Seo Seung-jae, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) ‘Male Player of the Year’, aims to win a gold medal at the World Tour Finals. Although he was eliminated from the main event, he showed his all-round ability.
The Korean badminton men’s doubles pair of Seo Seung-jae and Kang Min-hyuk (hereinafter referred to as Samsung Life Insurance) defeated China’s Liu Yu-chun and O Wu-xuanyi with a game score of 2-0 in the semifinals of the BWF World Tour Finals held in Hangzhou, China on the 16th. The pair of Seo Seung-jae and Kang Min-hyuk, ranked 6th, showed one step ahead of their opponent, who was ranked 8th.
The pair of Seo Seung-jae and Kang Min-hyuk will challenge for the championship on the 17th against the No. 1 team in the rankings, Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang (China).
Seo Seung-jae was eliminated in the semifinals of the mixed doubles match where he was paired with Chae Yu-jeong. They were defeated 0-2 by Zheng Si-wei and Huang Ya-chong, ranked first.
Seo Seung-jae was selected as ‘Male Athlete of the Year’ at the World Tour Gala held on the 11th. He is the first male athlete to receive this award since Kim Dong-moon (currently a professor at Wonkwang University) in 2002 and 2003. He was recognized for his outstanding performance in the doubles group, including winning two consecutive doubles titles at the World Championships for the first time in history. Although they did not make it to the finals of the mixed doubles event in this final, they will challenge for the top spot in the men’s doubles event.
Meanwhile, the women’s doubles team of Lee So-hee and Baek Ha-na also advanced to the finals by beating Japan’s Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida 2-1 in the semifinals on the 16th. Ranked 1st place: Libra – Jaifan (China) will compete for the championship.
Ahn Se-young, a leading Korean badminton player, suffered a bitter defeat in the semifinals, losing 1-2 to Tai Tzu-ying (Taiwan). Ahn Se-young participated in three international competitions after returning from the knee injury suffered at the Hangzhou Asian Games (AG), but did not win the championship.
Reporter Ahn Hee-soo [email protected]
2023-12-16 23:18:28
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