Yonhap News Agency, Yeongjongdo, December 22nd. The South Korean team, which won three championships in the world badminton “King of Kings Tournament”, returned home with great honor on the 22nd.
On December 22, at Incheon International Airport, the Korean badminton team returned home with great honor. yonhap news agency
The 2025 BWF World Tour Finals ended on the 21st in Hangzhou, China. The Korean team won three championships in five events. This is the first time since the event was founded in 1983 that the Korean team has won three gold medals in a single event, setting the best record in team history. Head coach Park Joo-bong couldn’t hide his joy. He said frankly that this result far exceeded expectations and that it could end successfully in the final competition of this season. I am both happy and sorry for the efforts of the players. He revealed that the team will immediately prepare for the new season and will compete in the Super 1000 series next month, striving to be fully prepared.
On December 22, at Incheon International Airport, Ahn Se Young held up the gold medal and took photos with the media. yonhap news agency
In this event, many players rewrote the history of Korean badminton. The world’s number one An Se-young successfully aspired to the women’s singles, winning 11 championships this season, tying the single-season record of 11 crowns set by Japanese star Kento Momota in 2019. At the same time, her winning rate of 94.8% set a new record for the highest singles winning rate in single season history. What is even more worth mentioning is that her total season bonuses exceeded the US$1 million mark, becoming the player with the highest single-season bonuses in the history of badminton, and firmly ranking first in total bonuses in badminton history.
On December 22, at Incheon International Airport, South Korea’s top badminton lady Ahn Se Young answered questions from the media. yonhap news agency
Even though she has achieved many milestones, An Xiying still hopes to continue to surpass herself. She said that as long as I keep working hard, I should be able to achieve better results. These records of the most wins and the highest winning rate, I hope to constantly refresh myself in the future.
The combination of Kim Won Ho and Seo Seung Jae won the gold medal in the men’s doubles event. The two partners have only been together for 11 months and have won 11 championships this season. They are tied with An Xiying and Momota Kento as the record holders for the most championships in a single season. Among them, Xu Chengjae also set a new historical record for the number of individual championships in a single season.
In women’s doubles, South Korean combination Baek Ha Na/Lee So Hee defeated Japanese combination Fukushima Yuki/Matsumoto Mayu 2-0 to win the championship and successfully defended the finals championship. Li Zhaoxi said frankly that he had experienced a long period of downturn and the process was very difficult. He hoped that the current good state could be continued into next year. (over)
On December 22, at Incheon International Airport, the Korean badminton team returned home with great honor. yonhap news agency
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