South Korean badminton star An Se-young claimed her second career world title in New Delhi on Sunday with a victory over her longtime Japanese rival. An, world No. 1, defeated the second-ranked Akane Yamaguchi 21-17, 21-14 in the women's singles final at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in the Indian capital. An won her first world title in 2023. The BWF did not hold the world championships in 2024, the year of the Olympics, and An captured her first Olympic gold in Paris that summer. Last year, though, An was knocked out of the semifinals at the worlds and settled for bronze medal. This time, An regained her world crown without dropping a game in her six victories, from the first round to the final. An remains the only South Korean singles player with a world title, men or women. An has now won six straight meetings against Yamaguchi and improved to 20-15 all time against the Japanese player. Yamaguchi, who won this competition in 2021, 2022 and 2025, was trying to become the first women's singles player with four world titles. An cam