTV NOW on PC and mobile. Channel numbers for SPOTV Prime are 190 on KT Genie TV, 989 on SK Broadband Btv, 110 on LG U+tv and 212 on SkyLife. The listed start times are scheduled slots, not fixed kickoffs: if the earlier finals run long, An’s match could begin later, so viewers are advised to connect ahead of 12:40 p.m.
Yamaguchi sees a faster, more precise an Se-young
Yamaguchi, a three-time world champion whose game is built on fast footwork, flexible court coverage and long-rally resilience, acknowledged the change in her opponent. She said An’s shot accuracy and completeness have improved since last year and that her overall speed has risen as well.
An has cautioned against leaning on the recent winning streak. She described Yamaguchi as a player capable of beating her at any moment and said she would focus on playing confidently and leaving no regrets rather than on the head-to-head record. That focus matters because even in their last meeting at the Denmark Open, Yamaguchi took the first game before An rallied to win; how An handles an early deficit is a key watch point in Yeosu.
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