They defeated Christophersen 2-0 in 34 minutes in the quarterfinals.
[항저우=신화/뉴시스] Badminton Ahn Se-young wins the 2025 Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Finals women’s singles. 2025.12.21.
[서울=뉴시스]Reporter Moon Chae-hyun = Badminton ‘world’s best’ Ahn Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance) continued her cruise to her third consecutive victory at the 2026 Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 1000 Malaysia Open.
World No. 1 Ahn Se-young defeated world No. 26 Line Christophersen (Denmark) 2-0 (21-8 21-9) in the women’s singles quarterfinals of the tournament held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on the 9th.
Ahn Se-young continued to lead the team against Christophersen by winning all six matches.
The semifinal opponent was decided to be ‘rival’ Chen Yufei (China, 4th place). At the same time on this day, Chen Yufei defeated Thailand’s Ratchanok Inthanon (7th) 2-0 (21-13 21-14) to advance to the semifinals.
His record against Chen Yufei is tight at 14 wins and 14 losses. However, last year, Ahn Se-young took the lead with 5 wins and 2 losses.
Ahn Se-young, who scored consecutive points from the beginning of the first game on this day, widened the score gap to 11-4 and took a leisurely breather.
Ahn Se-young, who had conceded consecutive goals at the start of the second half of the first game, broke the trend with an exquisite diagonal attack and planted a shuttlecock right in front of the line with her backhand, widening the gap to 10 points, 17-7.
Ahn Se-young, who continued the game at a fast tempo and won 21-8 within 15 minutes of the first game, exhausted her opponent’s stamina in the second game and maintained an 11-6 advantage.
Afterwards, Ahn Se-young won the second game 21-9 without a moment of crisis, confirming his advancement to the semifinals in 34 minutes.
Ahn Se-young had the best year last year by tying the most wins in a single season (11 wins), the highest winning percentage (94.8%, 73 wins, 4 losses), and exceeding $1 million in accumulated prize money ($1,003,175).
Ahn Se-young, who has entered the new season, is attempting to win her third consecutive Malaysia Open title.
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