[스포츠투데이 김영훈 기자] Badminton queen Ahn Se-young overcame the aftermath of injury and entered the semifinals of the Badminton King of Kings Tournament.
Ahn Se-young defeated Taiwan’s Tai Tzu-ying 2-0 (21-17 21-14) in the third match of Group A of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Finals 2023 Women’s Singles Group Stage held in Hangzhengwu, China on the 15th (Korean time). .
As a result, Ahn Se-young secured second place in the group with 2 wins and 1 loss in the group stage and heads to the semifinals.
Ahn Se-young, who was soundly defeated by teammate Kim Ga-eun in the first game, smiled as she won the second and third games without giving up a single set. He secured the victory early on against Tai Tzu-ying.
The remaining semifinal ticket goes to Kim Ga-eun or Tai Tzu-ying, who did not play in the third round, with 1 win and 1 loss.
The BWF World Tour Finals is a competition that summarizes a season of international badminton competitions, and has the character of a ‘king of kings’ where the top 8 players in each event participate to determine the ranking. Eight players from each event are divided into two groups of four each and compete in the group stage, with only two advancing to the semifinals.
Seo Seung-jae and Kang Min-hyuk of the men’s doubles who also participated, and Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yu-jeong of the mixed doubles, all advanced to the semifinals.
Lee So-hee and Baek Hana and Kim So-young and Gong Hee-yong, who were in the same women’s doubles group, had mixed feelings. Lee So-hee and Baek Hana advanced to the semifinals with three consecutive wins, but Kim So-young and Kong Hee-yong were eliminated with one win and two losses.
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2023-12-15 07:24:15
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