Goddess of revenge? Ahn Se-young rated the Danish Open before a series of revenge...Repaying defeat to Wang Zhi a year ago, this year's eighth gold medal

Oct 19, 2025

Ahn Se-young (23, Samsung Life Insurance) won her eighth international gold medal of the season.

World No. 1 Ahn Se-young won the game score 2-0 (21-5, 24-22) in the women's singles final against Wang Zhiyi (21-5, 24-22) in Odense, Denmark, on the 19th (Korea time).

As a result, Ahn has won eight international competitions this year. Prior to the Danish Open, Ahn Se-young won the Malaysian Open, the Jeon Young Open, the Indonesian Open (Super 1000), the Indian Open, the Japanese Open, the Chinese Open (Super 750), and the Orléan Masters (Super 300) this year.

His record against Wang Zhi also reached 14 wins and 4 losses. In particular, Ahn Se-young, who lost to Wang Zhi in the semifinals of the World Tour (December) last year, has won six consecutive games so far this year, establishing herself as a "natural enemy".

The final match ended with a pleasant series of 'revenge matches'. In the semifinals the previous day, Ahn Se-young succeeded in avenging her three-week victory by coming from behind to win 2-1 (16-21, 21-10, 21-9) against Japan's archrival Akane Yamaguchi (world No. 3). It was a victory that immediately returned the humiliation of losing 0-2 to Yamaguchi in the final of the 2025 Suwon Victor Korea Open (Super 500) held in Korea on the 28th of last month.

epa12464586 Baek Ha Na and Lee So Hee (L) from South Korea celebrate after wining the women's doubles final against Kim Hye Jeong and Kong Hee Yong, South Korea at the Denmark Open badminton tournament in Odense, Denmark, 19 October 2025. EPA/CLAUS FISKER DENMARK OUT <저작권자(c) Yonhap News, Unauthorized reproduction-Redistribution, prohibition of AI learning and utilization>

epa12464585 Baek Ha Na and Lee So Hee (L) from South Korea celebrate after wining the women's doubles final against Kim Hye Jeong and Kong Hee Yong, South Korea at the Denmark Open badminton tournament in Odense, Denmark, 19 October 2025. EPA/CLAUS FISKER DENMARK OUT<저작권자(c) Yonhap News, Unauthorized reproduction-Redistribution, prohibition of AI learning and utilization>

Wang Zhi, who met Ahn Se-young, who passed the semifinal revenge match in a good mood, was also a revenge opponent, reminding her of her disappointment a year ago. Ahn lost 0-2 (10-21, 12-21) in the final of the tournament in October last year.

Ahn Se-young got off to a good start with a perfect one game in the final. He succeeded in taking the lead in the early stages and started lightly with 21-5.

In the second game, he produced a masterpiece that proved his prowess as the world's No. 1 player. Ahn Se-young took the lead in the opposite of one game and played a tough game throughout.

At one point, it was 6-15 and the defeat seemed to be getting worse. However, trailing 11-18, Ahn Se-young's phenomenal chase unfolded and reached an 18-18 tie. He then went into deuce bloodshed.

Ahn Se-young, who also had a close game in deuce, roared in the end by successfully targeting the baseline and inducing the opponent to miss the baseline in the 22-22 and the third deuce.

In the women's doubles final, Lee So-hee and Baek Ha-na (hereinafter Incheon International Airport) came from behind to win the game score 2-1 (15-21, 21-14, 21-15) after a showdown with Kim Hye-jung (Jeonbuk Bank) and Gong Hee-yong (Samsung Life Insurance).

in effect 'unexpected victory' World No. 7 Lee So-hee and Baek Ha-na are lower rankers than Kim Hye-jung and Gong Hee-yong (world No. 4), and they have never won in all four matches. However, this time, he finally crossed the wall of Kim Hye-jung and Gong Hee-yong, making his first win of the season.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.