(Reporter Cho Eun-hye, Xsports News) Ahn Se-young, the ‘Korean badminton sign’, succeeded in advancing to the quarterfinals at the 2023 World Individual Badminton Championships.
World No. 1 Ahn Se-young defeated world number 10 Zhang Beiwen (USA) 2-0 (21-19, 21-13) in the women’s singles round of 16 match held at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark on the 25th.
Ahn Se-young aims to advance to the women’s singles final in 30 years since Bang Su-hyeon in 1993. At that time, Bang Soo-hyun, who participated in the British competition, reached the final, but she had to be satisfied with the runner-up. At the 1995 event in Switzerland, she won a bronze medal. If Ahn Se-young wins, she will be the first ever women’s singles champion.
Last year, Ahn Se-young succeeded in advancing to the women’s singles semifinals for the first time in seven years, but met Akane Yamaguchi (Japan) at the finals and knelt down. Her opponent in the quarterfinals this time is Nozomi Okuhara (Japan), who is ranked 36th in the world, and it is expected that she will be able to progress smoothly until the quarterfinals.
Meanwhile, in the doubles event on the same day, they delivered the news of victory to the quarterfinals side by side. In women’s doubles, Kim So-young and Gong Hee-yong advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating Hong Kong’s Yeong En Ga Ting and Young Pui Lam 2-0 (21-19, 21-11).
Kim So-young and Gong Hee-yong made it to the finals last year and tried to win the championship for the first time in 27 years since Gil Young-ah and Jang Hye-ok in 1995, but were blocked by Cheon Qing-cheon and Xipan (China), who ranked first in the world at the time. Kim So-young and Gong Hee-yong will try again to win the world championship for the first time in 28 years this year.
Men’s doubles Seo Seung-jae-Kang Min-hyeok also defeated the Taiwanese Lee Jae-hye A-Yang Po-shuan group 2-1 (21-19, 13-21 21-15) to join the quarterfinals, and mixed doubles Seo Seung-jae-Chae Yoo-jeong and Kim Won-ho-Jung Na-eun, respectively. They beat the group of Thailand and Taiwan to secure a ticket to the quarterfinals.
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Reporter Cho Eun-hye [email protected]
2023-08-25 08:00:11
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