'Ahn Se-young, the Parisian woman's first match victory when Yamaguchi was a special person in Paris
Aug 03, 2024
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Paris was still a place of promise for Ahn Se-young (22) of Samsung Life Insurance, who is running for the gold medal.
World No. 1 Ahn Se-young settled in the semifinals on the 3rd (Korea time) by defeating difficult opponent Akane Yamaguchi (world No. 5, Japan) 2-1 in the quarterfinals of the women's singles at the 2024 Paris Olympics at Port Drachapel Stadium in Paris, France.
Ahn Se-young, who was inferior in the first game, managed to control her breathing in the second game and ended the victory relatively leisurely, overwhelming her opponent, who lost three games of physical strength.
As a result, Ahn Se-young's pleasant relationship with Paris has attracted new attention. This is because I remember Ahn Se-young winning especially when she met Yamaguchi at an international competition in Paris.
Ahn Se-young first met Yamaguchi on the adult international stage during the French Open (Super 750) in October 2019 when she was a 17-year-old high school girl. Ahn Se-young, who began competing in adult international competitions in 2019 after being selected for the national team as the youngest middle school student, won 2-0 in the semifinals of the French Open at the time to advance to the final gold medal.
Prior to this, he won the New Zealand Open (Super 300) and other competitions, but it was his first win in a top-rated competition. It was an unforgettable first win for Ahn Se-young. At that time, the stadium was Stade Pierre de Coubertin Stadium in Paris. With her stellar performance that year, Ahn made her splendid debut with the Rookie of the Year award selected by the Badminton World Federation (BWF).
Ahn Se-young shared one win and one loss in this year's showdown with Yamaguchi, and the winning game was the French Open. In the final of the French Open held at the venue where the quarterfinals of the Paris Olympics were held in March, Ahn Se-young came from behind to beat Yamaguchi 2-1 as in the quarterfinals.
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