Ahn Se-young competing in the round of 16 at the Tokyo OlympicsSpecial Report = Badminton women’s singles Ahn Se-young (19, Samsung Life Insurance) advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics without hesitation.
World ranking 8th Ahn Se-young defeated 13th world ranking Busanan Ongbam Rungpan (Thailand) 2-0 (21-15 21-15) in the Tokyo Olympics women’s singles round of 16 match held at Musashinonomori Sports Plaza in Tokyo, Japan on the 29th. broke
In the group stage, Ahn Se-young defeated Clara Asurmendi (Spain), ranked 67th in the world ranking, and Dorcas Azok Adesokan (Nigeria), ranked 89th, in the group stage by 2-0 in succession, and advanced to the round of 16 as the first in the group.
In the round of 16, they lightly pressed down to Group D’s No.
Ahn Se-young won the first game open in a tense atmosphere with a thrilling comeback victory.
Ahn Se-young took the lead in the beginning, but was caught up in the opponent’s net play in a row and was caught 6-6, then allowed a comeback and was pushed to 7-10.
However, Ahn Se-young calmly narrowed the score gap, and the opponent’s penalty room continued, catching up with 12-12. The close encounter continued until 15-15.
Se-Young Ahn managed to escape 15-14 with a sharp smash. Ong Bam Rongpan, who was driven to the defensive, gave up 20-15 game points to Ahn Se-young with a continuous penalty. Se-Young Ahn finished the first game with a smash full of confidence.
The second game started with a lighter body movement. The tie continued in the beginning, but Se-Young Ahn took the lead 13-6.
After that, Ahn Se-young, who played the game without any special crisis, fell on the court at 18-10 and had time to heal the knee injury.
Ahn Se-young, who put on a tape around her knees and played a fighting game, finished 2 games with a win and qualified for the quarterfinals.
Ahn Se-young, who was selected as an adult national team in the third year of middle school and grew up to be a top athlete, will challenge for a medal in the first Olympics.
In the quarterfinals, he meets the ‘natural enemy’ Chen Yufei (China). Chen Yufei, who participated in the Olympics after receiving the No. 1 seed in the world rankings, has an advantage over Ahn Se-young with four wins.
It is noteworthy whether Ahn Se-young, who is hoping to defeat Chen Yu-fei someday, will be able to advance to the quarter-finals by winning the long-awaited victory in the quarter-finals.
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