Ahn Se-young is ready to set an unprecedented milestone in badminton history. If he wins the final of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Final 2025, he will break the records of the first ever $1 million prize money, the most wins in a season, and the highest win percentage. Yonhap News
(Reporter Na Seung-woo, Xports News) ‘Shuttlecock Empress’ Ahn Se-young is ready to set an unprecedented milestone in badminton history.
With one win, you will break the record for the first ever ‘Million Dollar’ prize money, the most wins in a season, and the highest win percentage.
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) said on its official website on the 20th (Korean time), “Ahn Se-young challenges the million dollar record,” highlighting the great records that Ahn Se-young will achieve if she wins the final of the BWF World Tour Final 2025.
Ahn Se-young will clash with her ‘rival’ Wang Zhiyi (China) in the women’s singles final held on the 21st.
The most notable record is the prize money. Before this tournament, Ahn Se-young earned $763,175 (about 1.13 billion won) in prize money this season.
The winning prize for this World Tour Finals is $240,000 (approximately 355.44 million won). If Ahn Se-young defeats Wang Ziyi and rises to the top, the total prize money for the season will be $1,003,175 (about 1,485.7 million won).
Ahn Se-young is ready to set an unprecedented milestone in badminton history. If he wins the final of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Final 2025, he will break the records of the first ever $1 million prize money, the most wins in a season, and the highest win percentage. Yonhap News
This is a height that no one has reached in badminton history, both men’s and women’s singles and doubles. Seyoung Ahn has already broken the record for the most prize money in a season. He has solidified his dominance by widening the gap to second place Wang Ziyi (approximately $505,000) by nearly double.
In addition, Ahn Se-young is ranked first in total career prize money, recording approximately $2.329 million (approximately 3.44924 million won), beating Viktor Axelsen (Denmark, approximately $2.28 million) and Tai Tzu-ying (Taiwan, approximately $2.18 million).
Trophy collection is also at an all-time high. Ahn Se-young, who has already won 10 championship trophies this season, will win her 11th championship of the season if she wins this final.
This ties the record for ‘most wins (11) in a single season’ set by Japanese men’s singles legend Kento Momota in 2019. Ahn Se-young also won 10 awards in 2023.
Ahn Se-young is ready to set an unprecedented milestone in badminton history. If he wins the final of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Final 2025, he will break the records of the first ever $1 million prize money, the most wins in a season, and the highest win percentage. Yonhap News
Ahn Se-young’s overwhelming performance led to an overwhelming win rate. Ahn Se-young, who has recorded 72 wins and 4 losses in 76 matches this season until the semifinals of the World Tour Finals, has a current win rate of 94.73%.
If you win the final, your winning rate soars to 94.80%. This is the highest winning percentage ever, surpassing Lin Dan (China, 92.75% in 2011) and Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia, 92.75% in 2010).
Among players who played more than 60 games in a season, this is the highest figure throughout the Super Series/World Tour era.
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Reporter Na Seung-woo winright95@xportsnews.com
