Ahn Se-young, who bowed his head during the game, turned upside down by '8 points' and 'Great reversal drama' of thrill

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There was nothing unusual about it. Ahn Se-young (24, Samsung Life Insurance) also won the first competition this year. At one point in the second game, he was 8 points inferior, but he reaffirmed his position as the 'world's strongest' by showing his potential to reverse it.

World No. 1 Ahn Se-young beat world No. 2 Wang Zhii of China 2-0 (21-15, 24-22) in the women's singles final of the BWF World Tour Super 1000 Malaysia Open in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on the 11th (Korea time). The final time was 56 minutes.

With this victory, Ahn won three consecutive Malaysian Open titles following 2024 and 2025. Against the world's second-ranked Wang Zhi, he won all eight games last year, won nine games in a row until this time, and continued his overwhelming strength of 17 wins and 4 losses in his career. The overwhelming momentum of Ahn Se-young, who repeatedly wrote a new history of 11 wins in a single season last year, a record-high 94.8% win rate, and a record-high accumulated prize money of $13,715 (about 1.5 billion won) did not change over the years.

From the first game, he won with a thrilling come-from-behind victory. Ahn Se-young fell to 1-6, giving up the first five points in a row. It shook itself, with a series of shots crossing the end line. On the final stage, where the victory was at stake, he seemed to start nervously, giving up the flow from the beginning.

However, Ahn quickly regained the momentum. He immediately scored four points to spark a chase. In the 10-11 situation, he went on an outspoken offensive. They scored seven points to go 17-11. An Se-young also did not lose his concentration due to Wang Zhi's belated chase. He took the lead by winning one game 21-15.

Two games were more difficult. Ahn Se-young, who gave up the early lead, turned the game around 8-7, but soon gave up a series of points, and the gap widened to 8-14 in an instant. In the second game, Ahn Se-young's shot crossed the end line and allowed a series of runs. As if the game was not going well, Ahn Se-young swallowed his regret by bending his head while bending his waist during the game. In the end, the gap widened to 9-17 in the two games.

Only four points remain until the two-game defeat. Ahn Se-young's "reversal drama" began at a time when she was losing. Even after the gap widened, he did not give up easily and went on the offensive. He shook Wang Zi with a shot that did not block the direction and began to accumulate scores. In a 13-19 chase, he scored six points and even tied it at 19-19.

Wang Zi cut Ahn's consecutive points to create a game point situation, but Ahn tied the game again and led the game to deuce. Later, if Wang Zhi broke the balance, Ahn Se-young immediately tied the game.

Ahn Se-young was one-up above Wang Zhi in the concentration battle at the critical moment. As Wang Zi's shot failed to cross the net, Ahn Se-young had a chance to win. Ahn Se-young succeeded in a sharp diagonal cross shot and filled the "Championship Point" herself, and then celebrated the victory with a unique roaring ceremony.

After the match, Malaysian media The Star said, "Ahn proved to be the undisputed badminton empress," adding, "With this victory, Ahn deserves to be on par with legendary players. "Tai Zhi Ying (Taiwan) tied the record of three consecutive Malaysian Open losses achieved in 2017-2019," he said, adding historical significance.

Chinese media Sina Sports said, "Wang Zui collapsed by giving up seven points in a row even after playing the version until the middle of the first game. In the second game, he led by eight points to 17-9 but allowed a 19-19 tie to Ahn Se-young's fierce chase. After a close game of deuce, he missed three game points and lost 22-24.

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