The women’s badminton team is celebrating after winning the women’s final of the 2026 Asian Men’s and Women’s Team Badminton Championships held at the Kon Son Gymnasium in Qingdao, China on the 8th. photos | Asian Badminton Federation, Korea Badminton Association
[스포츠서울 | 강윤식 기자] ‘World’s Strongest’ Ahn Se-young (24, Samsung Life Insurance) added one more victory. This time it is a group competition. The Korean women’s badminton team stood at the top for the first time at the 2026 Asian Men’s and Women’s Team Badminton Championships.
Korea defeated China 3-0 in the women’s final of the tournament held at the Konson Gymnasium in Qingdao, China on the 8th and was crowned the champion.
Ahn Se-young appeared as the first runner in the game that day. The opponent is Han Chenxi, ranked 38th in the world. Ahn Se-young showed off her superior skills and won 2-0 (21-7 21-14) in 39 minutes. It was a clean victory that succeeded in taking the lead.
Ahn Se-young is competing in the women’s final of the 2026 Asian Men’s and Women’s Team Badminton Championships held at the Conson Gymnasium in Qingdao, China on the 8th. photos | Asian Badminton Federation, Korea Badminton Association
The next match featured the women’s doubles pair of Baek Ha-na (Incheon International Airport) and Kim Hye-jung (Samsung Life Insurance). The second game had a similar flow to the previous game. They defeated Ji Aifan and Zhang Shuxianzhao 2-0 (24-22 21-8) without any major crisis.
Ga-eun Kim (Samsung Life Insurance) participated in the third game. After a close match, he defeated Xu Wenjing (127th) 2-1 (19-21 21-10 21-17). With Kim Ga-eun’s victory, Korea finished the final with a game score of 3-0.
Baek Ha-na and Kim Hye-jeong are competing in the women’s final of the 2026 Asian Men’s and Women’s Team Badminton Championships held at the Conson Gymnasium in Qingdao, China on the 8th. photos | Asian Badminton Federation, Korea Badminton Association
Korea, which entered this tournament with the ‘best members’ led by Ahn Se-young, was on a roll from the start. They defeated Singapore and Taiwan in succession in the group stage and advanced to the finals. The trend continued in the finals. They defeated Malaysia and Indonesia to reach the finals and even won the championship.
Meanwhile, Ahn Se-young, who won the Asian Men’s and Women’s Team Badminton Championships for the first time in her career, plans to participate in the All England Open after taking a break. [email protected]
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