Empress Ahn Se-young has reached the round of 16 at the World Championships...20 complete wins in 36 minutes, and Chae Yoo-jung's second consecutive victory failed

Aug 28, 2025

Empress Ahn Se-young has reached the round of 16 at the World Championships...20 complete wins in 36 minutes, and Chae Yoo-jung's second consecutive victory failed
안세영. Photo courtesy of the Badminton Korea Association



Ahn Se-young (23, Samsung Life Insurance) has reached the round of 16 at the World Championship.

World No. 1 Ahn Se-young defeated Yvonni (Germany) 2-0 (21-15, 21-7) in the round of 32 women's singles held in Paris, France on the 28th (Korea time).

Lee, who was ranked 55th in the world and was far inferior to Ahn Se-young with all five losses, was like a typhoon in a teacup.




At the beginning of the first game, Ahn Se-young was dragged 2-7. But inferiority didn't last long. Ahn Se-young, who chased 9-11 with a fast chase, gave up one more point after the interval, but immediately succeeded in turning around for the first time in 13-12, saving her strong offense.

Only then did Ahn Se-young seem to be warmed up, and after that, Ahn Se-young's wave offensive. Ahn Se-young widened the gap step by step without giving up the lead he once took with a sharp attack that caused the opponent's receiving miss. Ahn Se-young, who reached the 20-15 game point situation first, succeeded in taking the lead in one game due to her opponent's serve error.

Empress Ahn Se-young has reached the round of 16 at the World Championships...20 complete wins in 36 minutes, and Chae Yoo-jung's second consecutive victory failed
안세영의 32강전. BWF TV Screen Capture
The two games were Ahn's solo performance. Ahn Se-young, who succeeded in first point, calmly managed the world's strongest game by reducing mistakes in one game. Mixing net plays, smash and drop shots gave the opponent no time to catch his breath.




First, Ahn Se-young, who entered the interval with a lead of 11-5 and took a short breath, showed off her skills one-up in the second half, just like in the first game. The opponent attempted a drop shot attack to catch Ahn Se-young off guard, but he was often neutralized in front of his fast-response defense and was helpless by Ahn's quick counterattack after his defense.

In that way, Ahn Se-young reduced his opponent's physical strength and virtually decided the game by running to 19-5 without conceding a point after the interval.

Meanwhile, in the previous match, women's singles Kim Ga-eun and mixed doubles Jongmin Lee and Chae Yoo-jung were eliminated in the round of 32. Chae Yoo-jung, who was the winner of the mixed doubles in the 2023 tournament, also failed to win her second consecutive title.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.