Nozomi Okuhara
She continued her good form and reached the semi-finals of the French Open and Fuzhou China Open. She competed at the World Tour Finals. In the group stage, she beat Ratchanok Intanon and Busanan Ongbamrungphan, and assured herself of a semi-final spot. She avenged her loss in Group Stage to Nozomi Okuhara in semi-final and reached the finals after 3 years. Despite a good performance, she couldn't stand right against Chen Yufei and lost the Final with 21-12, 12-21, 17-21 scoreline.