▲ China’s concerns are deepening in the face of Seo Seung-jae’s irregular power, which reaches the top even with different combinations. China is sighing as the first match of the new season is being played while Seo Seung-jae, who has been crowned the king of men’s doubles, continues his majesty.
[스포티비뉴스=조용운 기자] The majesty of Seo Seung-jae (29, Samsung Life Insurance), who made the Great Wall of China tremble, will dominate 2025. Even as the new season approaches, China appears to be shrinking in front of Seo Seung-jae’s name.
Chinese media ‘Titan News’ mentioned on the 6th, “Chinese badminton swept a whopping 51 gold medals in major competitions such as the World Tour, World Championships, and Sudirman Cup in 2025 alone,” and added, “However, there are still opponents who directly block the player’s ambition to dominate all sports.”
The entity that China finds uncomfortable is South Korea. Titan Newspaper explained, “Korea also won 34 gold medals and stood tall as China’s only opponent. The key to Korea maintaining a two-power system with China is the presence of Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae in men’s doubles along with Ahn Se-young in women’s singles.”
Ahn Se-young has become the shuttlecock queen who needs no further explanation. Last year alone, he swept 11 championship trophies, matching the record for most wins (in singles) in a season set by Japanese men’s badminton legend Kento Momota in 2019.
There is another record-breaker in Korea who has won more championships than Ahn Se-young. Seo Seung-jae also achieved 11 wins this season in the men’s doubles team with Kim Won-ho (Samsung Life Insurance). What’s even more surprising is that, including the Thailand Masters victory he won in partnership with Jinyong (Yonex), he won 12 gold medals last year alone. She won more than Ahn Se-young.
▲ China’s concerns are deepening in the face of Seo Seung-jae’s irregular power, which reaches the top even with different combinations. China is sighing as the first match of the new season is being played while Seo Seung-jae, who has been crowned the king of men’s doubles, continues his majesty.
Chinese media points to Seo Seung-jae, who has emerged as the emperor, as the biggest problem and object of fear in the country’s men’s clothing industry. Even though China’s next-generation stars such as Wang Chang-Liang Weikheng (8th place) and Chen Boyang-Liu Yi (10th place) are at the top of the world rankings, they are even more scared as they are defeated by the pair of Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho at every critical stage.
Even the Badminton World Federation (BWF) praised Seo Seung-jae’s ability to win on the court, regardless of who his partner was, calling him “a true legend who rewrote the history of men’s doubles that had not been broken for 37 years,” so China’s jealousy is natural.
The biggest challenge for Chinese badminton in 2026 is defeating Seo Seung-jae. Coincidentally, I couldn’t help but feel nervous as I met the team of Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho from the very first game of the new season. At the Malaysia Open, which opens today, the pair of Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho will face the pair of Cheon Boyang and Liu Yi first. There is a high possibility that Seo Seung-jae’s majesty will be displayed again in a match that China really wanted to avoid.
▲ China’s concerns are deepening in the face of the anomalous power of Seo Seung-jae (right in photo), who reaches the top with different combinations. China is sighing as the first match of the new season is being played while Seo Seung-jae, who has been crowned the king of men’s doubles, continues his majesty. ⓒYonhap News
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