Overview
- An Se-young defeated Chiu Pin-Chian 21-13, 21-8 in the round of 16 at Suwon Gymnasium to move into the quarterfinals.
- She closed the first game with seven straight points and opened the second 7-0 to take full control.
- The top seed will face Japan’s Tomoka Miyazaki in the quarterfinals.
- Men’s doubles world No. 1s Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho beat Japan’s Hiroki Midorikawa and Kyohei Yamashita 22-20, 21-15 to reach the last eight.
- They will play China’s Ren Xiangyu and Xie Haonan next, while An chases a third Korea Open title in a field without China’s Nos. 2, 3 and 5.