Denmark's Anders Antonsen, right, congratulates Japan's Kodai Naraoka at the net ©Badmintonphoto

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Two game points came and went for Anders Antonsen in the opening game as Kodai Naraoka snatched it ©Badmintonphoto
Two game points came and went for Anders Antonsen in the opening game as Kodai Naraoka snatched it ©Badmintonphoto


Japanese fourth seed Kodai Naraoka moves through to his first men's singles final at the World Championships ©Badmintonphoto
Japanese fourth seed Kodai Naraoka moves through to his first men's singles final at the World Championships ©Badmintonphoto


Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn has made it into a second successive men's singles final as he eyes his first world title ©Badmintonphoto
Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn has made it into a second successive men's singles final as he eyes his first world title ©Badmintonphoto


India's HS Prannoy was a game and 5-1 up only to succumb to a Kunlavut Vitidsarn comeback in Copenhagen ©Badmintonphoto
India's HS Prannoy was a game and 5-1 up only to succumb to a Kunlavut Vitidsarn comeback in Copenhagen ©Badmintonphoto


Japan's Akane Yamaguchi's hopes of a third successive women's singles crown were ended ©Badmintonphoto
Japan's Akane Yamaguchi's hopes of a third successive women's singles crown were ended ©Badmintonphoto


Three-time world champion Carolina Marín of Spain overcame Japanese second seed Akane Yamaguchi to advance to the final ©Badmintonphoto
Three-time world champion Carolina Marín of Spain overcame Japanese second seed Akane Yamaguchi to advance to the final ©Badmintonphoto


Carolina Marín roars with delight after sealing her place in her first women's singles final since 2018 when she was last crowned world champion ©Badmintonphoto
Carolina Marín roars with delight after sealing her place in her first women's singles final since 2018 when she was last crowned world champion ©Badmintonphoto


China's Chen Yufei's dreams of adding a world title to her Olympic crown have been dashed for another year ©Badmintonphoto
China's Chen Yufei's dreams of adding a world title to her Olympic crown have been dashed for another year ©Badmintonphoto


South Korea's top seed An Se-young celebrates after seeing off Chinese star Chen Yufei ©Badmintonphoto
South Korea's top seed An Se-young celebrates after seeing off Chinese star Chen Yufei ©Badmintonphoto