Seyoung Ahn. EPA=Yonhap News
Ahn Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance), fighting the aftermath of an injury, advanced to the semifinals in the first international competition of the new year.
World No. 1 Ahn Se-young lost to world No. 22 Yeo Amin (Singapore) 2-1 (16-21 21-12 21) in the women’s singles quarterfinals of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 1000 Malaysia Open held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on the 12th. -19).
Seyoung Ahn will face the winner of the quarterfinals between Akane Yamaguchi (Japan) and Yiman Zhang (China). Yamaguchi is the defending champion who defeated Ahn Se-young in last year’s final.
On this day, Ahn Se-young and Yeo Ji-ah-min seemed to have a hard time adjusting the strength of their attacks and following the flow of the opponent’s batted balls due to the wind inside the stadium.
The domestic broadcast team also analyzed, “It was so windy that Ahn Se-young was unable to show off her skills and was struggling.”
In the third set with a set score of 1-1, Ahn Se-young’s skill ultimately narrowly decided the winner.
Ahn Se-young went into the break with a score of 11-9, showing off her wide defensive range and sharp smash in an unfavorable situation with the wind at her back.
Ahn Se-young, who was up 19-11 in the second half of the game, conceded 6 consecutive goals and fell to 20-19, but ended the game by not missing the opponent’s service mistake and scoring a push goal.
Women’s doubles world No. 2 Lee So-hee (Incheon International Airport) and Baek Hana (MG Saemaeul Geumgo) easily defeated China’s Li Wenmei and Liu Xuanxuan (world No. 16) 2-0 (21-13 21-14) to advance to the semifinals. advanced into
Mixed doubles world No. 7 Kim Won-ho (Samsung Life Insurance) and Jeong Na-eun (Hwasun County Office) defeated world No. 1 Jeong Si-wei and Huang Ya-chong (China) 2-1 (21-11 18-21 21-17) and advanced to the semifinals. It went up.
On the other hand, Seungjae Seo (Samsung Life Insurance) and Yujeong Chae (Incheon International Airport), ranked 3rd in the world, were eliminated in the quarterfinals after being defeated by China’s Jang Jeonbang and Wei Yaxin (5th in the world) with a score of 0-2 (19-21 14-21). .
However, Seo Seung-jae maintains his hopes of advancing to the semifinals in the men’s doubles match with Kang Min-hyuk (Samsung Life Insurance).
2024-01-12 22:08:59
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