2023-08-25 16:10:00
While the 2023 World Individual Badminton Championships are being held in Copenhagen, Denmark, Ahn Se-young defeated Nozomi Okuhara of Japan 2-1 (16-21, 21-10, 21 -11) We won and advanced to the semifinals.
This is the first time Ahn Se-young has faced off against Nozomi Okuhara, bronze medalist at the Rio 2016 Olympics and gold medalist at the 2017 World Championships.
World No. 1 Ahn Se-young won the women’s singles round of 32 and round of 16 with a set score of 2-0, and progressed smoothly to the quarterfinals, but lost the first set for the first time in the quarterfinals.
Right after the game, Ahn Se-young said, “As expected yesterday, it was a really tough match. It was my first time facing an opponent, so I think I had difficulty adapting. “he said.
Ahn Se-young continued, “It was a ball that didn’t attack well today and was really difficult in terms of timing. I just thought I had to play for a long time. So I played hard without stopping.”
Nozomi Okuhara said, “Because I am the world’s No. 1 player, I entered the court with a very excited heart. I thought, ‘When will I be able to compete?’ I was happy to be able to play (against). I was able to personally gain confidence by playing a game like this,” he said, expressing his feelings against No. 1 Ahn Se-young.
There are only two games left for Ahn Se-young, who is trying to win the world championship for the first time among Korean badminton singles players, both men and women.
Ahn Se-young also made it to the semifinals at the 2022 Tokyo Games, but was defeated by ‘enemies’ Akane Yamaguchi and stayed in the bronze medal, and Akane Yamaguchi eventually won the championship.
“I know that it gets really difficult the further you go, and other players know it, so I’m not worried too much because I’m anticipating it in advance. I’m just desperate to win, so I’ll do my best.” (Ahn Se-young, Olympics.com)
Ahn Se-young’s semifinal match will be held on the 26th (local time) and can be viewed on the Olympic Channel’s Olympics.com.
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