An Se-young
An Se-young (Korean: 안세영; Hanja: 安洗瑩; born 5 February 2002) is a South Korean badminton player from Gwangju, who was awarded as 2019 Most Promising Player of the Year by the BWF.[1] She won the gold medal at the 2023 World Championships, and made a history as the first Korean women's singles player to win the World Championships title.[2] She then clinched the women's singles gold medal in the 2022 Asian Games.[3] An also part of Korean winning team at the 2022 Uber Cup and at the 2022 Asian Games.[4][5]
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Country | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Gwangju, South Korea | 5 February 2002|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 50 kg (110 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Sung Ji-hyun | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career record | 268 wins, 56 losses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 1 (1 August 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 1 (10 October 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
In 2018, An was selected to join the national team and became the first junior high school student in the Korean national team. She was part of the national junior team that clinched the mixed team title at the 2017 Asian Junior Championships.[6] An later represented her country at the 2018 Uber Cup in Bangkok, and Asian Games in Jakarta, helped the team win an Uber Cup bronze.[7][8] In 2019, she clinched her first BWF World Tour title at the Super 300 New Zealand Open, beating the 2012 Olympic gold medalist Li Xuerui of China in the final.[9]

Achievements
World Championships
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | ![]() |
19–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark | ![]() |
21–12, 21–10 | ![]() |
Asian Games
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China | ![]() |
21–18, 17–21, 21–8 | ![]() |
Asian Championships
Women's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines | ![]() |
21–10, 12–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2023 | Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ![]() |
10–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
BWF World Tour (19 titles, 7 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[10] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[11]
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | New Zealand Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
21–19, 21–15 | ![]() |
2019 | Canada Open | Super 100 | ![]() |
21–15, 22–20 | ![]() |
2019 | Hyderabad Open | Super 100 | ![]() |
21–12, 17–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Akita Masters | Super 100 | ![]() |
21–10, 17–21, 21–14 | ![]() |
2019 | French Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
16–21, 21–18, 21–5 | ![]() |
2019 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
21–13, 21–17 | ![]() |
2020 | Thailand Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
16–21, 20–22 | ![]() |
2021 | Denmark Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
21–18, 23–25, 5–16 retired | ![]() |
2021 | Indonesia Masters | Super 750 | ![]() |
21–17, 21–19 | ![]() |
2021 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
21–17, 22–20 | ![]() |
2021 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | ![]() |
21–16, 21–12 | ![]() |
2022 | All England Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
15–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Korea Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
21–17, 21–18 | ![]() |
2022 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
21–17, 21–5 | ![]() |
2022 | Japan Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
9–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Australian Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
21–17, 21–9 | ![]() |
2023 | Malaysia Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
21–12, 19–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
2023 | India Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
15–21, 21–16, 21–12 | ![]() |
2023 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
18–21, 21–18, 21–13 | ![]() |
2023 | German Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
11–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2023 | All England Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
21–17, 10–21, 21–19 | ![]() |
2023 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
21–10, 21–19 | ![]() |
2023 | Singapore Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
21–16, 21–14 | ![]() |
2023 | Korea Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
21–9, 21–15 | ![]() |
2023 | Japan Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
21–15, 21–11 | ![]() |
2023 | China Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
21–10, 21–19 | ![]() |
BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 2 runners-up)
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Indonesia International | ![]() |
12–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Irish Open | ![]() |
26–24, 21–17 | ![]() |
2019 | Vietnam International | ![]() |
19–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
Record against selected opponents
Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 10 October 2023.
Players | Matches | Results | Difference | |
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Won | Lost | |||
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18 | 8 | 10 | –2[lower-alpha 1] |
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10 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
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11 | 9 | 2 | +7 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Players | Matches | Results | Difference | |
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Won | Lost | |||
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6 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
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21 | 9 | 12 | –3 |
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5 | 2 | 3 | –1 |
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10 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
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6 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
Notes
- Tournament software did not included the women's team event of the 2022 Asian Games results for head-to-head.[12]
References
- "안세영, BWF 세계배드민턴연맹 올해의 신인상 수상" (in Korean). Badminton Korea Association. 11 December 2019. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- Yoo, Jee-ho (27 August 2023). "S. Korean An Se-young captures women's singles title at badminton world championships". Yonhap News Agency. Archived from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- Paik, Ji-hwan (7 October 2023). "An Se-young wins Korea's first badminton women's singles title in 29 years". JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- "Koreans new Uber Cup champs". Bangkok Post. 15 May 2022. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- Yoon, Min-sik (1 October 2023). "S. Korea wins gold in women's badminton, 1st since 1994". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- "'셔틀콕 천재소녀' 등장…여중생이 선발전 사상 첫 태극마크" (in Korean). Yonhap. 26 December 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- Sukumar, Dev (22 May 2018). "Schoolgirl to the Rescue – Day 3 – Session 2: Total BWF TUC Finals 2018". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- "[아시안게임] 배드민턴 이소희-신승찬 등 16강행… 안세영 탈락" (in Korean). Korea Economic Daily. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- "셔틀콕 막내의 반란…안세영, 뉴질랜드오픈서 첫 우승(종합)". Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). 5 May 2019. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- "Head to Head An Se Young vs Chen Yu Fei". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
External links

- An Se-young at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com