Badminton's World No. 1 An gets Olympics boost with Singapore win but China reigns supreme with four titles

An Se-young prevented a China clean sweep after winning the women singles title at the Singapore Open on Sunday, June 2, 2024. Powerhouse China won all the other titles at stake. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE (AFP): World number one An Se-young received a timely confidence boost ahead of the Olympic Games by beating China's Chen Yufei to retain her Singapore Badminton Open women's singles title on Sunday.

With the Paris showpiece starting next month, the South Korean was delighted to have found winning form again after a right-knee injury had sidelined her for more than a month.