India, Nov. 8 -- The $500,000 Korea Open may only be a Super 500 tournament, but it kept the badminton world's gaze glued to the action in Yeosu's Jinnam Stadium on Sunday.

For local superstar and reigning world and Olympic champion An Se Young, the women's singles final was more than just another championship match - it is a rendezvous with history. Standing across the net was a familiar rival, second seed and defending champion Akane Yamaguchi of Japan.

For An, having clinched an astonishing 10 titles over the course of the season, victory in the summit clash on Sunday would match her own remarkable benchmark of 11 titles in a single calendar year. And badminton 's current phenomenon achieve that with a hard fought 21-12, 15-21, 21-16...