Republic of Korea’s Paris 2024 gold medallist An Se-young was involved an exciting battle with Gregoria Mariska Tunjung when the Indonesian was forced to retire injured.
The top seed won a tight first game 22-20 but trailed 9-3 in the second. She then reeled off seven points in a row before Tunjung, who was struggling with her movement, won the next two points to go into the mid-game break 11-10 up.
The 25-year-old was in tears during the interval with her coach trying to console her. She managed to return but, in pulling off a backhand putaway to make it 12-12, appeared to aggravate a back injury and went down in obvious pain. An went over to sympathise with her opponent who quit before leaving the court in a wheelchair.
An will play second seed Wang Zhiyi of People’s Republic of China in Sunday’s final after she defeated another Indonesian, Putri Kusuma Wardami 22-20, 21-14.
Finals day from the Super 750 tournament will be available to stream live on Olympic Channel via Olympics.com and the official Olympics app (territorial restrictions may apply). Ranking points earned in Odense could be crucial in deciding the end-of-season rankings and the Race to Finals 2024 positions.