Leona Maguire ready for final showdown with World Number 1 Nelly Korda

FINAL COUNTDOWN: Leona Maguire will face World Number one Nelly Korda in the final of the T-Mobile World Matchplay in Las Vegas on Sunday. Photo credit: Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images.

Leona Maguire will face World Number one Nelly Korda in the final of the T-Mobile World Matchplay in Las Vegas on Sunday after she impressively defeated Sei-Young Kim.

Maguire has been in excellent form all week and after she beat Moriya Jutanugarn, she overcame the Korean 3 and 2 in the semi-final on Saturday.

The Cavan native will now take on the world's form player Korda, who is chasing her fourth consecutive LPGA Tour win, with the final set to get underway at 9.55pm Irish time.

Maguire is aiming to win her third LPGA Tour competition, having previously won the Drive-On Championship in 2022 and the Meijer Classic in 2023.

"Nelly is the best in the world right now," Maguire said shortly after her last four victory.

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"She's on a really hot streak. It's been incredibly impressive what she's been doing in the past few weeks. It's going to be a really tough battle tomorrow.

"I've got a big challenge ahead of me. I'm excited. I mean, that's why you practice. You want to play the best players in the world and that's what Nelly is."

Speaking about her Irish opponent, Korda said: "(Maguire is) just so consistent. Such a tough competitor. Really grinds out there. We've had a couple battles in Solheim Cups for sure.

"But I think it's just going to be a grind tomorrow. I think it'll be a lot of fun and nothing is going to be easy."