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Patna : World No 8 in Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings Nozomi Okuhara, 23, Japan, will play World No 12 Beiwen Zhang, 28, USA, in the final of Korea Open, a BWF World Tour Super 500 event, on September 30, 2018, at Seoul.
Okuhara, the 2017 world champion, beat World No 2 Akane Yamaguchi, Japan, in a three-set encounter 16-21, 21-17, 21-14 in 53 minute in the semi-finals on September 29, 2018.
Beiwen Zhang beat World No 9 Sung Ji Hyun, 27, South Korea, 21-18, 21-19 in 45 minute in the semi-finals on September 29.