Ahn Se-young, will it surpass the world No. 1 Tai Zi-ying?… 12th BWF World Championship scramble

Ahn Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance), the leading star in the women’s singles badminton in Korea. EPA Yonhap News

[스포츠서울|김경무전문기자] “AN-STOPPABLE!”

The World Badminton Federation (BWF) evaluated Ahn Se-young (19, Samsung Life Insurance), a leading Korean women’s singles star who achieved three consecutive international championships on the 5th. He was also selected as a candidate for the 2021 BWF World Championship to be held in Huelba, Spain from the 12th to the 19th.

In the women’s singles final of the 2021 BWF World Tour Finals on the 5th on the 5th, Se-young Ahn, the world’s sixth-ranked Olympic medalist, defeated two-time Olympic medalist Fusala Sindhu (26, India) 2-0 (21-16, 21-12) in 39 minutes. He achieved the feat of being crowned king of the season. It was an unexpected victory.

After the game, when asked, ‘What do you think about becoming a player that all players want to defeat,’ Ahn Se-young said, “I don’t think so.” After lowering her body, she only replied, “I am always happy when I play badminton.”

Ahn Se-young gained momentum by winning three consecutive championships, including the Indonesian Masters and the Indonesian Open, but a thorny road is expected in the upcoming world championships. World-class powers such as Tai Ziing (27, Taiwan), the world’s No. 1, Akane Yamaguchi (24, Japan) in third, Nozomi Okuhara (26, Japan) in fourth, and Karolina Marin (28, Spain) in fifth place will be dispatched. Because. Ahn Se-young was assigned the 5th seed.

Chen Yupei (China), the world’s second-placed player, who lost in the quarterfinals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in August, does not appear. Unlike the last three tournaments in which the world’s 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th place did not participate, this World Championship is a ‘real sword battle’ for Ahn Se-young.

The World Badminton Federation evaluated that Se-young Ahn, who won three tournaments, quickly made herself a contender for the World Championships. Interest is already paying attention to Huelba, Spain, whether Se-young Ahn will be able to become the true ‘shuttlecock queen’ by winning 4 consecutive championships. [email protected]

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