Wow, look at the personality of 'After Ahn Se-young's shock defeat' → Chinese Wang Zi, 'The Grand Pear' and 'The Dignity of the Loser' shone like this

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Badminton Empress Ahn Se-young (24, Samsung Life Insurance) sought to become the first Korean singles player to win two consecutive games at the Jeon Young Open, which boasts the best authority in badminton, but it was unfortunately canceled. He was caught by the "old enemy" Wang Zui. Still, Ahn Se-young showed the dignity of praising the winner after losing.

"World No. 1" Ahn Se-young lost to "World No. 2" Wang Zhi (China) 0-2 (15-21, 19-21) in the women's singles final of the 2026 World Badminton Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 1000 World Open at Utilita Arena in Birmingham, England on the 9th (Korea time).

With the defeat, Ahn Se-young ended her official tournament winning streak at "36" since her defeat in the final of the Korea Open in September last year. In addition, Wang Zhi's 10-game winning streak against Wang Zhi, which has continued since last year, has also ended. It is the first time in about a year and three months that Ahn Se-young lost to Wang Zui since December 2024. Still, Ahn Se-young still has an overwhelming advantage with 18 wins and 5 losses against Wang Zhi.

The flow was unusual from the beginning of the game. Ahn Se-young, who was leading 3-1 at the beginning of the first game, gave up the lead by allowing five runs. Unusual and frequent mistakes overlapped, and the score was 8-15 to 7 points. Ahn Se-young defended the net based on her unique diligent movements, but she couldn't get on with the flow. In the end, it was not enough to prevent Wang Zhi's aggression, which gained momentum, and lost 15-21 and gave up the first game.

In the second game, a slightly different aspect unfolded. With Ahn Se-young trailing 2-5, he showed his concentration and succeeded in turning the tables 9-6. However, as the mistakes overlapped again, they allowed the reversal to 13-15 again. Ahn Se-young, who showed his ability to chase down to 19-20 and a point even when he was losing 16-20. However, he finally knelt down without overcoming the last crisis.

Despite the disappointing runner-up, Ahn Se-young showed a bright expression and did not feel discouraged. After the game, Ahn Se-young said on her personal social networking service (SNS), "Unfortunately, today is not the day. I did my best, but the opponent played better," he said.

Ahn Se-young then said, "Congratulations on Wang Zui's first victory at the Jeon Young Open," showing the dignity of a true loser along with his great-grandfather, Heart, who celebrated the winner.

Finally, Ahn Se-young said, "I had a good time in Birmingham, though. Looking back at this game, I felt that there were many areas to improve. Thank you to the fans who joined us at the stadium. Your support always helps me a lot and keeps me going. I'll be stronger next time and come back," he wrote.

Ahn Se-young, who finished her schedule for the Jeon Young Open, is scheduled to return home via Incheon International Airport on the 10th.

Meanwhile, Ahn Se-young rose to the top again in 2025 when she dominated the world badminton scene. 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. Based on this strong performance, he was selected as the BWF Female Player of the Year for the third consecutive year and the Player of the Year by his colleagues for the second consecutive year.

In addition, Baek Ha-na and Lee So-hee in Korean women's doubles also failed to cross the wall of the Great Wall. In the final, they met the world's strongest Liu Sung-soo-Tanning (China) group and lost 0-2 (18-21, 12-21) and had to be satisfied with the runner-up.

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