Ahn Se-young won the 'Amazing Strategy' and grabbed all the revenge, and Wang Zui collapsed again and again

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Ahn Se-young (24, Samsung Life Insurance) finally filled the "last puzzle" of the grand slam of a major tournament. He won the Asian Badminton Championship, which had no connection to winning. The final opponent is "World's No. 2" Wang Zhiyi of China, who suffered a bitter defeat by Ahn Se-young at the Jeon Young Open last month. Ahn Se-young, however, managed to win and avenge her opponent with a strategy that plagued her all the time.

Ahn beat Wang Zhiyi 2-1 (21-12, 17-21, 21-18) in the women's singles final at the Ningbo Olympic Sports Center in China on the 12th. As a result, Ahn Se-young won the Asian Championship following the Olympics, the World Championship, and the Asian Games, and achieved the grand slam of a major tournament. The so-called "Career Grand Slam" including the Jeon Young Open and the World Tour was also achieved, and Ahn Se-young is the first female singles player ever.

Despite winning numerous competitions, Ahn Se-young has not been at the top of the awards ceremony. The silver medal in the 2023 tournament was the best individual performance, and after being eliminated from the quarterfinals in the 2024 tournament, he was unable to participate last year due to injury. However, he finally succeeded in engraving his name in the history of winning the Asian Championship.

It was more meaningful in that the opponent was Wang Zhi and the battlefield was China. Ahn lost to Wang Zhi in the final of the Jeon Young Open last month and failed to win. It was the first time that Ahn Se-young's momentum, which seemed to have no opponent, was dampened. Wang Zhi, who was second in the world but could not cross Ahn Se-young's wall repeatedly, and the Chinese badminton community seemed to have found a solution to the so-called "public security." Ahn Se-young, however, defeated Wang Zhi again after just one competition. It was also a moment that silenced Chinese fans, who were full of voices cheering for Wang Zhi throughout the final.

Ahn Se-young's strategy worked properly. Ahn Se-young maintained her good condition by winning 2-0 in 30 to 40 minutes throughout the 32nd round to the final. On the other hand, Wangzui reached the final after a close one-hour full game with Akane Yamaguchi (Japan, 4th place) in the semifinals the previous day. In terms of physical strength, Ahn Se-young had a clear advantage.

Ahn Se-young persistently dug into the spot. From the beginning of the game, he ran the game without overdoing it. Taking the rally as long as possible, I made Wangzui move as much as possible. He repeatedly destroyed the opponent's center of gravity, putting on a physical burden. The strategy worked properly. As Wang Zhi showed signs of exhaustion from the beginning, Ahn Se-young went on the offensive and won the first game 21-12.

Wang Zhi seemed tired of Ahn Se-young's exquisite game management. Immediately after giving up the score after a long rally, he bent down and exhaled, and after halfway through the set, he knelt down and buried his head in the stadium for a long time. The game was so stable that commentators were concerned about the possibility of injury due to Ahn Se-young's appearance of not attempting bold attacks such as jumping.

As Ahn Se-young entered the last three games, he accumulated points from the beginning and drove his opponent. He played the game in the form of a physical battle, bullying Wang Zi, and when the opportunity came, he won the game early with a bold attack. After rallying with Ahn Se-young, Wang Zhi, who was exhausted, lay down on the court as it was, and applied for a video review for the purpose of a short break. Wang Zhi, who was exhausted, tried to catch his breath even a little more, but was also warned of a time delay by the referee.

Nevertheless, Wang Zhi did not give up until the end and held on with his mental strength, and Ahn Se-young's repeated mistakes in the middle and late three games led to a tie at one point. Ahn Se-young's physical burden also increased to the extent that she sweated when she squeezed out her uniform. However, Ahn Se-young, the 'world's strongest,' was one-up in the last concentration. After winning the last two points, he announced the victory with a leisurely ceremony followed by a roar. It was also the moment when Ahn Se-young wrote another new history of badminton.

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