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[스포츠서울 | 김경무전문기자] This will become a ‘overwhelming wall’.
Korean badminton women’s singles ace Ahn Se-young (20, Samsung Life Insurance) was satisfied with the silver medal, unable to overcome the wall of ‘natural enemy’ Yamaguchi Akane (25, Japan).
The women’s singles final on the last day of the 2022 World Badminton Federation (BWF) Japan Open was held in Osaka, Japan on the afternoon of the 4th. Ahn Se-young, who is ranked 3rd in the world, was ranked 1st and was defeated by Yamaguchi, the champion of the world championship (individual) last week, 0-2 (9-21, 15-21) in 38 minutes. The Japanese Open is the BWF 750 Series.
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Ahn Se-young was pushed from the beginning in the first set and lost by a whopping 12 points in 15 minutes. The second set also collapsed with 5-10 and 6-13 in the first half.
In the quarterfinals the previous day, Ahn Se-young defeated Tai Ziying (28, Taiwan), who was ranked second in the quarterfinals, 2-1 (21-12, 14-21, 21-13), and in the previous quarterfinals, Carolina Marine (29), 5th place in the 2016 Rio Olympics gold medalist. ·Spain) 2-1 (21-18, 13-21, 21-17), respectively, to boost the momentum, but could not get over the last hurdle.
Ahn Se-young was also satisfied with the bronze medal at the Tokyo World Championships last week as she faced Yamaguchi in the semifinals and lost 0-2 (19-21, 12-21) in 43 minutes. She also clashed in the finals at this year’s All England Open, but Yamaguchi won 2-0 to take the gold medal.
Yamaguchi showed great disappointment, winning 2-1 (15-21, 21-16, 24-22) at the end of a close match against Qian Yufei (24, China), ranked 4th in the quarterfinals.
The two met in the final of the World Championships last week, and Yamaguchi won the gold medal 2-1 (21-12, 10-21, 21-14). Now, the women’s singles is the golden age of Yamaguchi.
In the men’s singles event of Japan, Kenta Nishimoto, ranked 21st in the world, also won the men’s singles title. [email protected]
