Odense, Denmark: Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan moved one victory away from the 2026 Denmark Open women’s doubles title after defeating China’s Bao Li Jing and Cao Zi Han 21-16, 21-14 in Saturday’s semifinals.
The Malaysian second seeds will face Japan’s Hinata Suzuki and Nao Yamakita in the final of the BWF World Tour Super 750 tournament, while the women’s singles title match will feature world No. 1 An Se Young against Akane Yamaguchi.
Malaysia’s mixed doubles challenge, however, ended in the semifinals after Hoo Pang Ron and Lai Pei Jing were beaten by China’s top seeds Feng Yan Zhe and Huang Dong Ping.
Pearly Tan-Thinaah Muralitharan Reach Denmark Open Final
Pearly and Thinaah continued their strong week in Odense with a straight-game victory over Chinese sixth seeds Bao Li Jing and Cao Zi Han.
Watch highlights of Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan vs. Bao Li Jing/Cao Zi Han in the 2026 Denmark Open semifinals:
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The Malaysians took the opening game 21-16 before extending their advantage in the second, closing out the match 21-14 to secure a place in Sunday’s final.
The victory follows their three-game quarterfinal comeback against India’s Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand Pullela and puts Pearly and Thinaah within one match of the Denmark Open title.
Hinata Suzuki-Nao Yamakita Await in Final
Japan’s Hinata Suzuki and Nao Yamakita came through a much tighter all-Japanese semifinal against seventh seeds Sumire Nakade and Miyu Takahashi.
Suzuki and Yamakita won the first game 21-18 before Nakade and Takahashi responded by taking the second 21-18.
The deciding game followed the same close pattern, with Suzuki and Yamakita eventually prevailing 21-18 to complete a 21-18, 18-21, 21-18 victory.
Sunday’s women’s doubles final will therefore feature Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan of Malaysia against Hinata Suzuki/Nao Yamakita of Japan.
An Se Young Cruises Into Women’s Singles Final
Top seed An Se Young moved comfortably into the women’s singles final with a 21-16, 21-8 victory over Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara.
The opening game was competitive, but An created a far wider gap in the second to complete the match in straight games.
Watch highlights of An Se Young vs. Nozomi Okuhara in the 2026 Denmark Open semifinals:
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She will meet third seed Akane Yamaguchi in the final.
Akane Yamaguchi Beats Wang Zhi Yi
Yamaguchi secured her place in Sunday’s championship match by defeating China’s second seed Wang Zhi Yi 21-10, 21-19.
The Japanese star took the opening game by a comfortable margin before Wang mounted a stronger challenge in the second.
Watch highlights of Akane Yamaguchi vs. Wang Zhi Yi in the 2026 Denmark Open semifinals:
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Yamaguchi nevertheless closed the match in straight games, setting up a high-profile women’s singles final against An Se Young.
Hoo Pang Ron-Lai Pei Jing Bow Out in Semifinals
Hoo Pang Ron and Lai Pei Jing were unable to extend their impressive Denmark Open run after facing top seeds Feng Yan Zhe and Huang Dong Ping.
The Chinese pair won both games by the same 21-13 score to advance to the mixed doubles final.
Hoo and Lai had reached the semifinals after defeating Japan’s Akira Koga and Natsu Saito in the quarterfinals, but their run ended against the tournament’s No. 1 seeds.
All-China Mixed Doubles Final Set
Feng and Huang will face compatriots Jiang Zhen Bang and Wei Ya Xin in Sunday’s final.
Second seeds Jiang and Wei had to come from behind against eighth seeds Cheng Xing and Zhang Chi.
Cheng and Zhang won the opening game 21-17, but Jiang and Wei responded strongly, taking the second 21-12 before completing the comeback 21-13 in the deciding game.
The result guarantees China the 2026 Denmark Open mixed doubles title.
2026 Denmark Open Finals
Women’s Singles
An Se Young (South Korea) vs Akane Yamaguchi (Japan)
Women’s Doubles
Hinata Suzuki/Nao Yamakita (Japan) vs Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan (Malaysia)
Mixed Doubles
Feng Yan Zhe/Huang Dong Ping (China) vs Jiang Zhen Bang/Wei Ya Xin (China)
Complete Tournament Results
Women’s Singles – Semifinals
An Se Young (South Korea) defeated Nozomi Okuhara (Japan), 21-16, 21-8.
Akane Yamaguchi (Japan) defeated Wang Zhi Yi (China), 21-10, 21-19.
Women’s Doubles – Semifinals
Hinata Suzuki/Nao Yamakita (Japan) defeated Sumire Nakade/Miyu Takahashi (Japan), 21-18, 18-21, 21-18.
Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan (Malaysia) defeated Bao Li Jing/Cao Zi Han (China), 21-16, 21-14.
Mixed Doubles – Semifinals
Feng Yan Zhe/Huang Dong Ping (China) defeated Hoo Pang Ron/Lai Pei Jing (Malaysia), 21-13, 21-13.
Jiang Zhen Bang/Wei Ya Xin (China) defeated Cheng Xing/Zhang Chi (China), 17-21, 21-12, 21-13.
