Ahn Se-young has won three consecutive championships this year...Orléan Masters, Kim Hye-jeong, Gong Hee-yong Gold Medal

Mar 09, 2025

Ahn Se-young has won three consecutive championships this year...Orléan Masters, Kim Hye-jeong, Gong Hee-yong Gold Medal
안세영. Photo courtesy of the Badminton Korea Association



「Shuttlecock Empress」Ahn Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance) has won three consecutive international competitions in 2025.

World No. 1 Ahn Se-young defeated Chen Yu-fei (China, 11th) 2-0 (21-14, 21-15) in the women's singles final of the '2025 Orléans Masters Badminton Championship (Super 300)' held in Orléans, France on the 9th (Korea time).

Ahn Se-young, who won the Malaysian Open and Indian Open in a row this year, dominated all three competitions she participated in, boasting the world's strongest side.




Ahn Se-young will move to the world's most prestigious competition, the Jeon Young Open (Super 1000), to be held in Birmingham, England, from the 11th to win four consecutive competitions.

Ahn Se-young has won three consecutive championships this year...Orléan Masters, Kim Hye-jeong, Gong Hee-yong Gold Medal
Kim Hye-jeong (left)- Gong Hee-yong. Photo courtesy of the Badminton Korea
In this tournament, Ahn won the 32nd round with a 2-0 victory over 55th-ranked Unnati Hooda of India, 39th-ranked Ponpicha Tsuikwong of Thailand, and 7th-ranked Tomoka Miyazaki of Japan of the quarterfinals.

In the semifinals, he met China's Gao Fang-je (17th in the world) and won 2-1 after an hour and 14 minutes of overtime. The final opponent is Chen Yufei, a Tokyo Olympic gold medalist and a strong opponent in his match against Ahn Se-young.




However, Ahn Se-young, who has been dominating Chen Yu-pay for the past two years, virtually won the final and won lightly.

At the next tournament, the Jeon Young Open, Ahn Se-young won the women's singles title for the first time in 27 years as a Korean player in 2023.

In the women's doubles final held earlier, Kim Hye-jung (Samsung Life Insurance) and Gong Hee-yong (Jeonbuk Bank) defeated Lee So-hee and Baek Ha-na (hereinafter Incheon International Airport) 2-0 to reach the top.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.