"24-year-old An Se-young already has her 50th victory, an unbelievable greatness"... Even the Japanese opponent said, "She is getting stronger and stronger," expressing awe.

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'Badminton Empress' An Se-young (24, Samsung Life) has built a golden monument with her 50th career international women's singles victory.

World No. 1 An Se-young defeated Akane Yamaguchi (Japan, No. 3) with a game score of 2-0 (23-22, 21-12) in the final of the 2026 BWF World Tour Super 1000 Indonesia Open held in Jakarta, Indonesia, on the 7th. She climbed to the top for two consecutive weeks following last week's Singapore Open.

On this day, the badminton specialty site 'Badminton Ranks' conveyed via SNS, 'Congratulations to An Se-young on her 50th singles victory.' According to this, An Se-young has lifted a total of 50 championship trophies (including 7 junior titles), including the 'Grand Slam' of the Olympics, World Championships, Asian Games, and Asian Championships, as well as two World Tour Finals and nine Super 1000 series titles.

Badminton Ranks praised her, saying, "At just 24 years old. Incredible greatness."

An Se-young defeated China's Chen Yufei (No. 4) 2-1 (21-17, 19-21, 23-21) after a 1 hour and 18 minute grueling battle in the previous day's semi-finals to reach the final. Notably, she achieved a miraculous comeback after falling behind 7-17 in the third game. Although she faced Yamaguchi again, whom she had barely defeated 2-1 (21-11, 17-21, 21-19) in last week's Singapore Open final, she completely erased concerns about physical fatigue and secured victory in just 39 minutes.

The BWF reported that after the match, Yamaguchi smiled as if she knew her opponent was invincible, saying, "An Se-young gets stronger every time we face each other, and it's amazing." She added, "Compared to our previous matches, she has improved in every aspect, mentally and technically. So I couldn't do much." She even expressed awe.

In an interview with the BWF, An Se-young shared her thoughts, saying, "This victory has great significance. I am truly happy to have won so many titles." She continued, "I had to forget yesterday's match (the semi-final). Today is a new day, and I had to focus only on today's match. I focused on one point at a time and didn't worry about the scoreboard. That's how I was able to achieve a good result."

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