Ahn Se-young at the Tokyo Olympics. [뉴스1]
Korean women’s badminton ace Ahn Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance, 8th in the world ranking) unfortunately missed the championship.
Ahn Se-young competed against Yamaguchi Akane (Japan, 5th place in the world ranking) 1-2 (21-18 23-25 5) in the women’s singles final of the World Badminton Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 1000 Denmark Open held in Odense, Denmark on the 24th (local time). -16) was defeated. Ahn Se-young, who reached the final by defeating Kirsty Gilmore (Scotland, 25th in the world ranking) 2-1 in the semi-finals, increased her chances of winning by winning one set. However, he withdrew from the game due to a thigh injury during the third set.
She was also runner-up in the women’s doubles final. Lee So-hee and Shin Seung-chan (above Incheon International Airport, 4th in the world ranking), who were aiming for the championship, lost to Hwang Dong-ping and Jeong-wi 0-2 (15-21 17-21, no world ranking). Lee So-hee and Shin Seung-chan defeated Kim So-young (Incheon International Airport) and Gong Hee-yong (Jeonbuk Bank, 5th in the world ranking) 2-1 in the semifinals to reach the final, but were frustrated at the threshold of the championship.
By Bae Joong-hyun, staff reporter [email protected]
