Ahn Se-young, the female badminton player, won the Singapore Open… Season 5 wins, no opponents

Ahn Se-young (21, Samsung Life Insurance), a Korean women’s badminton player, lifted her 5th international tournament championship this season.

World No. 2 Ahn Se-young defeated No. 1 Yamaguchi Akane (Japan) 2-0 (21-16 21-21) in the women’s singles final of the World Badminton Federation (BWF) World Tour KFF Singapore Open (Super 750) held at the Indoor Stadium in Singapore on the 11th. 14) was broken.

Following last week’s victory at the Thailand Open, Ahn Se-young has risen to the top of two tournaments in a row this season. In addition, she participated in the BWF World Tour held this year, reached the finals in all 8 competitions, and won the 5th championship among them, reaffirming her appearance as an absolute powerhouse in women’s singles.

Ahn Se-young blocks an attack from her opponent Akane Yamaguchi in the Singapore Open final. AFP = Yonhap News

The process of reaching the top of this competition was also perfect. After winning a 2-0 (21-16 21-14) win over World No. 3 Tai Zi-ying (Taiwan) in the semifinals, she showed off her overwhelming skills by defeating even the top ranked Yamaguchi with an unbeaten set in the final. Even against Yamaguchi, the gap was narrowed to 8 wins and 12 losses. In the five head-to-head matches held this season, they led with 3 wins and 2 losses, including the recent 2 wins in a row.

Ahn Se-young took the lead in the fight for leadership at the beginning of the first set and continued to lead. Based on her long-term solid defense, she blocked Yamaguchi’s attacks, inducing a beomsil to finish with 21-16.

In the second set that followed, the match was very close, ending the game at 10-10 in the early stages, and then scoring consecutively after the middle to widen the score to 21-14. He did not stop at defense-oriented play, but when a chance opened, he added points with a bold attack, reaffirming Ahn Se-young’s evolution.

In the women’s doubles final held earlier, the world No. 2 Sohee Lee (29, Incheon International Airport) and Hana Baek (23, MG Saemaeul Geumgo) lost to the No.

Baek Ha-na (left) and Lee So-hee face off against China’s Chen Qing-cheon and Zaipan in the women’s doubles final. AFP = Yonhap News