On October 30, Beijing time, the BWF Tour French Open ended the women's singles semifinals, and the Japanese team won the final seat to lock in the championship in advance. Top seed Akane Yamaguchi narrowly defeated South Korea's Ahn Hyun-ying in three sets, and Takahashi Sha also eliminated Third seed Sindu in a 2-1 reversal to compete for the championship.
Akane Yamaguchi and Ahn met for the second consecutive week, with Akane Yamaguchi winning the danish open final last week. The record of the meeting between the two sides before this match is 3 wins and 3 losses, and Akane Yamaguchi has been in excellent form recently, in addition to winning the Danish Open, the Su Cup and the Uber Cup have twice defeated China's first sister Chen Yufei. Ahn Isying is known as a talented girl in South Korea who grows up very fast. After the first set began, the two drew several times, and Akane Yamaguchi gradually played two small climaxes to establish her advantage, and she went ahead of 21-13.
Ahn picked up significantly in the second set, she quickly led the way, and Akane Yamaguchi returned the shot to chase it to an 8-draw. An Xianying calmly coped, and took 5 points to pull away again. Akane Yamaguchi then resisted slightly, and Ahn pulled back a set 21-10.
The battle between the two sides in the decider became more intense, with the two leading alternately, and after 9 draws, Akane Yamaguchi scored two consecutive points to lead the exchange venue. After Yi Bian, An Xianying responded with 4 points to achieve a rebound, and Akane Yamaguchi did not show weakness and fought back with 5 points to retake the lead. Ahn did not give up resistance, she stubbornly chased to 18-19, Yamaguchi Akane grasped the key ball to win two consecutive points to win the decider 21-18, she won 2-1 to advance.
Sayaka Takahashi and Sindu have met seven times before in the World Badminton League, with Sindu slightly dominant with 4 wins and 3 losses. At the 2020 Indonesia Masters, Saega Takahashi beat Sindu to end a 3-game losing streak against the Indians.
In the first set, the two competed fiercely, the lead changed hands many times, and after 14 draws, Takahashi Sha also scored two consecutive points to lead. Sindu stepped up her offensive position, scoring six straight points to win the set 21-18.
Sindu took advantage of the win in the second set and quickly took the lead, scoring five consecutive points when he was 10-12 behind. Sindu then tried to counterattack, and Takahashi was always able to respond in time to maintain the lead, and she pulled back a set 21-16.
After the start of the decider, the two drew consecutively, and after 6 draws, Takahashi Saga also set off a scoring climax, scoring 6 consecutive points to open the lead. Sindu's counterattacks were repeatedly unsuccessful, and Takahashi also won the decider 21-12, and she won the victory 2-1.
In this way, Akane Yamaguchi and Sakai Takahashi will compete for the women's singles title, which they have locked up for Japan in advance.