Ahn Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance), who had missed the championship due to a thigh injury in the final of the Badminton Danish Open Championship, succeeded in advancing to the round of 16 at the French Open Championship, where she participated again in three days.
Se-young Ahn defeated Leonis Huett (France) 2-0 (21-10 21-9) in the Women’s Singles Round of 32 at the World Badminton Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 750 ▲ ▲ French Open held in Paris, France on the 27th (local time) did.
Ahn Se-young, who is ranked 8th in the world, gave up the game after injuring her thigh during the third set in the women’s singles final at the Danish Open on the 24th.
After that, Ahn Se-young participated in the French Open without fully recovering from the injury, but showed off her superior skills against Huet, who is ranked 69th in the world, and easily won the victory.
Ahn Se-young, who won the French Open as a high school student in 2019, is aiming for the second championship in two years. Last year’s competition was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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In the women’s doubles event at the Danish Open, 3rd place in the women’s doubles world rankings, Lee So-hee and Shin Seung-chan (above Incheon International Airport) also defeated Ashwini Ponapa and Reddy Shiki (India) 2-0 (21-16 21-17) in the round of 32. and advanced to the round of 16.
5th in the women’s doubles world ranking Kim So-young (Incheon International Airport) and Gong Hee-yong (Jeonbuk Bank) defeated Putita Supajirakul-Safsiri Taratanachai (Thailand) 2-1 (21-18 12-21 21-10) He won and advanced to the round of 16.
The men’s national team, which was sluggish at the Danish Open, performed well at the French Open.
Ko Seong-hyeon and Shin Baek-cheol (Incheon International Airport), 27th in the men’s doubles world ranking, defeated Manu Atri-Sumet Reddy (India) 2-0 (21-14 21-16) in the round of 32.
Heo Kwang-hee (Samsung Life Insurance), 35th in the men’s singles world ranking, also advanced to the round of 16 after World Ranking 2nd Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) withdrew due to an injury.
Ga-eun Kim (Samsung Life Insurance), who was expected to be ranked 18th in the women’s singles world rankings, lost 0-2 (19-21 19-21) to Yamaguchi Akane (Japan), 5th place in the world rankings, who won the Danish Open by defeating Se-young Ahn to advance to the round of 16. frustrated
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