Hangzhou, Dec. 19 -- Olympic champion An Se-young of South Korea staged a powerful comeback here on Friday to defeat Japan's Akane Yamaguchi 14-21, 21-5, 21-14 on the final day of group stage at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Finals, securing first place in Group A.
The year-ending tournament features only the top eight players and pairs from the year-end BWF World Tour rankings in each discipline, divided into two groups with the top two advancing to the semifinals.
An and Yamaguchi had already qualified for the last four prior to the match, so it was a head-to-head for the top place.
After dropping the first game, the season's dominant force rebounded with a stunning 21-5 second-game demolition before closing out the d...