World No.2 An Se Young’s glorious season continued as she made her seventh final in a row by beating Carolina Marin in the semifinals of the TOYOTA GAZOO RACING Thailand Open 2023 on Saturday.

An has reached the final of every event she has played, starting with the PETRONAS Malaysia Open 2023, besides leading Korea to the team final of the Sudirman Cup last month. The Korean, who enjoyed a straightforward 21-16 21-12 result over Marin, will be looking for her fourth title this year when she takes on He Bing Jiao in the final.

In men’s singles, Kunlavut Vitidsarn gave himself a shot at a first Thailand Open crown after he battled past Lakshya Sen, 13-21 21-17 21-13. The home hope faces eighth seed Lee Cheuk Yiu, who made his first final since his victory at the Hong Kong Open in November 2019.

Highlights:

• Thailand have two more representatives on finals day. Top seeds Dechapol Puavaranukroh/Sapsiree Taerattanachai are in sight of a second straight title after winning the Malaysia Masters last week. The Thais needed just 34 minutes to get past Mathias Christiansen/Alexandra BØje, 21-10 21-11.
• Benyapa Aimsaard/Nuntakarn Aimsaard enjoyed a surprisingly one-sided result over Malaysia Masters champions Baek Ha Na/Lee So Hee, 21-17 21-7, and will take on another Korean pair, Kim So Yeong/Kong Hee Yong, in the final.
• Liang Wei Keng/Wang Chang made it four wins in four matches over Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo; the Chinese face another Indonesian pair – Muhammad Shohibul Fikri/Bagas Maulana – in the title round.

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