Ahn Se-young pledges to do well next year in an interview before the 2023 national badminton team award ceremony on the 20th. No cut news
‘Badminton Queen’ Ahn Se-young (21, Samsung Life Insurance) had the best season of the year. Although he won the Hangzhou Asian Games, the All England Open, and the World Championships, which boast the best history, he gave himself poor marks.
In an interview conducted prior to the ‘2023 National Badminton Team Award Ceremony’ held at the Benikea Hotel in Seosan, South Chungcheong Province on the 20th, Ahn Se-young said, “I want to give myself 70 points this year.” Although he won 10 times in international competitions this year, he barely escaped a failing grade.
Regarding this, Ahn Se-young said, “If it were the beginning of the season, we could have given 80 to 90 points.” Ahn Se-young rose to the top of the women’s singles at the most prestigious All England Open, World Championships, and Hangzhou Asian Games.
In particular, the All England Open was the first win by a Korean player in 27 years since the legendary Bang Bang in 1996. Ahn Se-young became the first Korean player to win the singles title at the World Championships. With the momentum, he rose to No. 1 in the world rankings, 27 years after Bang Bang-hyun.
His performance also shined in the Asian Games. Ahn Se-young won two gold medals in the women’s team event and individual singles. She was the first Korean player to win two badminton medals at the Asian Games in 29 years since Bang Bang-hyeon at the 1994 Hiroshima Games. With these performances, Ahn Se-young was also named the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Female Player of the Year. If you look at this point, Ahn Se-young’s Her 2023 score was 100.
But the injury was disappointing. Ahn Se-young suffered a ruptured tendon in her right knee during the Asian Games singles final. Nevertheless, she showed her fighting spirit and won the gold medal with a dramatic victory over China’s Chen Yufei. However, the aftermath of her injury required her to rehab for over 40 days, and she has suffered four losses since. In particular, she lost to Tai Tzu-ying (Taiwan) in the semifinals of the BWF World Tour Finals, the king of the season, while leading 19 to 10 and 20 to 16.
Ahn Se-young said, “I can only give 50 points because I had an injury in the second half of the year. Considering my performance this year, I should have recovered quickly, but it was really difficult.” Tai Tzu-ying, her opponent in the final semifinals, said, “It seems like Ahn Se-young is not as agile as before, perhaps due to injury.”
Se-young Ahn then said, “The 30 points were because I did not recover quickly from the injury,” and added, “If I had won the King of Kings, I could have given 95 points.” She also stressed that it’s because she “wants to be perfect for myself.”
Ahn Se-young won the gold medal against China’s Chen Yu-fei in the badminton women’s singles final at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games held at Binjiang Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China on the 7th. Hangzhou (China) = Reporter Jinhwan Hwang
Still, I smiled at the brilliant results of the Asian Games. When asked about ‘the most memorable scene of the year,’ Ahn Se-young smiled brightly and said, “I think it was the Asian Games gold medal scene, which was my biggest goal this year.”
Now Ahn Se-young’s eyes are on next year’s Paris Olympics. Ahn Se-young said, “Next year’s biggest goal is the Olympics,” and she expressed her strong will to win the gold medal, saying, “I want to make up for the 30 points next year that I couldn’t make up this year.” She went on to pledge, “If I stand in this position again next year, I will try to give it a 99.”
My physical condition is not perfect yet. Ahn Se-young emphasized, “I will gradually improve my condition without thinking about it in a hurry,” and added, “I have schedules such as the All England Open starting early next year, but I will prepare by thinking of it as a process for the Olympics.”
There are no rivals. Ahn Se-young said of Chen Yu-fei, Tai Tzu-ying, and Akane Yamaguchi (Japan), “Those players are also improving, and I have room to improve, too,” and emphasized, “My rival is myself.” It remains to be seen how Ahn Se-young will rate herself at next year’s award ceremony.
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2023-12-20 06:31:07
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