An Wins Korea Open for 11th Badminton Title of Year
An Se-young rallied after dropping the second game and earned her 11th international title of the year, tying Kento Momota’s record.
- On Sunday, South Korean badminton star An Se-young defeated second-ranked Akane Yamaguchi 2-1 at the Yeosu Victor Korea Open, claiming her record-tying 11th international title of the year.
- An has enjoyed overwhelming dominance against Yamaguchi this season, extending her winning streak to 55 matches while achieving 71 wins with just one loss this season.
- "We don't play many matches in Korea so this feels like a dream moment," said An, emphasizing the significance of winning at home against a formidable opponent.
- An's 11th title ties the record set by men's singles player Kento Momota, cementing a year that includes gold medals at the BWF World Championships and the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
- An remains on an unbeaten run stretching back to March, though she finished runner-up at the All-England Open and withdrew injured from the Japan Open this year.
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The 24-year-old beat Japan's Akane Yamaguchi 21-12, 15-21, 21-16 in the final in Yeosu to extend an unbeaten run that stretches back to March. An has been head and shoulders above the rest of the competition this year but she said she still had to be on her guard against world number two Yamaguchi. "She's a player who can always keep the score close so I tried to keep the intensity up all the way until the end," An told the Badminton World Feder…
Although she expended a tremendous amount of energy, the joy of victory was thrilling. Her 11th tour win and a season winning percentage of 98.6% were also achieved. World No. 1 Ahn Sei-young (Samsung Life) defeated Akane Yamaguchi (2) in the women's singles final of the World Badminton Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 500 Korea Open held at Jinnam Gymnasium in Yeosu, Gwangju, Jeonnam on the 8th.
World No. 1 badminton player Ahn Se-young won the Korea Open by defeating Japan's Akane Yamaguchi in the final. Achieving her 11th victory of the season, she tied the record for most singles wins in a single season, and will set a new record if she wins the World Tour Finals next month. She currently maintains an overwhelming winning percentage of 98.6%.
Badminton star An Se-young wins Korea Open for record-tying 11th int'l title
Korean badminton star An Se-young won her record-tying 11th international title of the year on home soil Sunday. An, world No. 1, defeated second-ranked Akane Yamaguchi of Japan 2-1 (21-12, 15-21, 21-16) in the women's singles final at Yeosu Victor Korea Open at Jinnam Stadium in Yeosu, some 320 kilometers southwest of Seoul. The Korea Open is the only Korean event on the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour. This was An's 11th internatio…
(Yeosu=Yonhap News) Reporter Oh Myeong-eon= An Se-young (Samsung Life), the world's strongest badminton player boasting a 98.6% win rate, tied the all-time record for most wins in a single season at home...
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