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'Badminton Empress' An Se-young (Samsung Life) is set to challenge for the title at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games badminton tournament, which boasts high popularity.
Nagoya TV reported on the 9th (Korea time) regarding ticket sales status for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, stating that "ticket sales rates for 17 out of a total of 41 events have surpassed 80%."
Aichi Governor Hideaki Omura, who also serves as chairman of the organizing committee, announced the ticket sales status on the 8th.
According to this, tickets for the opening ceremony have already sold out all originally planned quantities. Additionally, ticket sales rates for 17 out of a total of 41 events have surpassed 80%.
Consequently, the organizing committee began selling thousands of additional opening ceremony tickets starting on the 8th.
Nagoya TV explained that "thousands of opening ceremony tickets will be added to sales from the 8th" and that "events where originally planned quantities were completely sold out will also sell more tickets as soon as additional seats are secured."
Ticket sales enthusiasm varies by event.
It is reported that table tennis, badminton, volleyball, and sport climbing already have very few remaining seats.
One of the most noticeable events for Korean fans is badminton, because world No. 1 An Se-young will be competing.
An Se-young has recently displayed overwhelming performance on the international stage. Last month, she claimed her second career world championship title by winning the women's singles at the 2026 BWF World Championships held in New Delhi, India.
She also won the BWF World Tour China Masters, which concluded on the 6th. Following the World Championships, she showcased perfect performance over five matches without losing a single game at the China Masters, achieving a three-peat title.
Her winning streak has extended to as many as 33 matches.
An Se-young, who reached the finals eight times this season and won seven of them, will enter Japan as world No. 1 and the reigning world champion.
At this Asian Games, she will challenge to defend two titles. An Se-young swept both women's singles and women's team events at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games to become a double crown winner. At this Aichi-Nagoya tournament, she will also aim for victory in women's singles and the team event.
Furthermore, the host country Japan possesses world-class women's singles players such as Akane Yamaguchi and Tomoka Miyazaki, indicating significant local interest in badminton.
On the other hand, football and baseball, which are held in large stadiums, are reported to still have available tickets.
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