Seo Seung-jae and Kang Min-hyuk: Badminton’s ‘King of Kings’ at BWF World Tour Finals

BWF World Tour Finals

Seo Seung-jae and Kang Min-hyuk ‘King of Kings’

Seungjae Seo (left) and Minhyuk Kang. AFP Yonhap News

Badminton men’s doubles Seo Seung-jae and Kang Min-hyuk (Samsung Life Insurance) beat the Chinese pair, ranked first in the world, and were crowned ‘King of Kings.’

Seo Seung-jae and Kang Min-hyuk (world No. 6) defeated world No. 1 Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang (China) 2-0 (21-17, 22-20) in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Final final held in Hangzhou, China on the 17th. broke it to

In the first set, 17 to 17, they scored 4 consecutive points to reach the 21-point mark, and in the second set, 16 to 13, they allowed a 16 to 20 comeback and won after a deuce. The prize money is $210,000. This is the fourth trophy collaboration this year, following the Malaysia Masters, Australian Open, and World Individual Championships. Seungjae Seo, who was previously selected as BWF Male Athlete of the Year, finished his year perfectly.

Women’s doubles world No. 2 Sohee Lee (Incheon International Airport) and Baek Hana (MG Saemaeul Geumgo) lost 0-2 to world No. 1 Chen Qingchen and Jaifan (China) and finished as runners-up. Women’s singles Ahn Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance) lost 1-2 to Tai Tzu-ying (Taiwan) on the 16th, preventing her from advancing to the finals.

The BWF World Tour Finals is a competition that concludes a season of international badminton competitions. Only the top 8 players (teams) in each event will participate to determine the strongest player.

2023-12-17 09:32:59
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