South Korea’s women’s singles player Ahn Se-young performs an open training session during the national badminton team’s media day at the Jincheon National Athletic Center in Jincheon, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea, on Aug. 16.
Looking for her eighth win of the season, 온라인카지노 South Korean women’s badminton standout Ahn Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance) cruised to the round of 16 at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships.
The world No. 1 eased to a 2-0 (21-12 21-14) victory over 26th-ranked Goh Jin Wei of Malaysia in her first match of the tournament in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Wednesday (July 23).
Ahn got off to a strong start this year, winning back-to-back titles at the India Open and Indonesia Masters, before dominating the prestigious Jeon Young Open in March.
In June, she won the Thailand Open and Singapore Open, 카지노사이트존 followed by the Korea Open and the Japan Open in July, giving her seven gold medals this season.
In the end, Ahn overtook Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi (second) to become the No. 1 player in the BWF rankings, a barrier she had previously failed to overcome.
Now that she has rewritten the history of Korean badminton, Ahn has her sights set on a world title.
Ahn, who is attempting to become the first Korean badminton singles player to win a world title, will face Zhang Beiwen (No. 10) of the United States in the round of 16.
Meanwhile, the world No. 10 mixed doubles team of Kim Won-ho (Samsung Life) and Jung Na-eun (Hwasun County Office) also advanced to the round of 16 with a 2-1 (21-9 16-21 21-15) victory over Adam Hall and Julie Macpherson (Scotland).
In women’s singles, Kim Ga-eun (Samsung Life Insurance) defeated Kristin Kuba (Estonia) 2-1 (19-21 21-14 21-16) in the round of 64 to reach the round of 32.
In the men’s singles, 카지노사이트 Jeon Hyuk-jin (Yonex) fell to Raksha Sen (India) 0-2 (11-21 12-21) in the round of 32.