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Badminton China Open: South Korean standout An Se-young defeated Japan's Akane Yamaguchi to take the women's singles crown at the Badminton China Open here on Sunday, while world No. 1 Viktor Axelsen of Denmark clinched the men's singles gold by overcoming China's Lu Guangzu.

An, the newly-crowned world champion, dominated second-seeded Yamaguchi 21-10 in the first game and took the second 21-19, wrapping up victory in just 38 minutes.