Ahn Se-young, who won 34 consecutive games, caught Taiwan's Linxiangti in 37 minutes and went to the quarterfinals of the Jeon Young Open... Korea records 'two consecutive losses' for the first time in the singles

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"Shuttlecock Empress" Ahn Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance) continues her relentless run toward her second consecutive victory in the world's most prestigious Jeon Young Open. He easily reached the quarterfinals by defeating his opponent in just 37 minutes.

World No. 1 Ahn Se-young defeated world No. 19 Lin Xiang-Tai of Taiwan with a set score of 2-0 (21-15 21-11) in the round of 16 women's singles at the "2026 All-British Open Badminton Championship" held at Utilita Arena in Birmingham, England on the 5th (Korea time).

It was a one-sided match. Ahn Se-young, who took the lead by winning seven points at the start of the first game, succeeded in scoring six consecutive points even in 11-5 situations, taking care of the first set with ease.

In the following two games, the gap widened further. After the 2-2 tie, he pulled the reins fiercely to face the interval 11-5 and won the final 10-point victory.

The opponent in the quarterfinals is world No. 6 Putri Kusuma Wardani of Indonesia. Wardani defeated Kim Ga-eun (Samsung Life, 14th) of South Korea 2-0 (25-2321-15) in the round of 16.

With this victory, Ahn ran an unbeatable 34-game winning streak. Having won 11 World Badminton Federation (BWF) championships last year, she won the Malaysian Open (Super 1000) and the Indian Open (Super 750) again this year. He is showing off his overwhelming ability to win seven consecutive tournaments, including last year.

Now, the eyes are on a new history of Korean badminton singles. Marking its 116th anniversary this year, the Jeon Young Open is the oldest badminton competition in the world. Ahn Se-young, who competed as the defending champion, will challenge the milestone of "two consecutive tournaments" for the first time in Korean singles player history. In the past, legendary Korean badminton players such as Park Joo-bong, Kim Moon-soo, Chung Myung-hee and Gil Young-ah have won two consecutive doubles events, but no one has achieved it in singles yet.

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