“Shuttlecock Empress” Ahn Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance) failed to win the title. She lost to world No. 2 Wang Zhi of China.
World No. 1 Ahn Se-young lost 0-2 (17-21 14-21) in the semifinals of the HSBC World Badminton Federation (BWF) World Tour Finals 2024 in Hangzhou, China on the 14th.
In this year’s event, Ahn defeated Sufanida Katetong of Thailand 2-0 to clinch her first match, and in the second match, she met fourth-ranked Akine Yamaguchi of Japan and lost 1-1. However, she defeated eighth-ranked China 2-0 (21-11, 21-15) to advance to the semifinals on the previous day. 안전놀이터
An Se-young, who failed to win last year in the women’s singles semifinals by losing 1-2 to Tai Chiu Ying of Taiwan, aimed to regain the top spot for the first time in three years since 2021.
The BWF World Tour Finals is a battle between kings and kings, with eight top rankers (teams) participating in five categories: men’s and women’s singles and mixed doubles. Up to two players (teams) from one country can participate in each event. Two players from each group will advance to the semifinals to determine the strongest player of the year.
However, he struggled from the beginning of the first set, and in the second set, he fought closely until the middle, but failed to win a ticket to the finals as he lost consecutive points.
Ahn wrapped up her noisy year. She won the gold medal in women’s badminton singles at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She was confused as she revealed problems with the Korean Badminton Association’s operation method and regulations.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has set up an investigation committee to investigate the operation status. The association also said it would improve some of the issues. Among them, she displayed her skills without reservation. She won four times in this year’s BWF World Tour. She also won the Malaysian Open, the French Open, the Singapore Open, and the Chinese Masters.
Recently, he also enjoyed being selected as the “Women’s Player of the Year” for the second consecutive year at the BWF Awards.
Meanwhile, Lee So-hee (Incheon Airport) and Baek Ha-na (MG Saemaeul Geumgo) group, who competed in women’s doubles, defeated Ryu Sung-soo and Tanning (China) group 2-0 (21-1422-20) in the women’s doubles semifinals and succeeded in advancing to the final.
