An Se Young is currently much better in women’s singles badminton – Photo: BWF
Ahead of this final, An Se Young has the chance to equal Kento Momota’s 2019 record of winning 11 prestigious badminton titles in one year.
With 10 BWF titles in 2025, An Se Young is just one final away from Momota’s record. And the challenge for her is significant: the strongest player in China at the moment – Wang Zhiyi.
Wang is two years older than An, currently ranked second in the world and is considered the only serious challenger who can stop the South Korean player’s devastating form.
In 2025, Wang also reached 11 BWF finals, but she only won 3. The reason for this obviously lies with An Se Young. Prior to this final, Wang had lost no fewer than 6 BWF finals to An in 2025.
In the first set, An Se Young continued her impressive form and won easily 21-13. Wang recovered in the second set to win dramatically 21-18, reviving hopes of a spectacular comeback.
That hope became even stronger when An Se Young suffered from pain in her legs in the second set. But when she started the third set, badminton fans were once again impressed by the absolute power of the South Korean girl.
An Se Young quickly defeated Wang Zhiyi 21-10 in this set to win the women’s singles title at the BWF World Tour Finals 2025, officially tying Momota’s record.
In 2025, An Se Young won 11 major BWF titles, including three Super 1000 titles and the World Tour Finals, the “final tournament” of the year.
Wang Zhiyi has lost too many times to An Se Young – Photo: BWF
Furthermore, An Se Young achieved a 94.8% winning percentage in 2025, with only 4 defeats in 77 matches. This is an unprecedentedly high percentage for players who play more than 60 matches per year.
An Se Young reached a total of 12 finals in 2025 and suffered only one defeat – against Akane Yamaguchi (Japan) at the Korea Open.
Furthermore, An Se Young has won nine times against Chinese players in the 2025 finals, while Wang Zhiyi alone has lost seven times.
China is considered the most powerful nation in modern badminton, but they are currently completely powerless in understanding the incredibly dominant An Se Young.
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