"It was over in 31 minutes." Ahn Se-young defeated Taiwanese rookie 2-0 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Indian Open

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Ahn Se-young (24, Samsung Life Insurance) defeated Hwang Yu-soon (Taiwan) in 31 minutes to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2026 World Badminton Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 750 Indian Open.

World No. 1 Ahn Se-young defeated 38th-ranked Hwang Yoo-soon 2-0 (21-14, 21-9) in the round of 16 women's singles at Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi, India on the 15th (Korea time).

Ahn Se-young was at 13-13 at one point in the first game, but later took the lead by scoring four consecutive points twice.

Ahn Se-young, who fully grasped her opponent through one game, finished the game early with a 21-9 victory after driving hard from the beginning of the second game.

Hwang Yu-soon is a Taiwanese rookie who reached the round of 16 of the tournament amid an upset over Kim Ga-eun (28, Samsung Life Insurance) the previous day, but Ahn Se-young broke the momentum and reached the quarterfinals of the tournament.

Ahn Se-young, who also finished the round of 32 against Nozomi Okuhara of Japan in 41 minutes the previous day, took a step closer to the top of the tournament with a 2-0 complete victory in two consecutive games.

Indonesia's Putti Kusuma Wardani (6th) will compete with Ahn for the semifinals of the Indian Open.

Following the Malaysian Open, which was her first tournament this year, Ahn will win two consecutive tournaments and try to defend the title.

Last season, Ahn Se-young had an overwhelming season of BWF single-season wins (11 times), single-season wins (94.8%), and cumulative prize money of $1 million (about 1.47 billion won), including this competition, and the momentum early this year is also continuing to be scary.

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