2024 Paris Olympic champion in women's badminton An Se-young advances to semifinals at Korea Open

World No. 1 An Se-young reached the semifinals of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour event in South Korea on Friday, moving within two wins of claiming her eighth international title of the season. An defeated Tomoka Miyazaki of Japan 2-0 (21-7, 21-17) in 41 minutes in the women's singles quarterfinals at the Korea Open at Suwon Gymnasium in Suwon, 30 kilometers south of Seoul. An was hardly challenged in the first game. Things were closer in the next game, when Miyazaki battled back from a 15-11 deficit to draw even at 15 apiece. From there, An pulled away with four consecutive points and closed out the 10th-ranked player. Without a trio of Chinese players Wang Zhiyi (world No. 2), Han Yue (No. 3) and Chen Yufei (No. 5) in action, An is considered a heavy favorite to win her third career Korea Open title. She previously won the BWF event on home soil in 2022 and 2023. In the semifinals, An will play world No. 6 Pornpawee Chochuwong. An has won all 11 meetings against the Thai player over their careers. In the men's doubles Friday, the world No. 1 tandem of Seo Seung-jae andWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times