Ahn Se-young returns to action against Taiwan’s Bai Yupo on the 15th
▲ Ahn Se-young is happy after defeating Chen Yu-fei in the badminton women’s singles final at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games held at Binjiang Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China, on October 7. Reporter Oh Jang-hwan, Hangzhou
Ahn Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance), world number one in badminton women’s singles, returns to the court. This is through the 2023 Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Kumamoto Masters Japan (Super 500), which opened in Kumamoto, Japan on the 14th.
Se-young Ahn will make her return against Bai Yu-po (Taiwan), ranked 27th in the world, in the women’s singles round of 32 on the 15th. It has been 39 days since Ahn Se-young played her match in the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games badminton women’s singles final on the 7th of last month. Ahn Se-young, who won two gold medals at the Asian Games despite injuring her knee during the finals, has been absent from the Danish Open and French Open to undergo treatment and rehabilitation. In Ahn Se-young’s absence, world No. 3 Chen Yu-fei (China) gained momentum by dominating her two competitions.
Ahn Se-young has won all three matches against Baiwipo. Normally, an easy victory would be expected, but in this competition, Ahn Se-young’s top priority is to check her condition rather than her performance. Of course, if she goes smoothly, there is a possibility of meeting Chen Yu-fei in the semifinals and world number 4 Tai Tzu-ying (Taiwan) in the finals. There was some change in the matchup as world number 2 Akane Yamaguchi (Japan) was unable to recover from a right leg injury sustained during the Asian Games and was canceled.
Once Ahn Se-young completes the test run at this tournament, she plans to show off her performance in earnest starting with the China Masters (Super 750) held in Shenzhen, China next week. Afterwards, Ahn Se-young will participate in the World Tour Finals, which opens in Hangzhou, China on the 13th of next month. The final is a king-of-the-match competition in which only the top eight players participate.
Kim So-young (Incheon International Airport), who also injured her calf at the Asian Games, will compete in the women’s doubles match with Gong Hee-yong (Jeonbuk Bank). Kim So-young did not fully recover. Since she is managing points to advance to the finals, she attaches significance to her participation itself. Lee So-hee (Incheon International Airport) and Baek Hana (MG Saemaeul Geumgo), who could easily advance to the finals, abstained. She is recovering from a one-hundred-year injury to her shoulder at the National Sports Festival.
Reporter Hong Ji-min
2023-11-14 02:36:08
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