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[스포츠서울 | 김경무 전문기자] Some changes have occurred in the entry to the 2023 Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Finals, the king of the season tournament to be held in Hangzhou, China from the 13th to the 17th.
Recently, the quarterfinals were confirmed for participation in five categories, including men’s and women’s singles, men’s and women’s doubles, and mixed doubles. In the case of women’s singles, third place Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi (26) is one of the rivals of world number one Ahn Se-young (21, Samsung Life Insurance). He withdrew because his injury did not heal.
Due to his elimination, Kim Ga-eun (25, Samsung Life Insurance), the second-highest player on the Korean team, received the right to participate as a pinch hitter, BWF announced on its website on the 5th.
In the women’s singles, Ahn Se-young, who has won 10 times in this year’s BWF World Tour, is considered the favorite, but China’s Chen Yufei (25), who ranks second, is a burdensome opponent.
In addition to the three, the world’s 4th ranked Tai Tzu-ying (29) from Taiwan, 5th ranked Carolina Marin (30) from Spain, 8th ranked Han Yue (24) from China, 7th ranked Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (24) from Indonesia, and 9th ranked from the United States. Bayone Zhang (33) will participate.
Se-young Ahn was already crowned King of Kings in her first season in 2021 when she was 19 years old, so this is her second attempt at the top.
Ga-eun Kim won the Korea Masters last month and was runner-up at the Australian Open. At the China Open, she advanced to the semifinals.
According to BWF, the total prize money for this tournament is $2.5 million (KRW 3.222 billion), the highest ever.
In Korea, the world’s second-ranked players Lee So-hee (29, Incheon International Airport) and Baek Hana (23, MG Saemaeul Geumgo) and third-ranked players Kim So-young (31, Incheon International Airport) and Gong Hee-yong (26, Jeonbuk Bank) will participate in the women’s doubles.
In men’s doubles, Seo Seung-jae (26, Samsung Life Insurance) and Kang Min-hyuk (24, Samsung Life Insurance), this year’s Copenhagen World Championship champions, are ranked 6th in the world. In mixed doubles, Seung-jae Seo and Yu-jeong Chae (28, Incheon International Airport), ranked 3rd in the world and the winner of this year’s World Championships, were included in the quarterfinals along with Won-ho Kim (24, Samsung Life Insurance) and Na-eun Jeong (23, Hwasun County Office), ranked 7th.
The draw for the match will be held at the BWF World Tour Final Gala Dinner held in Hangzhou on the 11th. At this time, the BWF Player of the Year winners in each division will also be announced. [email protected]
2023-12-05 22:31:05
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