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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Oh Myeong-eon = Badminton ‘world’s best’ Se-young Ahn (Samsung Life Insurance) continued her unstoppable advance toward her second championship trophy this year.
Ahn Se-young, ranked No. 1 in the women’s singles world rankings, defeated Ratchanok Inthanon (Thailand, 8th place) 2-0 (21-11 21-7) in 32 minutes in the semifinals of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 750 India Open women’s singles held in New Delhi, India on the 17th (local time) and advanced to the finals.
In the finals, Ahn Se-young meets Wang Ziyi (China, 2nd place) in the finals.
Ahn Se-young has an overwhelming record against Wang Zhiyi with a total of 17 wins and 4 losses, and has won all of their last 9 meetings.
From the beginning, it was a one-sided trend for Ahn Se-young. Ahn Se-young, who took the lead by scoring 6 consecutive points at the start of the first game, took the first game with a stable game management that did not allow a single comeback.
Game 2 was also overwhelming. With the score tied at 4-4, they once again scored 4 consecutive points to widen the score gap and take the lead, and then swept down 8 points with terrifying concentration, completely breaking the opponent’s will to chase.
Ahn Se-young rewrote badminton history last year by tying the record for the most wins ever in a single season (11 wins), the highest winning percentage ever for a singles player (94.8%), and the highest accumulated prize money ever ($1,003,175).
Ahn Se-young, who achieved a milestone of three consecutive wins at the Malaysia Open, the first tournament of the new year on the 11th, reached the finals of this year’s India Open and is on the verge of winning for two weeks in a row.
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Sent on January 17, 2026 at 19:05
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