[스포티비뉴스=조영준 기자] Ahn Se-young (21, Samsung Life Insurance, World No. 2), a sign of Korean female badminton, advanced to the finals of the World Badminton Federation (BWF) Indonesia Masters.
Ahn Se-young defeated Wang Zhiyi (China, world No. 7) 2-1 (21-9 10-21 21-16) in the semifinals of the Indonesian Masters women’s singles at the BWF World Tour Super 500 held in Jakarta, Indonesia on the 28th.
Ahn Se-young won the Yonex Sunrise India Open at the BWF World Tour Super 750 held in New Delhi, India on the 22nd. The opponent she met in the final was world number one Yamaguchi Akane (Japan).
Ahn Se-young, who had been defeated by Yamaguchi four times in a row before this match, took revenge with a thrilling 2-1 (15-21 21-16 21-12).
Reaching the final at the Indonesia Masters this time, he took one step closer to winning the championship for two weeks in a row.
Ahn Se-young continued her nine-game winning streak from the Indian Open. Ahn Se-young, who came to her court with her thighs in a rather weak condition, easily won her first set 21-9. However, Wang Ji-yi, who used various attacks, took the 2nd set and continued the match into the 3rd set.
Ahn Se-young, who first crossed the 10-point mark in the third set, led 19-15 with her skill, exquisite drop shots. Ahn Se-young, who induced the opponent to make mistakes with her tenacious defense, took the 3rd set and confirmed her advance to the final.
Ahn Se-young showed an advantage against Wang Ji-yi with 5 wins and 1 loss.
In the final, Ahn Se-young will face off against Carolina Marine (Spain), who is ranked 9th in the world, for the championship.
Meanwhile, TV channels SPOTV and SPOTV ON, as well as sports OTT service SPOTV NOW, will broadcast major matches of the BWF Indonesia Masters live via satellite. It will also be broadcast live on SPOTV ASIA (Spotv Asia). Sporty Asia is a channel broadcasting to 13 countries in Southeast Asia and broadcasts tennis grand slam tournaments such as Wimbledon and US Open, men’s professional tennis ATP tour, motorcycle racing competition MotoGP (GP), WTT (World Table Tennis) table tennis competition, and BWF ( World Badminton Federation) badminton competition, International Sports Climbing (IFSC), Sports Climbing World Cup, etc. are provided.
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