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Ahn Se-young (24, Samsung Life Insurance) once again rang China and Wang Zhi (26, China).
World No. 1 Ahn Se-young defeated world No. 2 Wang Zhi 2-0 (21-13, 21-11) in the women's singles final of the BWF World Tour Super 750 Indian Open in New Delhi, India on the 18th (Korea time).
Ahn Se-young, who made a new badminton history last year, won the Malaysian Open in the opening game of this season and has won six consecutive championships until this year.
Last year, Ahn produced records that shook badminton's history. Ahn Se-young, who set the record for the most wins in women's singles and the most wins in both men and women's singles by lifting as many as 11 trophies, at the same time surpassed 94.8% (73 wins, 4 losses), the highest ever, and $1 million (about 1.47 billion won) in cumulative prize money for the first season in history. In name and reality, he rose to the position of G.O.A.T. (Greatest Of All Time).
There was no one to stop Ahn Se-young in this competition as well. In the round of 32, he defeated Nozomi Okuhara (21-17, 21-9) in 41 minutes, followed by Taiwanese newcomer Hwang Yu-sun 2-0 (21-14, 21-9) in 31 minutes, and in the quarterfinals, he beat Putri Kusuma Wardani (21-16, 21-8) in the quarterfinals, and also operated the natural enemy mode against Wang Zhi without any tension in the final.
According to the Indian daily 'The Indian Express', Intanon admitted his defeat after the match and said to An Se-young, "Today An Se-young was like a 'machine'. "No matter what angle I sent the shuttlecock, he was already there," he said. "To beat Ahn Se-young, he is not good enough. "I have to break down his steel-like mentality, but I can't see the gap at all at the moment," he said, showing a different level of play.
The same was true of Wang Zhi. As the world's second-largest, it boasts the strongest power after Ahn Se-young, but it was a game that confirmed once again that the gap with Ahn was simply beyond one step.
Ahn Se-young has faced Wang Zhi 21 times and has an overwhelming advantage with 17 wins and 4 losses, and after losing the World Tour Finals semifinal stage in December 2024, they all met in the finals and won nine consecutive games. From Wang Zhi's point of view, he was blocked by Ahn Se-young for nine chances to win and stayed in second place. While winning 18 games during that period, he only lost 3 games. It was a series of one-sided defeats that made it difficult for Wang Zhi to find a game to regret.
Ahn Se-young, who scored six consecutive points in one game 1-1 and widened the gap, managed the game leisurely. Even after that, Ahn Se-young was not shaken at all, and Wang Zi was under pressure to attack stronger and more into the corner. As a result, mistakes were made. In the end, Ahn Se-young took the first game without any unexpected incident.
Even in the second game, Ahn Se-young performed a seasoned game management. The strategy of using a wide coat made Wang Zui move wildly. Wang Zhi was in a hurry to get out of An Se-young's attack and began to get tired.
With Ahn Se-young's overwhelming game management, Wang Zi was unable to attack properly and continued to be dragged around. Ahn Se-young's mistake was almost the only scoring route for Wang Zhi.
China's bench became busy while An Se-young, who reached the interval with a perfect push at 10-7, took a leisurely breather. The coaches constantly delivered instructions to Wang Zhi. Nevertheless, nothing changed. Wang Zhi's attack went off the line and the score gap widened
At 18-10, Wang Zhi's attack was caught in the net and was not properly dealt with by a series of attacks by An Se-young. The game point. Wang Zhi received a powerful smash, but eventually went off the line, and Ahn Se-young roared with her fists clenched.
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