Finals in badminton for the first time in 28 years

After losing 1 set in both the quarterfinals and semifinals, she made a comeback “If I lose the first game, I will come to my senses and push myself” Today, she will face China’s He Bingzhao for gold… An Se-young has the upper hand with 8 wins and 5 losses “I will exert more effort in the final hurdle”

An Se-young is raising her fist and roaring after winning a 2-1 comeback victory over Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (Indonesia) in the semifinals of the Paris Olympics badminton women's singles on the 4th. An Se-young won the second and third sets after losing the first set in the quarterfinals and semifinals. An Se-young, who is the first Korean badminton women's singles player to reach the Olympic finals in 28 years, will challenge for her first gold medal in 28 years against He Bingzhao (China) on the 5th.

The expression "the first since Bang Soo-hyun (52)" always follows Ahn Se-young (22), the "shuttlecock genius."

Ahn Se-young became the first Korean player since Bang Soo-hyun to win the Asian Games badminton women's singles when she won the gold medal in Hangzhou last year. Before that, Ahn Se-young also became the first Korean player since Bang Soo-hyun to reach No. 1 in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) singles rankings. Bang Soo-hyun and Ahn Se-young are the only Korean players to have won the All England Open women's singles, the most prestigious event in the badminton world.

Ahn Se-young, who participated in the Paris Olympics as No. 1 in the BWF women's singles rankings, once again set the "first since Bang Soo-hyun" record on the 4th. On this day, in the semifinals held at the Porte de la Chapelle in Paris, Ahn Se-young achieved a comeback victory over Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (25, Indonesia, 8th) 2-1 (11-21, 21-13, 21-16), becoming the first Korean athlete since Bang Soo-hyun to advance to the Olympic finals in this event. If Ahn Se-young wins the finals scheduled to begin at 5:55 PM on the 5th, she will become the first Korean to win this event in 28 years since Bang Soo-hyun at the 1996 Atlanta Games.

The early elimination of Chen Yufei (26, China, 2nd), who was considered her strongest rival, is also encouraging for Ahn Se-young. Chen Yufei, the winner of the gold medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and who faced Ahn Se-young in the finals of the Hangzhou Asian Games, lost 0-2 (16-21, 17-21) to compatriot He Bingzhao (27, China, 9th) in the quarterfinals the day before. He Bingzhao won by forfeit against 2016 Rio de Janeiro gold medalist Carolina Marin (31, Spain, 4th) in the semifinals that day and advanced to the finals to face Ahn Se-young.

Ahn Se-young, who lost to Chen Yufei in the quarterfinals at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago and was eliminated, said, “I wanted to face Chen Yufei again at the Olympics. (Winning the gold medal by defeating Chen Weifei) was a really cool picture,” she said. “It’s a shame that I couldn’t play against Chen Weifei, but I still have to win, so I won’t think about it any more.”

Ahn Se-young continued, “Thanks to the support of so many people on the dream stage (of the Olympics), I was able to run this far without giving up,” and added, “It’s hard to let go of this excitement. Still, I’ll just focus on tomorrow so that I can finish romantically in Paris. Please cheer me on so that I can exert more strength at the final hurdle.” Ahn Se

-young has a total record of 8 wins and 5 losses against He Bingzhao. In particular, since last year, they have faced each other a total of 8 times and have only lost once. The result of the final is still unknown, but even if Ahn Se-young loses the first set in the final, it is highly likely that it will not have a big impact on the result. Ahn Se-young also lost the first set in the quarterfinal match against Yamaguchi Akane (27, Japan, 5th) the day before, and then won a comeback victory. Yamaguchi had been ranked No. 1 in the world for 47 weeks before Ahn Se-young. Ahn Se-young said, “When I lose the first set, my mind clears up and I push myself to win,” and “From the second set, I made up my mind that I could do it, and I was able to do it. Maybe it’s because my stamina has improved, but I wasn’t too worried (even though I lost the first set).” She continued, “It would be a lie to say I’m not greedy for the gold medal. However, the tournament is not over yet. I’ll put my greed aside and go all-in on tomorrow’s match.” 카지노사이트