Defeat world number 2 Wang Ziyi 2-0
Korean badminton ‘signature’ Ahn Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance) won the Malaysia Open, the first international competition of the new year.
World No. 1 Ahn Se-young defeated world No. 2 Wang Zhiyi (China) 2-0 (21-17) in the women’s singles final of the 2025 Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 1000 Malaysia Open held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on the 12th (Korean time). 21-7).
Ahn Se-young, who defeated world number 7 Tai Chu-ying (Taiwan) 2-1 in the final of this tournament last year, won this tournament as well, achieving her second consecutive title. At the same time, he announced a smooth start by winning a winner’s medal in the first competition of the new year.
Ahn Se-young succeeded in exacting revenge against Wang Zhiyi. He was blocked by Wang Zhiyi in the finals of the Denmark Open last November and the semifinals of the World Tour Finals in December, but won a complete victory in this tournament with an overwhelming performance.
With the win on this day, Ahn Se-young took the lead against Wang Ziyi with 9 wins and 4 losses.
Ahn Se-young, who fell behind 8-11 in game 1, took the lead by scoring 9 points in a row. Afterwards, the gap narrowed to 19-16 as Wang Zhiyi struggled to chase, but after making a game point, he scored again to take the lead.
Ahn Se-young took the game to his advantage by going up 11-2 from the beginning of the second game, and gained momentum and accumulated points in the second half, easily winning the championship.
In the men’s doubles final of the tournament held on the same day, Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho (Samsung Life Insurance) defeated Cheon Boyang and Liu Yu (China) 2-1 (19-21 21-12 21-12) to take the top spot.
Ahn Se-young, Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho, who won the first competition of the season, will participate in the 2025 BWF World Tour Super 750 India Open starting on the 14th and challenge to become champions for two consecutive weeks.
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