The world's strongest queen has become frightening... Ahn Se-young wins four consecutive tournaments

'Badminton Queen' An Se-young (Samsung Life, 23) will face China's top player Chen Yufei in the final of the Orleans Masters.

World No. 1 An Se-yeong advanced to the finals by defeating Gao Fangjie (China, 17th) 2-1 (20-22, 21-7, 21-14) in the women's singles semifinals at the tournament held in Orleans, France, on the 9th (Korean time).

Since the beginning of the year, 2024 Paris Olympic gold medalist An Se-young, who consecutively won the Malaysia Open and India Open, is aiming for four consecutive tournament victories, including this competition and the Jeon Young Open starting on the 11th.

Ahn Se-yeong, who has been on a 'no loss' streak in her recent 13 matches including 10 matches at two previous international tournaments and 3 matches at this tournament, lost the first game 20-22 to Gao Fangjie in the semifinals. After regrouping, she won both the second and third games decisively.

An Se-young, who started in 1899, the world's oldest and most prestigious tennis open, previously reached the top of the women's singles for the first time in 27 years as a Korean player two years ago.

Meanwhile, An Se-young made a bold statement immediately after winning the gold medal in women's singles badminton at the 2024 Paris Olympics, criticizing the national team's injury management, training methods, and the association's decision-making system, claiming that these factors hindered the athlete's performance maintenance and improvement, causing a significant stir.

The Badminton Association announced that it actively collected players' opinions and revised the national team operation guidelines.

Ahn Se-young, proving herself through her skills

I truly cheer you on passionately~

She has guided the association on the right path. She is a wonderful woman.