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"Look at the spirit," Ahn Se-young said, "The moment when we won 21-0..." →Winning again! I can't believe the Wangs are humiliating opponents for 10 consecutive losses

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Kim Woojong

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Ahn Se-young roars after beating Wang Zhi 2-0 (21-13, 21-11) in the women's singles final of the World Badminton Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 750 Indian Open at Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi, India on the 18th (Korea time). /AFPBBNews=News1
Ahn Se-young roars after beating Wang Zhi 2-0 (21-13, 21-11) in the women's singles final of the World Badminton Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 750 Indian Open at Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi, India on the 18th (Korea time). /AFPBBNews=News1
Ahn Se-young is playing against Wang Zhi in the women's singles final of the World Badminton Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 750 Indian Open at Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi, India on the 18th (Korea time). /AFPBBNews=News1
Ahn Se-young is playing against Wang Zhi in the women's singles final of the World Badminton Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 750 Indian Open at Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi, India on the 18th (Korea time). /AFPBBNews=News1

"Korea's Badminton Empress" Ahn Se-young (24, world No. 1) won the second tournament of the new year with overwhelming skills. It was his second win in this season. Wang Zhiyi (26, China), who is ranking second in the world, is still no match for Ahn.

Ahn Se-young defeated Wang Zhi 2-0 (21-13, 21-11) in the women's singles final of the World Badminton Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 750 Indian Open at Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi, India on the 18th (Korea time).

As a result, Ahn Se-young has won two games this season, from winning the Malaysian Open, her first tournament of the year, to winning the Indian Open. This year's championship has been a success for two consecutive years since last year. Including the last season, the team also has won six consecutive championships.

In addition, with the victory, Ahn Se-young gained an overwhelming advantage with 18 wins and 4 losses against Wang Zhi. Ahn Se-young won all eight games against Wang Zhi last year. And I won both competitions this year. While the overwhelming advantage of the recent 10 consecutive wins, it can be said to be a humiliation from Wang Zui's point of view. In addition, Ahn Se-young won 30 consecutive games.

Ahn Se-young overwhelmed Wang Zi with her skills from the beginning of the first game. Ahn Se-young, who took a 7-1 lead from the beginning, was once chased by 15-13, two points. But that was the end of Wang Zhi's counterattack. Ahn Se-young scored six consecutive points and eventually laughed in one game, 21-13.

The two games were easier. Ahn Se-young went through every corner of the court based on her tireless physical strength. Based on a sharp and accurate attack, he bullied Wang Zhi. Wang Zhi frequently made mistakes and shook. An Se-young, who went from 10-6 to 14-9, eventually made it 19-10. Although he gave up one point, he eventually won the match point and enjoyed the joy with his unique roar.

After advancing to the finals earlier, Ahn Se-young said on the official channel of the Korea Badminton Association, "The moment of winning 21-0 is really a perfect moment, and I want to achieve that moment." I think it will take a long time to do so," he said. And although it wasn't "21-0," he showed an overwhelming gap in skills once again and won a valuable championship medal.

Ahn Se-young (below) is playing against Wang Zhi (above) in the women's singles final of the World Badminton Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 750 Indian Open at Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi, India on the 18th (Korea time). /AFPBBNews=News1
Ahn Se-young (below) is playing against Wang Zhi (above) in the women's singles final of the World Badminton Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 750 Indian Open at Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi, India on the 18th (Korea time). /AFPBBNews=News1
Ahn Se-young (right) poses with Wang Zhi after winning the Women's Singles Final of the World Badminton Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 750 Indian Open at Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi, India on the 18th (Korea time). /AFPBBNews=News1
Ahn Se-young (right) poses with Wang Zhi after winning the Women's Singles Final of the World Badminton Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 750 Indian Open at Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi, India on the 18th (Korea time). /AFPBBNews=News1

Meanwhile, Ahn Se-young rose again as the strongest player by dominating the world badminton scene last year. In the 2025 season, he won three Super 1,000-grade competitions (Malaysia Open, Jeon Young Open, Indonesia Open), five Super 750-grade competitions (Indian Open, Japanese Open, Chinese Masters, Danish Open, French Open), Super 500 Australian Open, Super 300 Orléan Masters, and won 11 World Tour Finals.

In addition, it matched the record of the most wins (11 wins) in a single season set by Japanese male player Kento Momota in 2019. The record for the most wins in a single season of women's singles players was nine wins set by Ahn Se-young in 2023. In addition, Ahn Se-young won 73 out of 77 games in 2025, marking a landslide victory rate of 94.8%. This is a record that exceeds the season's highest winning rate (92.75%, 64 wins and 5 losses) set by Lin Dan of China in the men's singles in 2011.

The prize money was also very large. Ahn Se-young added $240,000 (about 340 million won) in prize money by winning the World Tour Finals, surpassing the accumulated prize money of $13,175 (about 1.44 billion won). Ahn Se-young is the first to open the era of $1 million in single season prize money. In the end, Ahn Se-young was selected as the BWF Female Player of the Year for the third consecutive year and the Player of the Year by her colleagues for the second consecutive year.

Now, Ahn Se-young will return home on the 19th and accelerate to win the next tournament.

Ahn Se-young is playing against Wang Zhi in the women's singles final of the World Badminton Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 750 Indian Open at Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi, India on the 18th (Korea time). /AFPBBNews=News1
Ahn Se-young is playing against Wang Zhi in the women's singles final of the World Badminton Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 750 Indian Open at Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi, India on the 18th (Korea time). /AFPBBNews=News1
Ahn Se-young (right) poses after winning the Women's Singles Final of the World Badminton Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 750 Indian Open at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi, India on the 18th (Korea time). /AFPBBNews=News1
Ahn Se-young (right) poses after winning the Women's Singles Final of the World Badminton Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 750 Indian Open at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi, India on the 18th (Korea time). /AFPBBNews=News1

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