Ahn Se-young vs Yamaguchi: Early BWF Test

After winning the Australian Open on the 23rd of last month, Se-young Ahn is celebrating her 10th win of the season by spreading all 10 fingers. AFP Yonhap News

Akane Yamaguchi from Japan. AFP Yonhap News

Akane Yamaguchi from japan. AFP Yonhap News

‘Early Test for An Se Young.’

This is the title of an article posted by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) on the 13th. this was referring too the match against none other than Akane Yamaguchi (Japan), who is certain to trouble Ahn Se-young the moast in the group stage.



Ahn Se-young, world number one in badminton women’s singles, will participate in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Finals to be held in Hangzhou, China, starting on the 17th.

The BWF World Tour Finals is a competition that can be called the ‘King of Kings’ in the badminton world, where the best players of the year gather to compete to compete. Only the top 8 players and groups in total annual World Tour points in the five events of men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles can participate.

For Ahn Se-young, who was the overwhelming ‘strongest’ player this year, this competition holds a special meaning. If Ahn Se-young wins this competition, she will tie the record of 11 wins in a badminton single season set by Japanese male player Kento Momota in 2019.

Ahn Se-young (left) is holding up the silver medal at the Korea Open Women's Singles Awards Ceremony and taking a commemorative photo wiht Japan's winner Akane Yamaguchi. yonhap news

Ahn Se-young (left) is holding up the silver medal at the Korea Open Women’s Singles Awards Ceremony and taking a commemorative photo with Japan’s winner Akane Yamaguchi. Yonhap News

In terms of women’s singles alone, a new record has already been set. Ahn Se-young has won a total of 10 times in 14 international competitions this season. The previous record was his 9th win, set in 2023. starting with the Malaysia Open and India Open in January of this year, Ahn se-young won the Orleans Masters and all England Open in March, the Indonesia Open in June, the Japan Open in July, the China Masters in September, and the Denmark Open and French Open in October. He also took the top spot at the Australian Open, which ended in Sydney, Australia on the 23rd of last month.

The seven players who will compete with Ahn se-young in this World Tour Finals, in order of World Tour points, are Wang Ziyi, Han Yue (China), Akane Yamaguchi (Japan), Putri Kusuma Wardani (indonesia), Pornpawi chochuwong, Ratchanok Inthanon (Thailand), and Tomoka Miyazaki (Japan).

What attracts attention is the absence of ‘old enemy’ chen Yuf

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Yamaguchi is a player who harassed Ahn Se-young as much as Chen Yu-fei. This year, Ahn Se-young has an incredible record of 68 wins, 4 losses, and a winning rate of 94.4%. The 4 losses Ahn suffered were 2 losses to Chen Yu-fei, and 1 loss each to Han Yue and Yamaguchi.

Ahn Se-young and Yamaguchi’s overall record against each other is tight at 15 wins and 15 losses. Superiority and inferiority cannot be easily determined. In particular, at the World Individual Championships, where Ahn Se-young was held back by Chen Yu-fei and failed to advance to the finals, she won for the third time in her career and tied for first place with Carolina Marin (Spain) for the most wins at the World Championships.

Coincidentally,Ahn Se-young was drawn from the group stage with Yamaguchi.As a result of the group draw, Ahn Se-young was placed in Group A along with Wardani, Miyazaki, and Yamaguchi. Ahn Se-young,who will play his first group match against Wardani on the 17th,will then play his second match against Miyazaki and finally face yamaguchi.

both Wardani and Miyazaki are formidable players, but Ahn Se-young has a one-sided advantage in the opponent’s record with 7 wins, undefeated, and 5 wins, undefeated, respectively, so it is indeed likely that he will compete with Yamaguchi for 1st or 2nd place in the group. BWF also noted, “World No. 1 Ahn Se-young is attempting to record her 11th win of the season, but she is expected to have a challenging start as she is placed in the same group as World Championship champion Yamaguchi.” “Olympic champion (Ahn Se-young) and World Championship champion (Yamaguchi) will face off in Group A. Rising stars Wardani and Miyazaki are also included in this group.”

Seyoung Ahn. EPAYonhap News

Seyoung Ahn.EPAYonhap News

James Whitfield

James Whitfield is Archysport's racket sports and golf specialist, bringing a global perspective to tennis, badminton, and golf coverage. Based between London and Singapore, James has covered Grand Slam tournaments, BWF World Tour events, and major golf championships on five continents. His reporting combines on-the-ground access with deep knowledge of the technical and strategic elements that separate elite athletes from the rest of the field. James is fluent in English, French, and Mandarin, giving him unique access to athletes across the global tennis and badminton circuits.

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