I got my revenge right away Ahn Se-young succeeded in avenging Yamaguchi...Danish Open Quarter-Final Come-from-behind Win, Tries to Win 8th Of The Season
Oct 18, 2025
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World No. 1 Ahn Se-young won the game score 2-1 (16-21, 21-10, 21-9) against her nemesis Akane Yamaguchi (16-21, 21-10, 21-9) in the semifinals of the '2025 Badminton Federation (BWF) World Tour Denmark Open (Super 750)' women's singles held in Odense, Denmark on the 18th (Korea time).
With this, Ahn again balanced against Yamaguchi with 15 wins and 15 losses. The showdown was a revenge match for Ahn Se-young. Ahn Se-young, who has won seven international competitions this year, met Yamaguchi at the final of the 2025 Suwon Victor Korea Open (Super 500) held in Korea last month and was hit hard.
At that time, Ahn Se-young gained momentum by winning 'flawless victory', which did not give up a game until the final at the Chinese Masters held just before, and he also won the final at the Korea Open, but lost 0-2 in the final against Yamaguchi.
It was the first loss of the season for Ahn Se-young, who had won three consecutive games against Yamaguchi this year, and it was a defeat against Hybal that poured cold water on the atmosphere of re-rising after struggling in the second half compared to the first half of the year.
The semi-final between the two, which was held immediately as a return match at the first international competition since the Korea Open, was nothing more than a preview final. Ahn Se-young came out with a plan to avenge her, but Yamaguchi's momentum, which began to rise in earnest in the second half of the year, was also not strong.
Ahn was virtually completely defeated in one game. Ahn Se-young, who lost the lead due to four consecutive losses in the beginning, continued to be dragged, trailing 4-11 and entering the interval. After catching his breath with the interval, Ahn Se-young briefly chased, but Yamaguchi soon responded with a lot of activity and power and avoided it.
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As if he had finally warmed up, Ahn Se-young combined sophisticated net play and diagonal attacks to run from 16-8 to 19-9. In fact, Ahn Se-young, who confirmed his two-game victory early, succeeded in bringing the game back to square one with consecutive points that induced Yamaguchi's mistakes after one run.
The three games proved why Ahn Se-young is the best in the world. While Ahn Se-young's movement became lighter due to the success of the two-game counterattack, Yamaguchi showed his stamina running with a series of errors from the beginning of the game. Following an early 3-0 head start, he ran 9-2 with a seasoned half-smash attack and defense to slow his opponent down. Ahn Se-young, who widened the gap with a sharp diagonal smash, then succeeded in an exquisite hairpin and entered the interval with a whopping nine points difference.
Ahn Se-young, who was once chased 12-6, did not act as a big crisis for him, who had already won. After that, he completely suppressed Yamaguchi's willingness to chase with four consecutive points, and advanced to victory by inducing the opponent to make mistakes in 16-6.
Meanwhile, Ahn Se-young, who has won seven international competitions this year, is trying to win for the eighth time in this competition. This year, he won three Super 1000 Series (Malaysia Open, Jeon Young Open, Indonesia Open), three Super 750 Series (Indian Open, Japanese Open, Chinese Open), and the Super 300 Orléan Masters.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
