Ahn Se-young aims for back-to-back wins at All England Open after reaching quarterfinals

Seyoung Ahn is smiling brightly while holding the trophy after winning the 2024 French Open held at the Adidas Arena in Paris, France on the 10th (Korean time). Photo = Korea Badminton Association

Badminton Ahn Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance) reached the quarterfinals of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour All England Open. Ahn Se-young attempts to win this competition for the second time in a row.

World No. 1 Ahn Se-young defeated Pusala Sindhu (India, 11th place) 2-0 (21-19 21-11) in the round of 16 of the All England Open women’s singles held at the Arena Birmingham in Birmingham, England on the 14th (Korean time). .

Ahn Se-young is the defending champion who won this competition last year. I remember winning the gold medal for the first time as a Korean player in 27 years since Bang Bang-hyun in 1996. Ahn Se-young is looking at the top for two weeks in a row following last week’s French Open (win).

Women’s singles Kim Ga-eun lost 0-2 (17-21 15-21) in the round of 16 against world number 3 Tai Tzu-ying (Taiwan).

Meanwhile, women’s doubles Kim So-young (Incheon International Airport) – Gong Hee-yong (Jeonbuk Bank) and Lee So-hee (Incheon International Airport) – Baek Hana (MG Saemaeul Geumgo) also defeated Canadian and Japanese teams, respectively, to reach the quarterfinals.

The two teams faced each other in the finals of last year’s competition and shared the gold medal (Kim So-young and Gong Hee-yong) and silver medals (Lee So-hee and Baek Ha-na). This year, it is a matchup that will take place in the semifinals.

The mixed doubles team of Kim Won-ho (Samsung Life Insurance) and Jeong Na-eun (Hwasun County Office) defeated Singapore’s Hi Yong Kai Terry and Tan Wei Han Jessica 2-0 (21-14 21-15) to advance to the quarterfinals.

The All England Open is a BWF World Tour Super 1000 competition and is the world’s oldest and most prestigious badminton competition, starting in 1899.

Reporter Kim Woo-jung [email protected]

2024-03-15 02:41:52
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