Capital Securities Beijing Open 2026: Women’s Top Seeds Set Up Tantalising Semifinals
The men’s draw has been shedding seeds all week. The women had other ideas.
All four top seeds in the Women’s Singles came through their quarterfinals at the Capital Securities Beijing Open 2026 without dropping a game, setting up a semifinal round that has both historical weight and genuine title implications—particularly for the two players with triple crowns in their sights.
It was largely one-way traffic. Chao Yi Wang dispatched qualifier Seina Shima 11-2, 11-4 on Championship Court—the player who had upset the No. 7 seed unable to repeat the trick against the No. 1. In the same half of the draw, Yufei Long held off Pei-Chuan Kao in the tightest match of the round, eventually winning 11-7, 12-10. At the bottom of the draw, Sahra Dennehy was clinical against No. 6 seed Aiko Yoshitomi, winning 11-6, 11-4 without fuss. Lingwei Kong survived an early scare—saving the opening game 15-13 against No. 8 seed Mihae Kwon—before easing through 11-4 in the second.
The Semifinals
The top half of the draw sets up a rematch with a score to settle. Wang and Long meet for the second time this season—a replay of last December’s Hangzhou semifinal, which Wang took 11-8, 11-7. Long was the home favourite then. She is the home favourite now, with Beijing’s crowd behind her and the chance to flip the result in front of them. It will be the most emotionally charged match of the day.
The bottom half is new territory. Dennehy and Kong have never met before—the Australian No. 2 seed against China’s No. 4 on Chinese soil. No head-to-head history, no narrative to lean on. Just two of the form players on the tour working out who deserves a spot in the final.
And the final, if it follows the projections, would matter for reasons beyond a single gold medal. Wang and Dennehy have been seeded first and second in every event this week and have both survived all their doubles encounters as well. A projected championship meeting would put a clean sweep on the line for both—and would also be a rematch of the Hangzhou final, where Dennehy beat Wang 11-7, 11-2 to claim the title. Beijing offers Wang the chance to reverse that result on home soil. Dennehy will have something to say about that.
Men’s Semis Set
The men’s draw, far less tidy than the women’s, has produced its own compelling semifinal. Harrison Brown has been the week’s breakout performer—the Australian followed up his upset of No. 4 seed Luc Pham by taking out No. 7 seed Nasa Hatakeyama 11-5, 13-11 in the quarterfinals. He now faces top seed Zane Ford in the semis, giving the American a test in what has been a strong debut week on the tour.
On the other side, No. 2 seed Hien Truong takes on No. 3 seed Jack Wong Hong-kit—two of the most experienced players in the draw meeting at the penultimate stage in a match that could easily serve as a final in its own right.
Semifinal action begins Saturday at 9 a.m. (GMT+8). The women’s draw is set up for something special. The men’s draw has already delivered it
