Second consecutive week of medal challenge following the World Individual Championships… 5 teams in doubles also advance to quarterfinals
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Im Soon-hyun = Badminton women’s singles Ahn Se-young (20) and women’s doubles Kim So-yeong (30)-Gong Hee-yong (26), who won medals at the World Individual Championships last week, confirmed their place in the quarterfinals of the Japanese Open for two weeks in a row. the possibility of obtaining it.
In the women’s singles round of 16 at the 2022 Japan Open Badminton Championships held in Osaka, Japan on the 1st, Ahn Se-young defeated Thailand’s Supanida Katetong 2-0 (21-15 21-11) and advanced to the quarterfinals.
Ahn Se-young, who was frustrated in advancing to the final after losing to Yamaguchi Akane (25, Japan) in the quarterfinals of the World Individual Championships on the 27th of last month, is aiming for her first Japanese Open title in this tournament.
Ahn Se-young, who led the first set by 17-10, was chased down to 18-15 with four consecutive runs, but calmly scored three consecutive goals and won the set first.
The second set also allowed a chase with six consecutive runs in a situation that effectively put a wedge in the game with an 18-5 score, but like the first set, they finished the game with three consecutive goals.
On this day, Yamaguchi also won a 2-1 comeback victory over China’s He Bingjiao and advanced to the quarterfinals.
Se-young Ahn and Yamaguchi must both advance to the final for a rematch.
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Kim So-young (30) and Gong Hee-yong (26), who won the silver medal in the women’s doubles at the World Individual Championships, also confirmed their progress to the quarterfinals.
Kim So-young and Gong Hee-yong defeated China’s Duwe-Li Wen-mei 2-0 (21-11 21-19) in the women’s doubles round of 16 match.
Kim So-young and Gong Hee-yong, who won the first set by 10 points by 21-11, struggled 15-17 in the second set.
However, Kim So-young and Gong Hee-yong, who scored twice in a row and tied 17-17, showed their concentration at the last minute and decided the game to 21-19.
Following last week’s World Individual Championships, Kim So-young and Gong Hee-yong, who advanced to the quarterfinals by showing off their ‘breathing well’ in this tournament, are aiming for a second consecutive championship trophy.
Kim So-young and Gong Hee-yong defeated Japan’s Matsumoto Mayu and Nagahara Wakana 2-0 in the final of the 2019 tournament to win the championship.
Because the Japan Open was not held in 2020 and 2021 due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) situation, Kim So-young and Gong Hee-yong will defend their title if they win this tournament.
In addition to the national team, women’s doubles Hana Baek (22)-Lee Yu-rim (22), Jeong Na-eun (22)-Kim Hye-jeong (24), and men’s doubles Choi Sol-gyu (27)-Kim Won-ho (23) advanced to the quarterfinals.
In the women’s doubles quarterfinals, as many as three Korean teams advanced to the quarterfinals, increasing the chances of Korea’s second consecutive championship.
Korean players who participated in this tournament as individuals, not as part of the national team, continued to do well.
Men’s doubles Kim Ki-jeong (32) and Kim Sa-rang (33) and mixed doubles Ko Seong-hyeon (35)-Eom Hye-won (31) made it to the quarterfinals.
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