They did not give up a single set until reaching the summit. In the final, it took 36 minutes to take the gold medal. Even her injuries and difficulties did not stop Ahn Se-young (20, Samsung Life Insurance), who ranked second in the world rankings in women’s badminton singles.
On the 20th, in the women’s singles final on the final day of the 2022 Australian Open Badminton Championships held at the Quay Center, Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia, Ahn Se-young scored a set score of 2-0 (21-17 21-9) to Gregoria Tunjung (23, Indonesia), ranked 19th in the world. won a complete victory
Ahn Se-young, who suffered a right ankle injury at the Japanese Open in September, was excluded from the list for the Denmark-France Open last month. Earlier this month, she won 2 wins (undefeated) at the 37th Korea-Japan National Badminton Tournament. Proven.
The Australian Open women’s singles was ‘Ahn Se-young’s solo stage’. From the round of 32 to the final, Song Shuo-won (25, Taiwan) ~ Asuka Takahashi (23, Japan) ~ Baiyupo (31, Taiwan) ~ Ponpawi Chochuwong (24, Thailand) ~ didn’t give up a single set against Tunzhong. .
In the final that day, Tunzhong was turned around in 36 minutes. In the middle of the first set, which was 9-9, it was briefly reversed to 10-13, but soon regained concentration and scored 5 points in a row. After that, he won the first set without allowing a single comeback. In the second set, Ahn Se-young ran from a 5-5 tie situation to 10-5 with 5 points in a row, and after the middle of the set leading 14-9, she scored 7 points in a row to win.
With this win, Ahn Se-young won her third international gold medal following this year’s Korea Open and Malaysia Masters. The prospects for domestic competitions such as the Korea Business Badminton League next year and international competitions with the right to participate in the 2024 Paris Olympics to be held from May were further revealed.
On the other hand, in the mixed doubles final where our players clashed, world ranking 22nd Seo Seung-jae (25, Armed Forces Athletic Corps) – Chae Yoo-jeong (27, Incheon International Airport) ranked 45th Kim Won-ho (23, Samsung Life Insurance) – Jeong Na-eun (22, Hwasun-gun Office) with a set score of 2-0 (21-9 21-17) and climbed to the top.
Reporter Jaemin Kwon [email protected] See more articles by reporter
