Badminton women’s singles Se-young Ahn reached the semifinals of the All England Open. (Provided by Korea Badminton Association)
(Seoul = News 1) Reporter Daehyun Moon = ‘Badminton Empress’ Ahn Se-young (22, Samsung Life Insurance) is cruising toward her second consecutive victory in the 2024 Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour All England Open (Super 1000).
Ahn Se-young, world number one in women’s singles, defeated Han Yue (China, 8th) 2-0 (21-16 21-19) in the quarterfinals of the tournament held at the Utility Arena in Birmingham, England on the 15th (local time).
The All England Open, which started in 1899, is the world’s most prestigious badminton competition.
Ahn Se-young, who won this competition last year, is aiming for her second consecutive victory.
Ahn Se-young, who struggled for a while due to an injury sustained in the finals of last year’s Hangzhou Asian Games, recently announced her revival by winning the French Open.
Ahn Se-young, who defeated Taiwan’s Xu Wen-chi 2-0 (21-17 21-16) in the round of 32, even defeated Pusala Sindhu (India) 2-0 (21-19 21-11) in the round of 16 to advance to the quarterfinals. .
Ahn Se-young defeated her opponent in the quarterfinals with skillful game management and succeeded in advancing to the next round.
With the win on this day, Ahn Se-young had a 4-game winning streak against Hanwie, maintaining an advantage of 7 wins and 1 loss in her opponent’s record.
Ahn Se-young’s opponent in the semifinals is her old enemy, Akane Yamaguchi (Japan, 4th place). Although she is behind in her opponent’s record with 10 wins and 12 losses, she is full of confidence as she has won four games in a row.
2024-03-15 23:34:30
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