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| Ahn Se-young faced Indonesia Tunjung in the women's singles semifinals at the Paris Olympics at Port Drachapel Stadium in Paris on the 4th (Korea time). Ahn Se-young is cheering after scoring. Paris (France) = Reporter Chung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.8.4/ |
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| Paris (France)=Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.8.1 |
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'Shuttlecock Queen' Ahn Se-young (22, Samsung Life Insurance) succeeded in advancing to the final. Only one shot left at the Grand Slam.
'World No. 1' An Se-young came from behind to beat Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (11-21 21-13 21-16) of Indonesia in the women's singles semifinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics held at Port Draschapel Stadium in Paris, France on the 4th (Korea time). Ahn Se-young, who was eliminated from the quarterfinals as the youngest badminton player at the last Tokyo Games, secured a silver medal with her victory and secured her first Olympic medal. It is the first time in 28 years that she has won a medal in Korean women's singles since Soo Soo-hyun, who won a gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games. Ahn Se-young, who won gold medals at the World Championships, Asian Championships, and Hangzhou Asian Games, will challenge for the Grand Slam.
Ahn Se-young is the last hope of Korean badminton. From the 2012 London Games to the 2021 Tokyo Games, South Korea's badminton team aimed for the best record ever at the event, with a record of only three consecutive Olympics. He challenged for three gold medals at maximum. Unfortunately, however, he only harvested one silver medal in the mixed doubles. Unfortunately, the men's doubles remained in fourth place, and the women's doubles all stopped their journey in the quarterfinals.
Ahn is currently No. 1 in women's singles at the Badminton World Federation (BWF). He is the world's top ranker who has appeared for the first time in 27 years since Bae Soo-hyun. Ahn Se-young won two gold medals in the women's individual and team events at the last Hangzhou Asian Games with a different level of performance. There was also a medal. He suffered from aftereffects for a while due to a right knee injury suffered in the final of the Hangzhou Asian Games. Ahn Se-young, who focused on rehabilitation, fortunately recovered quickly. Expectations for the Olympic gold medal were raised by winning and finishing second place in the recent Singapore Open and Indonesia Open, respectively.
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| Paris (France)=Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.8.3/ |
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The first game was a bit of a struggle. On the 28th, he beat 74th-ranked Koviyana Nalvantova of Bulgaria 2-0 in the world. The content was not very good. Ahn Se-young, who couldn't play after the Indonesian Open final seven weeks ago, seemed to have a hard time finding a real sense. Frequent mistakes prevented the gap from widening. Fortunately, in the second game, he scored zero and showed off his original skills. He recovered the sharpness of his stroke and won a great victory. However, he looked somewhat psychologically anxious.
Fortunately, I found my skills from the second game. It won 2-0 (21-521-7) over France's Chwipay. The in-and-out judgment, which showed disappointment in the first game, was accurate, and the persistent attack based on the unique physical battle was also good. Ahn Se-young confirmed her advance to the quarterfinals by winning the group. A total of 39 players will participate in the women's singles in this tournament, with 13 groups of three from each group. The first place in each group will advance to the round of 16. Ahn Se-young, the No. 1 seed, did not play in the round of 16, but immediately reached the quarterfinals tournament, confirming her advance to the quarterfinals early on.
The opponent in the quarterfinals was Akane Yamaguchi of Japan. Yamaguchi is a player who remained at the top until An Se-young reached the top of the world ranking. Although his skills were said to have fallen due to his poor performance last year, he was a tricky opponent for Ahn Se-young. Ahn cited the quarterfinals as the most critical factor before the tournament. The concern seemed to become a reality by giving up the first set. But Ahn Se-young was strong. He changed the atmosphere by playing his own from the second set. Yamaguchi couldn't get his act together with An Se-young's play. Ahn Se-young, who is leading in physical strength, came from behind to win 2-1 (15-21 21-17 21-8). Ahn Se-young, who caught Yamaguchi in Paris as a rookie, won again at an important road in the Paris Olympics.
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| Ahn Se-young faced Indonesia Tunjung in the women's singles semifinals at the Paris Olympics at Port Drachapel Stadium in Paris on the 4th (Korea time). Ahn Se-young is receiving first aid during the game. Paris (France) = Reporter Chung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.8.4/ |
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The good news was delivered ahead of the semifinals. Chen Yufei, who was considered the biggest contender for the gold medal, failed to advance to the semifinals. He lost to the same Chinese He Bing Jiao. All the gold medal contenders were eliminated. Following the elimination of world No. 3 Tai Tzu Ying (Taiwan), Chen Yufei failed to advance to the semifinals, and all the players scheduled for Ahn Se-young's final were eliminated early. Ahn Se-young seems to be overwhelmed and following the luck of the match.
The opponent in the semifinals is Tunjung. Ahn Se-young is confident. Ahn Se-young met Tunjung and won all seven face-to-face matches. He also won the semifinals of the Singapore Open in June, the most recent of which was 2-0.
In the first set, Ahn Se-young was not scored. The attack failed and gave up four points. He scored at 0-4, and soon started to chase. Tunjung widened the gap again with a sharp attack. Tunjung stepped on the 11-point mark first. 6-11. Continued to make mistakes in netplay. Tunjung's attack was successful, and the gap widened to eight points. 9-17. An Se-young made a series of mistakes on the backhand and couldn't keep up, eventually giving up the set 11-21.
In the second set, Ahn Se-young found her condition. Shaking Tunjung, he began to get ahead. Tunjung chased, but he ran away again, succeeding in a superb net play. Ahn reached 11 points first with a relaxed attack that penetrated Tunjung's desperate defense. They even succeeded in the challenge and widened the score gap. Won a long rally to take a 14-9 lead. Since then, Tunjung seemed to close the gap, but Ahn Se-young maintained a lead of three to four points. While Tunjung's concentration was low, Ahn Se-young widened the score. It tied the set score 1-1 with the last score at 20-13.
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| Ahn Se-young faced Indonesia Tunjung in the women's singles semifinals at the Paris Olympics at Port Drachapel Stadium in Paris on the 4th (Korea time). Ahn Se-young is getting a shuttlecock. Paris (France) = Reporter Chung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.8.4/ |
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| Paris (France)=Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.8.1 |
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In the last three sets, Ahn Se-young, who found the flow, pushed Tunjung. Tunjung continued to commit mistakes as if he were exhausted. Ahn steadily built up the score. a 4-0 lead. In the long rally situation, he scored again and widened the score. He led 11-3 and effectively won the game. Tunjung's physical strength declined, and Ahn Se-young's attack became sharper and sharper. He completely broke Tunjung's spirits by catching the rally that followed in a 13-6 situation. At the last minute, Tunjung chased with a fighting spirit. 16-13. But changed the flow again with a nice diagonal attack. The opponent self-destructed due to a series of mistakes. In the end, the game ended as it was.
The final match of Ahn Se-young, who is facing her first Olympic gold medal, career grand slam, and empress, will be held at 4:45 p.m. on the 5th.
vanbasten@sportschosun.com
