[버밍엄=AP/뉴시스] Ahn Se-young is playing against Xu Wen-qi (Taiwan) in the women’s singles round of 32 of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour All England Open held at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham, England on the 13th (local time). She advanced to the round of 16 after Ahn Se-young won 2-0 (21-17 21-16). 2024.03.14.
[서울=뉴시스]Reporter Park Yoon-seo = Badminton star Ahn Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance) reached the semifinals of the ‘Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour All England Open’ (Super 1000).
Ahn Se-young, world number one in women’s singles, defeated world number eight Han Yue (China) with a game score of 2-0 (21-16 21-19) in the quarterfinals of the tournament held at the Utility Arena in Birmingham, England on the 15th (Korean time).
The All England Open, with a prize money of 1.3 million dollars (about 1.7 billion won), is the world’s most prestigious badminton tournament. Ahn Se-young, who won the women’s singles title at this tournament last year, is aiming for her second consecutive victory.
Seyoung Ahn’s opponent in the semifinals is Akane Yamaguchi (Japan), ranked 4th in the world. Her opponent’s record is 10 wins and 12 losses, but she defeated Yamaguchi with a game score of 2-1 (18-21 21-13 21-10) in the French Open final on the 10th. She won all of her last four fights.
The world’s second-ranked women’s doubles pair, Lee So-hee (Incheon International Airport) and Baek Hana (MG Saemaeul Geumgo), and the world’s third-ranked pair, Kim So-young (Incheon International Airport) and Gong Hee-yong (Jeonbuk Bank), are also aiming to advance to the semifinals.
Lee So-hee and Baek Hana will face world No. 7 Fukushima Yuki and Hirota Sayaka (Japan) at 9:55 p.m. on the 15th, and Kim So-young and Kong Hee-yong will face world No. 5 Jang Su-hsian and Zheng Wei (China) at 9:35 p.m. on the same day. Fight against each other
The Korean women’s doubles team has a chance to dominate this tournament. The pair of Chen Qingchen and Zhaipan (China), who were ranked number 1 in the world and reached the top of the French Open, suffered a defeat in the round of 16 of the tournament due to Zhaipan’s ankle injury.
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