[BWF 배드민턴] Ahn Se-young, Singapore Open Quarterfinals… Kim So-young and Gong Hee-yong clash with the world’s strongest Chinese Joe : Nate Sports

[스포티비뉴스=조영준 기자] Ahn Se-yeong (21, Samsung Life Insurance, world No. 2), Korean women’s badminton ace, is cruising toward her 5th championship this season.

Ahn Se-young defeated Amin Yeo of Singapore 2-0 (21-12 21-11) in the women’s singles round of 16 at the BWF World Tour Super 750 Singapore Open held in Singapore on the 8th.

Ahn Se-young won the Thailand Open, which ended in Bangkok, Thailand on the 4th. Having lifted his 4th championship cup this year, he will challenge for the 5th top at this Singapore Open.

On the way to the semifinals, the person you meet is Wang Jiyi (China), who is ranked 7th in the world. Wang Jiyi is ranked lower than Chen Yufei (World Ranking No. 4) and He Bingjiao (World Ranking No. 5), the leading players of Chinese women’s badminton. However, she is not an easy opponent as she has been named in the top 10 in the world.

Ahn Se-young has an overwhelming advantage against Wang Ji-yi with 5 wins and 1 loss. If they advance to the semifinals after winning this match, Tai Ziying (Taiwan, world No. 3) and He Bingzhao will face off against the winner of the quarterfinals to advance to the final.

Akane Yamaguchi (Japan, world No. 1) and Yufei Chen, the top seeds of this tournament, both advanced to the quarterfinals.

In the round of 16 women’s doubles against Korean players, Kim So-young (31, Incheon International Airport) – Gong Hee-yong (27, Jeonbuk Bank) Joe Jung Na-eun (23, Hwasun-gun Office) – Kim Hye-jeong (25, Samsung Life Insurance) lost 2-0. (21-10 21-10).

Kim So-young and Gong Hee-yong, who won the Thailand Open women’s doubles, aim for the top spot for two weeks in a row in this tournament. In the quarterfinals, they will meet China’s Chen Qingchen-Zaifan, the ‘strongest in the world’.

As for the opponent record, Kim So-young and Gong Hee-yong are inferior with 4 wins and 8 losses. However, in the quarterfinals of the Jeonyeong Open in March, Kim So-young and Gong Hee-yong won a thrilling come-from-behind victory 2-1 (19-21 22-20 24-22), and since then, they have continued their winning streak and won the championship.

Lee So-hee (29, Incheon International Airport) and Baek Ha-na (23, MG Saemaul Geumgo) Jo also succeeded in advancing to the quarterfinals.

Men’s doubles Choi Sol-kyu (28, Armed Forces Sports Corps)-Kim Won-ho (24, Samsung Life Insurance) team defeated Mohammed Asan-Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia 2-0 (23-21 21-17) to join the quarterfinals.

In mixed doubles, Kim Won-ho and Jung Na-eun, who won the Thailand Open, defeated England’s Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith, 2-0 (21-8, 21-10), and advanced to the quarterfinals.

Kim Won-ho and Jung Na-eun face off against world No. 1 Jeong Si-wei and Huang Ya-chung (China) in the quarterfinals.

Meanwhile, SPOTV, SPOTV ON, and SPOTV NOW, a sports OTT service, broadcast major matches of the Singapore Open 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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