Ahn Se-young smashes▶ Click here for a larger view
Women’s badminton ace Ahn Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance) advanced to the quarterfinals at the international competition held in Korea for the second week in a row.
Ahn Se-young defeated Japan’s Ohori Aya 2-0 (21-17 21-16) in the women’s singles round of 16 at the 2022 Korea Masters Badminton Championships held at the Gwangju Women’s University Gymnasium in Gwangju on the 14th.
Se-young Ahn, who won the women’s singles championship at the Korea Open Badminton Championships last week, put pressure on her opponents by showing her best skills in this tournament as well.
Ahn Se-young, who won the first set 21-17 with a solid defense, finished the game with a skillful attack using the opponent’s courts in the second set.
Ahn Se-young, who won the 2019 tournament, is aiming for the Korea Masters 2nd consecutive victory and the international championship for 2 weeks in a row in this competition, which was held for the first time in 3 years due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).
It is possible to win the match against world powers such as Chen Yupei (China), who is expected to meet in the final, and Min Yum, who is ranked 16th (Singapore) in the world rankings.
Women’s singles Lee Se-yeon (Saemaul Geumgo), men’s doubles Seo Seung-jae (Army National Army)-Kang Min-hyeok, mixed doubles Kang Min-hyeok (Samsung Life Insurance)-Baek Hana (MG Saemaeul Geumgo), Jinyong (Yonex)-Lee Yu-rim (Samsung Life Insurance) also advanced to the quarterfinals. did.
Kim So-young (Incheon International Airport) and Gong Hee-yong (Jeonbuk Bank), veterans of women’s doubles, who gave up their participation in the Korea Open due to the Corona 19 issue, will play in the round of 16 against Singapore’s Yujia Jin-Wong Jiaing Crystal at around 3 pm on the same day.
[연합뉴스]
Copyrights ⓒ Yonhap News. Unauthorized reproduction and redistribution prohibited
