"Awesome." Ahn Se-young avoided her natural enemy! Chen Yufei suddenly withdrew from the semifinals... Malaysia Open "Made to the Final" for 3rd consecutive time

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Badminton Empress Ahn Se-young (23, Samsung Life Insurance) advanced to the final by avoiding a showdown with "natural enemy" Chen Yu-pei (ranked fourth in China).

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) officially announced on the 10th (Korea time) that Chen Yufei withdrew ahead of the semifinals of the women's singles at the "Malaysia Open" in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Initially, Ahn Se-young was scheduled to clash with world No. 4 Chen Yu-fei for the final ticket. However, due to the opponent's injury withdrawal, he did not play the game and took the final stage.

This withdrawal victory is a good thing for Ahn Se-young. This is because he is the most demanding rival with 14 wins and 14 losses against Chen Yufei. When Ahn had an overwhelming season with a 94.8% winning rate (73 wins and 4 losses) last year, it was Cheon Yu-fei who gave Ahn two losses. In fact, avoiding the match against the difficult opponent, which was a preview final, Ahn Se-young was in her best condition to try to win the championship without using up her stamina.

Ahn Se-young will compete with the winner of the world's No. 2 Wang Zhi (China) and No. 18 Fusala Sindhu (India) for the championship in the final match on the 11th.

In both cases, Ahn Se-young has an overwhelming advantage in the opponent's record, so the prospect of winning is bright. Ahn Se-young has 16 wins and 4 losses against Wang Zhi and 8 wins against Sindhu.

Meanwhile, if Ahn Se-young wins this time, she will set a milestone of winning the Malaysian Open for three consecutive years following 2024 and 2025.

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