Following Ahn Se-young's "The Empress," Taegeuk men's "Golden Smash"... Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae defeated the home team Malaysia "2 consecutive losses" (Roundup)

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South Korean badminton has elevated its status on the world stage. "The Empress" Ahn Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance) has won the Malaysian Open for three consecutive years, while men's doubles stars Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae (Samsung Life Insurance) also won the title for the second consecutive year.

The Korean badminton team won two gold medals on the final day of the "2026 World Badminton Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 1000 Malaysia Open" held at Asiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on the 11th (Korea time).

Ahn Se-young first delivered the good news of gold. World No. 1 Ahn Se-young defeated world No. 2 Wang Zhiyi of China 2-0 (21-15 24-22) in the women's singles final of the tournament.

Ahn Se-young, who won her first competition of the year, got off to a good start to the new year. In addition, he succeeded in defending the title this year following 2024 and 2025, winning three consecutive tournaments.

Ahn Se-young continued his overwhelming advantage against Wang Zhi with 17 wins and 4 losses in his career. Bada won all eight matches last year.

Last year, Ahn was unbeatable. He had the best year in a single season with the most wins (11 wins), the highest winning percentage (94.8%, 73 wins, 4 losses), and more than $1 million ($1,017) in cumulative prize money.

Ahn finished the match in just 56 minutes. Ahn Se-young, who won one game, fell sharply to 9-17 in the middle of the second game, but the attack revived and narrowed the score to tie the score 19-19. After that, he won after three close deuce matches.

The news of winning the men's doubles also continued. The "defending champion" Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho won 2-1 (21-15 12-21 21-18) against the Malaysian flagship Aaron Chia-So-ik (world No. 2) group, which was supported by home fans.

As a result, the two proved to be the best men's doubles by maintaining the top spot for two consecutive years following the last tournament.

Kim Won-ho and Seo Seung-jae won the first set lightly by six points, but lost due to the opponent's offensive from the beginning of the second set. There was also a crisis that led 11-4 in the last three sets and narrowed down to 14-15, but he kept the lead until the end and won the game.

Meanwhile, Baek Ha-na and Lee So-hee (hereinafter Incheon International Airport) of the women's doubles tied the world's No. 1 Liu Sung-soo and Tanning (China) in the final, but lost 0-2 (18-21 12-21). Baek Ha-na and Lee So-hee, who won the World Tour Final (King and King) in December last year, also sought to win the first tournament of this year, but unfortunately failed.

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