South Korea’s An Se-young kisses her gold medal during the medal ceremony for the women’s singles after defeating China’s He Bing Jiao in the Japan Open badminton tournament in Tokyo, Sunday, July 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)/2023-07-30 14:24:57/
There are no gaps. There is no enemy. Ahn Se-young (21), the Korean badminton sign, has taken a step closer to becoming the ‘Empress’. Ahn Se-young won the 7th championship in the 2023 season. Ahn Se-young, 2nd in the women’s singles ranking, scored a game score 2-0 (21-16) against 5th ranked Heo Bingzhao (China) in the World Badminton Federation (BWF) 2023 Japan Open women’s singles final held at Yoyogi Gymnasium 1, Tokyo, Japan on the 30th. , 21-11). Ahn Se-young overpowered the opponent in both offense and defense, ending the match in the 44th minute.
Ahn Se-young, who won the Korea Open held in Yeosu, South Jeolla Province on the 23rd by defeating Tai Zi-ying (ranked No. 4, Taiwan), won the Japan Open and reached the top for two weeks in a row. It is more meaningful that she reached the top of the tournament (Japan Open), where she lost to No. 1 Yamaguchi Akane (Japan) last year and stayed in runner-up.
Ahn Se-young won her 7th gold medal this season, including the first half. She competed all season, and she reached the finals in 11 out of 12 competitions, showing her performance without ups and downs.
In the first game, Ahn Se-young showed his strengths in defense, speed control, and fantastic racquet control. Ahn Se-young, who scored his first goal by inducing a mistake, made a move aiming for a smash at 2-2, then switched to a continuous attack and stole the timing to score. In 8-7, he showed fantastic drop shots. After breaking He Bingzhao’s balance with a strong diagonal smash, he sent the shuttlecock to an empty position on the opponent’s court.
Ahn Se-young dominated the front of the net after the middle of the first game. Hubing Zhao tried to smash in succession, but after receiving it with ease, he dragged it into a hairpin (dropping a shuttlecock right in front of the net) rally. He showed sophisticated racket control and induced the opponent to make mistakes. When the shuttlecock received by the opponent flew a little higher, he attempted a push attack without hesitation.
An Se Young of South Korea hits a return against He Bing Jiao of China during their women?s singles final match in the sixth day of the Japan Open badminton tournament in Tokyo on July 30, 2023. (Photo by Toshifumi KITAMURA / AFP)/2023-07-30 14:05:10/
He Bingzhao, who was deprived of his pace, later made a series of mistakes. Ahn Se-young induced a crime with a hairpin that slightly crossed the net once again at the game point, 20-15. It was a perfect match operation.
Ahn Se-young was more aggressive than before in the second game. His use of smash has increased, and the tempo of his attack attempts has also increased. In 3-0, he responded to the opponent’s service with a diagonal smash and scored.
After failing to advance to the final at the Indonesia Open last month, Ahn Se-young began special training under the guidance of national coach Kim Hak-gyun. Against his world’s top rankers, the key was not to insist on his own play style, but to develop various coping skills.
It worked. Last week at the Korea Open, he showed a different game management than before against Chen Yu-fei (ranking 3, China) and Tai Zi-ying. In the final match of the Japan Open, he faced off against Heo Bingjiao, who had a strong smash.
Heo Bing-jao was embarrassed by Ahn Se-young’s aggressive play, and gave up the initiative in two games. Ahn Se-young confirmed the championship by inducing the opponent to make mistakes at the championship point, 20-11. After throwing himself, he lay down on his coat and raised his hands to enjoy the joy.
Ahn Se-young lost all four matches to Heo Bing-jao until last year. However, she won all 4 matches she played before the Japan Open this year, and won her 5th consecutive victory on this day. She also outperformed opponents (5 wins, 4 losses). This is the part where Ahn Se-young’s growth can be measured.
Reporter Ahn Hee-soo [email protected]
2023-07-31 00:36:10
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