Returning home on the 19th… Successfully defended both titles
If we add last year’s record, we won 6 competitions in a row.
[뉴델리=AP/뉴시스] Ahn Se-young (1st place) is posing with the gold medal after reaching the top of the women’s singles at the 2026 Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 750 India Open held in New Delhi, India on the 18th (local time). Seyoung Ahn defeated Wang Ziyi (2nd place, China) 2-0 (21-13 21-11) in the final and achieved her second consecutive title in the tournament. 2026.01.18.
[인천공항=뉴시스] Reporter Ha Geun-soo = Badminton’s ‘strongest’ Ahn Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance) returned after conquering the Malaysia Open and India Open.
The Korean badminton team, including Ahn Se-young, returned to Korea through Incheon International Airport Terminal 1 on the 19th.
Ahn Se-young, ranked No. 1 in the women’s singles world rankings, took the top spot in succession at the 2026 Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 1000 Malaysia Open, which ended in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on the 11th, and the Super 750 India Open, which ended in New Delhi, India, on the 18th.
Last season, Ahn Se-young had a dream year, achieving major records such as tying the most wins in a BWF single season (11 times), the highest winning percentage (94.8%, 73 wins, 4 losses), and accumulated prize money of $1 million (approximately 1.474 billion won).
Ahn Se-young, who left the country as soon as the new year dawned on the 1st, returned with the valuable result of consecutive wins and consecutive title defenses in the two competitions in which she participated as the defending champion.
If you add last year’s Denmark Open, French Open (Super 750), Australian Open (Super 500), and World Tour Finals, it is a win in 6 tournaments in a row.
He met his only opponent, world number 2 Wang Zhiyi (China), in the finals, Malaysia Open, and India Open, and won all of them, and even achieved 10 consecutive wins in their head-to-head match.
Meanwhile, the men’s doubles ‘golden duo’ Won-ho Kim and Seung-jae Seo (Samsung Life Insurance), who took the top spot at the Malaysia Open, withdrew ahead of the India Open due to Seung-jae Seo’s shoulder injury.
At the Malaysia Open, the women’s doubles group Sohee Lee (Incheon International Airport) took second place, and the group Naeun Jeong (Hwasun County Office) and Yeonwoo Lee (Samsung Life Insurance) took third place.
At the India Open, the women’s doubles team of Lee So-hee and Baek Hana and the men’s doubles team of Kang Min-hyuk (Armed Forces Athletic Corps) and Ki Dong-ju (Incheon International Airport) returned home after finishing in third place.
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