(Exports News Reporter Yoon Jun-seok) Ahn Se-young, who has established herself as the world’s best women’s badminton player, posted a thank you message to her fans on her SNS after achieving her 10th win of the season and expressed her honest thoughts looking back on this season.
In a social media message posted immediately after setting an unprecedented record, he went beyond simple winning thoughts and did not hide his deep gratitude to his team, family, and fans as he looked back on his amazing season.
Se-young Ahn defeated Indonesian Putri Kusuma Wardani (No. 7 in the world) with a game score of 2-0 in the women’s singles final of the 2025 Badminton World Federation (BWF) Australian Open (Super 500) held at the Quay Center in Sydney, Australia on the 24th (Korean time), recording her first 10 wins in a single season in women’s singles.
She has already established an unrivaled status by lifting trophies in nine BWF World Tour competitions this year, and has completed an unprecedented record with this win.
The moment the win was confirmed, Ahn Se-young roared towards the sky and spread 10 fingers on both hands, a symbolic ceremony signifying her 10th win of the season.
On the 26th, Ahn Se-young expressed her feelings about achieving the feat of winning the season’s 10th crown along with a photo of the 10-finger ceremony through her Instagram.
He expressed his excitement as if he couldn’t believe it himself, writing, “This is truly an amazing season! Winning 10 titles in one year has been like a dream.”
He added, “It was thanks to my team, family, and fans who supported me throughout this year. I don’t think it would have been easy to get to this point without your support.”
2025 is more overwhelming than any other year, to the extent that he, who has already solidified himself as the strongest player this season, even described it as ‘hard to believe.’
Ahn Se-young swept major world tours such as the Malaysia Open, India Open, Orleans Masters, All England Open, Indonesia Open, Japan Open, China Masters, Denmark Open, and French Open, and even won the Australian Open, reaching the level of 10 crowns in a single season.
This was the first women’s singles team to win 10 games in a single season, a new record never before seen in world badminton history.
In particular, his playing schedule was not light at all. Due to the nature of the World Tour, where top ranked players appear in each competition, they had to face a series of difficult opponents every time.
Nevertheless, Ahn Se-young did not waver and maintained her own style of play, surprising badminton fans with her consistent performance in each competition.
It was an achievement that inevitably led to the evaluation of him as a complete player in all aspects, including athletic performance, management ability for the entire season, mentality, and conditioning.
Also, in the same article, Ahn Se-young expressed her strong will for the remaining schedule, saying, “But this season is not over yet. I will show my best until the end at #BWFWorldTourFinals.”
The ‘HSBC BWF World Tour Final’ he mentioned will be held in Hangzhou, China from December 17th to 21st. It is a king-of-the-match competition in which only the eight players with the best performance of the year in each event can participate, and it has a great symbolic meaning in determining the best player of the season beyond ranking points or winning experience.
If Ahn Se-young, who has already won 10 titles this year, wins this tournament as well, he will tie the record of 11 wins in a single season set by men’s singles legend Kento Momota.
The interest of badminton fans is growing as Ahn Se-young, who has already swept all competitions, can get one step closer to this historic record.
In addition, Ahn Se-young is aiming for her third consecutive BWF Female Athlete of the Year award.
Ahn Se-young is already the recipient of the award in 2023 and 2024, and if she receives it this year as well, she will set a new milestone of being the first recipient of the award for three consecutive years.
In addition, depending on the results of the World Tour Finals in December, he will simultaneously challenge two unprecedented records: the most wins in a single season and the first to exceed $1 million (approximately 1.475 billion won) in prize money in a single season.
There are already very few players in Korean badminton and world badminton who have shown such absolute performance in a single season.
This season, Ahn Se-young is more than just number one in the world, she is reigning as the absolute ruler of world women’s badminton.
This is why the world’s badminton world is paying more attention to what kind of new history she will write in the last remaining challenge of the season.
Photo = Ahn Se-young SNS / Yonhap News
Reporter Junseok Yoon redrupy@xportsnews.com
