Badminton - Young An proves she is the new shuttle star after crushing Marin to become South Korea's first world champion

An Se Young of Korea competes during the women's single final match against Carolina Marin of Spain (unseen) at the BWF Badminton World Championship in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Sunday, August 27, 2023. An won 21-12, 21-10. - AFP

COPENHAGEN (Reuters): World number one An Se-young became the first woman from South Korea to win singles gold at the BWF World Championships when she beat former champion Carolina Marin 21-12 21-10 in the final on Sunday in Copenhagen.

An, the 21-year-old top seed, rounded off a perfect tournament by beating two Olympic champions en route to the title. She had knocked out Tokyo gold medallist Chen Yu Fei in straight games in the semi-finals on Saturday.