Badminton World Federation (BWF) World No. 1 Seyoung Ahn lost 1-2 to Chen Yufei of the People’s Republic of China in the semifinals of the BWF Kumamoto Masters women’s singles held in Kumamoto, Japan on the morning of Saturday, November 18 and failed to advance to the finals.
Ahn Se-young won the Hangzhou Asian Games badminton women’s singles final with a touching performance by fighting against Chen Yu-fei from injury. After returning to Korea, she turned down numerous offers to appear on TV and film commercials and focused on rehabilitation.
Ahn Se-young, who did not appear in the Denmark Open, French Open, and Korea Masters at home to focus on rehabilitation, got off to a good start with a perfect win in her return match after 39 days at the BWF Kumamoto Masters.
Ahn Se-young clearly demonstrated his status as the world’s No. 1, defeating Pai Yu-po (Chinese Taipei), Gao Fang-jie (People’s Republic of China), and Supanida Katetong (Thailand) in order to advance to the semifinals and face his ‘natural enemy’ Chen Yu-fei. .
Chen Yu-fei, who was at the top of the Danish Open and French Open where Ahn Se-young did not participate, attacked Ahn Se-young from the beginning.
The two players had a rematch 42 days after the women’s singles final at the Hangzhou Asian Games, and with Ahn Se-young not fully recovering from her injury, Chen Yu-fei was a difficult opponent.
After losing the first game to Chen Yufei, Ahn Se-young pulled out her best at a critical moment when she was trailing in the second game, ultimately tying the match score at 1-1. However, Ahn Se-young’s comeback from injury came to an end in the semifinals as he easily lost the game 8-21 due to a knee injury in the third game.
As a result, his record against Chen Yufei so far this year is 6 wins and 3 losses.
2023-11-18 03:20:00
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