Ahn Se-young defeated Japan’s Miyazaki in the women’s singles semifinals of the ‘World Badminton Federation (WFC) World Tour Super 750 China Masters’ held at the Shenzhen Arena in Shenzhen, China on the 23rd, confirming her advance to the finals. Attention is focused on whether she will win her first international gold medal since the Paris Olympics held last July. Xports News DB
(Xports News Reporter Park Jeong-hyeon) Ahn Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance) is just one step away from winning her first gold medal in an international competition since the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.
Ahn Se-young, ranked No. 1 in the badminton women’s singles world rankings, beat Tomoka Miyazaki (Japan, 14th) with a game score of 2-0 (21 -5 22-20) and won a ticket to the finals.
Game 1 was an overwhelming victory. As shown by the score difference of 21-5, Ahn Se-young showed solid performance in offense and defense, defeating Miyazaki. The gap between the Olympic champion and the top 10 players was larger than expected.
The second game was a struggle. Miyazaki’s counterattack has begun. Ahn Se-young was pushed to 15-20 and had to give up just one point to enter the final three games.
Ahn Se-young defeated Japan’s Miyazaki in the women’s singles semifinals of the ‘World Badminton Federation (WFC) World Tour Super 750 China Masters’ held at the Shenzhen Arena in Shenzhen, China on the 23rd, confirming her advance to the finals. Attention is focused on whether she will win her first international gold medal since the Paris Olympics held last July. Xports News DB
Here, a miraculous reversal unfolded. Miyazaki’s diagonal smash attack was recognized as a point and almost gave them two games, but the decision was overturned after the video review and the chase began.
Ahn Se-young, who succeeded in changing the mood, continued to score at the brink of losing the game if she conceded just one more point. He calmly scored 7 points in a row and defeated Miyazaki. At the same time, they confirmed their passage to the finals and showed a joyous ceremony.
This is Ahn Se-young’s second international competition after winning the Paris Olympics.
He finished second in last month’s Denmark Open, which was his first tournament, and successfully returned after overcoming the aftermath of rehabilitation immediately after the Olympics. In addition, he regained the world ranking, which he lost to his rival Chen Yufei (China).
Ahn Se-young defeated Japan’s Miyazaki in the women’s singles semifinals of the ‘World Badminton Federation (WFC) World Tour Super 750 China Masters’ held at the Shenzhen Arena in Shenzhen, China on the 23rd, confirming her advance to the finals. Attention is focused on whether she will win her first international gold medal since the Paris Olympics held last July. Xports News DB
He did not participate in the Japan Masters held after the Denmark Open in order to manage chronic knee and ankle injuries caused by constantly competing in competitions, but is running fast in this year’s China Masters.
Seyoung Ahn defeated Ratchanok Inthanon (Thailand, 18th place) 2-1 in the round of 32 of this tournament and defeated Song Shuoyin (Taiwan, 24th place) 2-1 in the round of 16.
In the quarterfinals, he defeated China’s Zhang Yiman (23rd) with a game score of 2-0 (21-11 21-11). Unlike the round of 32 and round of 16, they improved their condition by winning without giving up a single game. They then won the semifinals with a game score of 2-0.
The opponent in the finals is Gao Fangjie of China, ranked 28th in the world. He was confirmed as Ahn Se-young’s opponent by defeating Suphanida Katetong (Thailand, 8th place), who was 20 places higher than him, 2-0 (21-16 21-15).
Ahn Se-young defeated Japan’s Miyazaki in the women’s singles semifinals of the ‘World Badminton Federation (WFC) World Tour Super 750 China Masters’ held at the Shenzhen Arena in Shenzhen, China on the 23rd, confirming her advance to the finals. Attention is focused on whether she will win her first international gold medal since the Paris Olympics held last July. Xports News DB
Although Gao Fangjie’s world ranking is low, there are so many good badminton players in China that we cannot underestimate him just by looking at the world ranking. In particular, as Chen Yufei has not participated in international competitions after being shockingly eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Paris Olympics, other Chinese players are expected to be highly motivated.
Ahn Se-young is expected to firmly maintain her No. 1 spot in the world rankings if she wins the China Masters.
Ahn Se-young maintained first place in the most recent world rankings announced on the 20th, recording 103,267 points. Wang Zhiyi, who defeated Ahn Se-young at the Denmark Open, is in second place with 94,094 points. Chen Yufei is in third place with 93,982 points.
Meanwhile, Ahn Se-young caused quite a stir when she blew the whistle on the Korean Badminton Association’s administrative chaos and team management problems right after the Paris Olympics.
Ahn Se-young defeated Japan’s Miyazaki in the women’s singles semifinals of the ‘World Badminton Federation (WFC) World Tour Super 750 China Masters’ held at the Shenzhen Arena in Shenzhen, China on the 23rd, confirming her advance to the finals. Attention is focused on whether she will win her first international gold medal since the Paris Olympics held last July. Xports News DB
Afterwards, Ahn Se-young’s remarks received a lot of sympathy, with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism investigating the Korea Badminton Association and even going to the National Assembly. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has requested the dismissal of Kim Taek-gyu, president of the Korea Badminton Association, and has also requested an investigation into him.
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