"Meeting Ahn Se-young is a tragedy, mental breakdown." The world's 6th place collapsed in a terrible way... Indonesia's local 'Evil'

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Foreign media also threw their tongue at the overwhelming performance of the world's No. 1 ranking. Indonesian media expressed their wonder at the extraordinary skills of Ahn Se-young (24, Samsung Life Insurance).

Ahn Se-young defeated Putri Kusuma Wardani (6th, Indonesia) 2-0 (21-16, 21-8) in 37 minutes in the quarterfinals of the 2026 World Badminton Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 750 Indian Open at Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi, India on the 16th (Korea time).

After the game, Indonesian media 'CNN Indonesia' reported, "Wardani was eventually eliminated after losing to the champion."

Another media outlet, Tribune Wow, said, "Putri collapsed mentally to Ahn Se-young. "It's a tragic loss," he said. "Especially Footy had a tragic fate in the second set. It was because he was eliminated with a complete defeat of 21-8."

With a perfect victory, Ahn has won 28 consecutive games since last year's Danish Open. In his career with Wardani, he also maintained an absolute advantage in winning all eight games.

The beginning of the game was a bit unsettling. Ahn Se-young was dragged 0-5 at the start of the first game, allowing five consecutive runs as if she was less warmed up.

But Ahn Se-young was not embarrassed. After piercing the blood of the first score with a sharp straight attack, he started a counterattack with a scary speed and quickly tied the score 7-7.

The match was tied at 11-11. Ahn Se-young took the lead by winning three points down with a sharp attack that caught her opponent off guard. Later, he neutralized Wardani's offensive with his unique tight defense, widening the gap and bringing one game with a witty attack in 20-15 set points.

The two games that fully warmed up were Ahn Se-young's solo stage. With a 5-4 lead, he fired a fierce attack and scored four points in a row to win the game. Wardani couldn't overcome the pressure of Ahn Se-young and recorded consecutive mistakes.

Ahn Se-young, who was in the mood, pulled the reins even more. In 14-8, he showed his strength to score as many as seven points and won the second game 21-8 to finish the game in a total of 37 minutes.

Ahn Se-young's pace in this tournament is even scary. Earlier in the round of 32, he defeated Nozomi Okuhara (21-17, 21-9) in 41 minutes, and in the round of 16, he beat Taiwanese rookie Hwang Yu-sun 2-0 (21-14, 21-9) in just 31 minutes. All three games up to the quarterfinals are showing their strength to not lose a single set to the opponent.

Last year, Ahn conquered world badminton. Starting with the Malaysian Open in the 2025 season, he swept three of the most prestigious Super 1000-rated competitions, including the Jeon Young Open and the Indonesian Open, and also lifted five trophies, including the Indian Open and the Japanese Open, at the Super 750 tournament, which is the same grade as this tournament. On top of that, he won the World Tour Finals, a king of kings, and built a golden tower of 11 wins in the season. This is tied with the record for the most wins in a single BWF season set by Kento Momota (Japan) in 2019.

Ahn Se-young, who started 2026 refreshingly by winning the Malaysian Open, her first tournament this year, aims for two consecutive weeks of winning and defending the title.

Ahn Se-young's next opponent, who advanced to the semifinals, is Ratchanok Intanon (8th, Thailand). On the other side of the match, Wang Zhiyi (2nd place) and Chen Yufei (4th place, China) will have a family fight for the final ticket.

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