Badminton queen Ahn Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance) attempted to win the King of Kings Tournament for the first time in three years, but stopped again in the semifinals.
Ahn Se-young was caught by China’s Wang Zhiyi in the women’s singles semifinals of the ‘HSBC Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Final 2024’ held at the Olympic Sports Center in Hangzhou, China on the 14th. Ahn Se-young was ranked No. 1 in the world, but suffered a complete defeat to No. 2 Wang Zhiyi 0 to 2 (17-21 14-21).
The goal was to regain normalcy for the first time in three years in 2021, but it failed. Ahn Se-young suffered an upset loss to Tai Tzu-ying (Taiwan) in the semifinals last year.
This time too, we couldn’t get past the semifinals. Ahn Se-young lost the lead in game 1 by conceding 4 goals in a row while being outnumbered 9 to 12, and in game 2, the match was close until the middle, but he also conceded 4 goals in a row in 14 to 17, giving up a ticket to the finals in 44 minutes. Ahn Se-young had previously been ahead of Wang Zhiyi with 8 wins and 3 losses, but suffered an unexpected blow.
Wang Ziyi will clash with Hanwe (8th place), whom An Se-young completely defeated in the Group B stage, in the finals. This competition is a king-of-the-match competition in which only eight players (teams), including Olympic champions and players with top scores in international competitions this season, participate.
Following last year, Ahn Se-young had a slightly disappointing finish this year as well. Ahn Se-young won 10 tournaments last year, including the World Championships, Hangzhou Asian Games, and All England Open, but was unable to reach the top at the Tour Finals due to injury. This year, he won a gold medal at the Paris Olympics, the biggest stage, and later won the China Masters. She received the BWF Female Athlete of the Year award for two consecutive years, but was eliminated in the semifinals of the tour finals.
Meanwhile, women’s doubles Sohee Lee (Incheon International Airport) and Hana Baek (MG Saemaeul Geumgo) advanced to the finals. The two, ranked 4th in the world, defeated China’s 1st ranked Ryu Shengsu and Tanning 2 to 0 (21-14 22-20) in the semifinals.
Lee So-hee and Baek Hana will face Japan’s Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida in the final on the 15th. Lee So-hee and Baek Hana are ahead of the Japanese group, ranked 6th in the world, with 8 wins and 2 losses.
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2024-12-15 05:07:00