[BWF 배드민턴] Ahn Se-young defeats world No. 3 Tai Tzu-ying to reach Singapore Open final… ‘Come out Yamaguchi’

[스포티비뉴스=조영준 기자] Ahn Se-yeong (21, Samsung Life Insurance, World No. 2), Korean women’s badminton ace, once again advanced to the finals. She competed in seven World Badminton Federation (BWF) World Tour events held this year and reached the finals in all of them.

Ahn Se-young defeated Tai Zi-ying (Taiwan, world No. 3) 2-0 (21-16 21-14) in the women’s singles semifinal match at the BWF World Tour Super 750 Singapore Open held in Singapore on the 10th.

As a result, Ahn Se-young advanced to the finals in all international competitions she participated in this year. In the BWF World Tour, she participated seven times and reached the finals in all of them.

Tai Ziying is a gold medalist at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games. At the Tokyo Olympics held in 2021, Ahn Se-young, who met Tai Tzu-ying, who won a silver medal, won both the first and second sets.

Ahn Se-young lost to Tai Zi-ying 0-2 (10-21 14-21) in the women’s singles final at the Asian Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) last April. However, in the quarterfinals of the She Dirman Cup held in Suzhou, China last month, she won 2-0 (21-13 22-20) and succeeded in revenge.

Ahn Se-young, who met Tai Zi-ying again in the semifinals of the Singapore Open, won 2-0 and recorded 6 wins and 1 loss.

In the first set, 15-14, Ahn Se-young scored consecutively by inducing the opponent to make mistakes. In particular, he overwhelmed his opponent in net play and arrived at 20 points first with a surprise push.

Ahn Se-young, who won the first set 21-16, continued her momentum in the second set. Ahn Se-young, who led 11-6, blocked Tai Zi-ying’s sharp attack. Tai Zi-ying, who was unable to break through Ahn Se-young’s ‘net defense’, made a series of mistakes. In the end, Ahn Se-young, who even caught the second set, succeeded in advancing to the final.

Her opponent in the final is world number one Yamaguchi Akane (Japan). Yamaguchi defeated Chen Yufei (China, world No. 4) 2-1 (21-10 18-21 21-16) in the women’s singles semifinals held earlier.

If Ahn Se-young defeats Yamaguchi in this final and wins, he has a chance to rise to the top of the world rankings.

Lee So-hee (29, Incheon International Airport) and Baek Ha-na (23, MG Saemaul Geumgo) in the women’s doubles semi-finals defeated China’s Jang Shu-xian and Zheng Wei 2-1 (16-21 21-18 21-10) and made it to the final. rose to

Formed in October of last year, Lee So-hee and Baek Ha-na rose to second place in the world rankings. Those who reached the top at the German Open and Malaysia Masters this year will challenge for a third championship.

In the final match, Lee So-hee and Baek Ha-na will face off against world number one Cheon Qing-cheon and Jia Fan (above China) for the championship.

Kim Won-ho (24, Samsung Life Insurance) and Jung Na-eun (23, Hwasun-gun Office), who defeated Jeong Si-wei and Hwang Ya-chung, the world No. -21) and failed to advance to the finals.

Meanwhile, SPOTV, SPOTV ON, and SPOTV NOW, a sports OTT service, broadcast major matches of the Singapore Open via satellite. It will also be broadcast live on SPOTV ASIA (Spotv Asia). Sporty Asia is a channel broadcasting to 13 countries in Southeast Asia, and broadcasts tennis grand slam tournaments such as Wimbledon and US Open, men’s professional tennis ATP tour, motorcycle racing competition MotoGP (GP), WTT (World Table Tennis) table tennis competition, and BWF ( World Badminton Federation) Badminton competition, International Sports Climbing (IFSC), Sports Climbing World Cup, etc. are provided.