Badminton star Ahn Se-young, first Korean to win Malay Open singles
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The winning prize is $91,000 Next, he participated in the India Open.
Badminton star Ahn Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance) became the first Korean to win the Malaysia Open singles event.
Ahn Se-young, world number one in badminton women's singles, defeated world number four Tai Chu-ying (Taiwan) 2-1 (10-21 21-10 21-18) in the women's singles final of the 'Malaysia Open' held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on the 14th (Korean time). ) and won.
After suffering a knee injury in the Asian Games singles final, he fell into a slump, but returned to the top in about three months. His winning prize of $91,000 (approximately 119.57 million won) was also held in his hands.
He also avenged the upset loss he suffered at the end of last year to Tai Chu-ying. In the semifinals of the World Tour Finals last December, Ahn Se-young came close to winning by 19-10 in three games with the game score of 1-1, but suffered a shocking comeback loss of 20-22 after conceding consecutive goals.
In addition, Ahn Se-young became the first Korean to win the Malaysia Open singles.
At the Malaysia Open, a prestigious tournament that has been held since 1937, starting with the women's doubles (Kim Yeon-ja and Yoo Sang-hee) in 1983 and the men's doubles (Lee Deuk-chun and Kim Moon-soo) in 1984, Park Joo-bong, Jeong So-young, Chung Myung-hee, Hwang Hye-young, Lee Sang-bok, Kim Dong-moon, Gil Young-ah, Lee Dong-soo and Yoo Yoo. , Ra Gyeong-min, Lee Jae-jin, Lee Hyo-jeong, Jeong Jae-seong, Lee Yong-dae, Lee Gyeong-won, Kim Ki-jeong, and Kim Sarang won the men's and women's doubles and mixed doubles, but there has never been a Korean winner in the men's and women's singles event.
Ahn Se-young was surprised to hear from the World Badminton Federation that she was the first Korean to win the Malaysia Open singles. In an interview with the federation after the game, he said, “Really? I didn't know. “I’m very happy to know,” he said. “It’s always a good feeling to play in Malaysia. “I want to win more in the future,” he said.
He confessed that after losing to Tai Chu-ying in the World Tour Finals in December last year, he vowed to get revenge by recovering from the competition. Se-young Ahn said, “I did my homework while watching the game again,” and added, “I’m happy to see the fruits of my efforts.”
Ahn Se-young, who won the Malaysia Open, is aiming for the top spot for two consecutive weeks at the India Open, which follows this week. He said, “I am happy to have won my first competition this year,” and “I started the new year well.” 토토사이트