Badminton star An Se-young, conquers world No. 18 in first Chinese competition

Badminton star An Se-young, conquers world No. 18 in first Chinese competition

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Badminton star Ahn Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance) has started off smoothly in the international competition held in China by securing the 18th place in the world ranking.

An Se-young (world No. 1) defeated Ratchanok Inthanon (Thailand, No. 18) 2-1 (24-22 15-21 21-19) in the women's singles round of 32 at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 750 China Masters held at the Shenzhen Arena in Shenzhen, China on the 19th, advancing to the round of 16.

With this win, An Se-young continued her overwhelming lead (8 wins, 1 loss) over Intanon.

However, it was not an easy game. Ahn Se-young, who was down 17-20 from the start, barely won the first game 24-22 after a close deuce battle following a fierce pursuit.

An Se-young, who lost the second game 15-21, continued the close match in the third game and widened the gap in the end to win 21-19.

An Se-young's opponent in the round of 16 is Taiwan's Song Shuoyun (ranked 24th).

Unlike the Denmark Open last month, where there was a sense of discomfort with the coaching staff, Ahn Se-young actively communicated with coaches Ronnie Agustinus and Sung Ji-hyun whenever she had a 스포츠토토사이트 chance during the match.

This China Masters is An Se-young's second international competition after the 2024 Paris Olympics, where she won a gold medal.

An Se-young, who took a two-month break after the Olympics, announced her return through the Denmark Open.

An Se-young, who showed off her continued skills by coming in second place in this tournament, did not participate in the Japan Masters, which ended on the 17th, to manage her chronic knee and ankle injuries.

An Se-young suffered a right knee injury in the final of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games held last year and injured her ankle tendon during the pre-camp for the 2024 Paris Olympics.