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Thai player Ahn Se-young was also surprised by "It's a machine, not a person." However, the "Queen's Dignity" felt by the "32 minutes" super battle

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Park Jaeho

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Ahn Se-young of the Korean national badminton team. /Photo = Newsis
Ahn Se-young of the Korean national badminton team. /Photo = Newsis

The opponent also admired the ability of "The Empress" Ahn Se-young (24, Samsung Life Insurance).

World No. 1 Ahn Se-young beat Thailand's Rachanon Intanon (8th) 2-0 (21-11, 21-7) in the women's singles semifinals of the "2026 World Badminton Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 750 Indian Open" at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi, India on the 17th (Korea time).

Ahn Se-young, who reached the final, will compete with Wang Zhiyi (2nd place) of China for the championship. Ahn Se-young has faced Wang Zhi 21 times in total and has 17 wins (four losses). It is also the sixth consecutive win in the recent showdown.

On this day, Ahn finished the game 32 minutes into the game. From the first set, he pushed Intanon fiercely and won lightly, and won the second set by 14 points.

In the 'The Statesman' said, "Ahn Se-young 'dismantled' Intanon in 32 minutes." "The 6-0 lead in the first game was just the beginning of the game," he said.

Ahn Se-young. /AFPBBNews=News1
Ahn Se-young. /AFPBBNews=News1

According to the Indian daily 'The Indian Express', Intanon was in awe of An Se-young as he admitted his defeat after the match. "Se-young Ahn was like a 'machine' today," he said. No matter what angle I sent the shuttlecock, he was already there," he said.

"To beat Ahn Se-young, he is not good enough. We need to break down his steel-like mentality, but at the moment, I don't see any cracks."

Last season, Ahn Se-young had the best year, achieving the most wins (11 times) in a single BWF season, the highest winning rate (94.8%, 73 wins, 4 losses), and accumulated prize money of $1 million (about 1.476 billion won). Ahn Se-young, who became an idol at the Malaysian Open, her first tournament this year, will win two consecutive tournaments and try to defend her title.

Ahn Se-young. /AFPBBNews=News1
Ahn Se-young. /AFPBBNews=News1

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