An Se Young was too strong for the Chinese players – Photo: BWF
The 2026 Asian Badminton Team Championships took place in Qingdao, China from February 3 to 8, and despite having home court advantage, the Chinese players failed to spring an upset.
China and South Korea, playing in different draws, both qualified easily for the final. In the semi-finals, China crushed Taiwan 3-0, while South Korea beat Indonesia 3-1 without An Se Young having to intervene.
The South Korean management has clearly rested the player who currently dominates women’s singles badminton. And in fact, An Se Young’s participation already gave the home team a point to win the match.
The first match of the women’s team final of the tournament pitted South Korean An Se Young against China’s Han Qianxi. The South Korean champion easily won 21-7, 21-14 in less than an hour of play.
In the second match, South Korean pair Baek Ha Na and Kim Hye Jeong easily defeated pair Jia Yifan and Zhang Shuxian with a score of 24-22, 21-8.
Xu Wenjing was the only Chinese player to win a set, defeating Kim Ga Eun of South Korea 21-19 in the first set of Match 3. However, Kim Ga Eun won the next two sets 21-10 and 21-17.
South Korea ultimately won the women’s team tournament after a 3-0 victory over China in the final. It is also the first time that the South Korean team has won this title in six editions of the competition.
China continues to lag behind South Korea in badminton’s women’s singles event – and has done so since An Se Young won over the past two years.
The 24-year-old’s dominance has resulted in more than 20 defeats for Chinese players in prestigious finals at the highest level of badminton – in the last two years alone.
Source : https://tuoitre.vn/han-quoc-vui-dap-trung-quoc-o-chung-ket-giai-cau-long-chau-a-20260208135425381.htm
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