Seyoung Ahn. AP/Newsis Badminton’s ‘Genius Girl’ announced a fresh start.
Ahn Se-young, world number one in badminton women’s singles, has advanced to the semifinals of the Malaysia Open.
Ahn Se-young advanced to the semifinals by beating world No. 22 Yeo Yeo Min (Singapore) with a game score of 2-1 (16-21 21-12 21-19) in the women’s singles quarterfinals of the Badminton Malaysia Open held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on the 12th.
As a result, Ahn Se-young took the lead against Yeo Yeo Min with 7 wins and 1 loss. The opponent in the semifinals is the winner of the match between world No. 3 Akane Yamaguchi (Japan) and No. 17 Zhang Yiman (China).
Ahn Se-young, who was ahead in the early part of the first game, was shaken by consecutive errors and allowed Yeo Yeo Min to take the lead. With the wind blowing inside the stadium, Ahn Se-young repeated her mistakes when attempting a high clear and hairpin. She went into intermission trailing 8-11.
Afterwards, Ahn Se-young’s mistakes continued and the score gap widened. He fell behind by 9 points and tried to catch up late, but was unable to catch up and gave up 1 game.
In the second game, we were ahead from the beginning. Yeo Yeo-min seemed to be unable to adapt to the wind, and her shot accuracy dropped significantly. Ahn Se-young, who took the lead with an 11-5 lead, widened the gap to a double score and comfortably took two games.
Ahn Se-young found some relaxation after adjusting to the wind in the final three games. She went into intermission with an 11-9 lead. Ahn Se-young, who took the court with less wind influence through a court change, widened the score gap.
Ahn Se-young fell backwards during the game but was not injured. Ahn Se-young, who actively took advantage of the wind direction, accumulated points. In the end, they won by scoring the final score with a strong push attack.
Reporter Joo Hyeong-yeon [email protected]
Reporter Joo Hyeong-yeon [email protected]
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2024-01-12 13:27:49
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