Korean player wins first championship in 19 years
ⓒNewsis Badminton Women’s doubles world rankings No. 2 Lee So-hee (Incheon International Airport) and Baek Ha-na (MG Saemaeul Geumgo) team reached the top of the ‘2024 Asian Individual Badminton Championships’.
Lee So-hee and Baek Ha-na defeated the world ranked 7th ranked Zhang Shuixian and Zheng Wei (China) with a game score of 2-0 (23-21 21-12) in the women’s doubles final held at the Olympic Sports Center in Ningbo, China on the 14th (Korean time). Completely defeated.
Lee So-hee and Baek Hana, who finished second in this competition last year, expressed their disappointment by hanging the winner’s medal around their necks. Moreover, she avenged her defeat in the semifinals of the Malaysia Open last January (game score 0-2).
Lee So-hee and Baek Hana won two consecutive tournaments by dominating the Asian Championships following the All England Open last month. It has been 19 years since the pair of Lee Hyo-jeong and Lee Kyung-won in 2005 that a Korean player won the women’s doubles title at the Asian Championships.
This competition is the last competition for calculating ranking points for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Lee So-hee and Baek Hana won the championship, increasing their chances of advancing to the Olympics.
The mixed doubles world rankings No. 4 Seung-jae Seo (Samsung Life Insurance) and Chae Yu-jeong (Incheon International Airport) are also preparing for the finals. They will compete for the championship with the world No. 3 pair, Feng Yanjie and Huang Dongping (China).
Ahn Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance), the world’s No. 1 ranked women’s singles player, was eliminated in the quarterfinals after losing to World No. 6 He Bingjiao (China) with a game score of 0-2 (17-21 18-21).
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