(Xports News Reporter Kim Hyun-ki) Ahn Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance), who won the gold medal in the badminton women’s singles at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, advanced to the semifinals with three consecutive wins at the Chinese international competition.
After the Olympics, I was able to aim for my first gold medal in an international competition.
Ahn Se-young, who is ranked No. 1 in the women’s singles world rankings, defeated China’s Zhang Yiman (23rd) 2-0 in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 750 China Masters women’s singles quarterfinals held at the Shenzhen Arena in Shenzhen, China on the 22nd. They were defeated 21-11 21-11).
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.
He struggled in the early rounds, losing one game, but won a landslide victory in the quarterfinals against Jang Yi-min, not allowing his opponent to chase him. It was announced that the performance had improved.
Ahn Se-young’s opponent in the semifinals is Japan’s Tomoka Miyazaki, ranked 13th in the world. If Ahn Se-young beats Miyazaki, she will compete for the title against the winner of another semifinal between world number 10 Khateton Supanida (Thailand) and world number 28 Gao Fangjie (China).
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This China Masters is Ahn Se-young’s second international competition after winning the gold medal at the Paris Olympics.
Ahn Se-young, who devoted herself to treatment for her injury after the Olympics, participated in the Denmark Open held last month and took second place. Ahn Se-young lost 0-2 (10-21 12-21) to world No. 3 Wang Zhiyi (China) in the women’s singles final.
However, he regained the world No. 1 ranking that he lost to Chen Yufei (China) through a runner-up finish at the Denmark Open.
Se-young Ahn won a gold medal at the Paris Olympics and firmly maintained her status as the world’s No. 1 women’s singles player. Afterwards, she took a break and skipped the Korea Open and Japan Open, and in the meantime, she lost ranking points and lost the world number one spot to her rival Chen Yufei (China), who was also resting. Ahn Se-young’s ranking points fell further than Cheon Yu-fei’s.
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While Chen Yu-fei did not appear in international competitions after a shocking quarterfinal exit at the Paris Olympics, Ahn Se-young participated in the Denmark Open and took second place, reclaiming the world’s No. 1 ranking.
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.
Ahn Se-young caused quite a stir right after the Paris Olympics when she whistle-blowed the Korean Badminton Association’s administrative chaos and team management problems.
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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