Korean women’s badminton players Ahn Se-young (21, world No. 2) and Kim Ga-eun (25, Samsung Life Insurance, world No. 21) face off in the quarterfinals of the World Badminton Federation (BWF) German Open. .
Ahn Se-young won the BWF World Tour Super 300 German Open women’s singles round of 16 held in Mulheim, Germany on the 9th (local time). It was completely destroyed.
Ahn Se-young participated in three competitions on the BWF World Tour held in January and won two gold medals and one silver medal. After finishing runner-up at the Malaysian Open, the season opener, he reached the top at the Indian Open.
After a good start this season, he entered the Jincheon National Training Center in North Chungcheong Province last month and prepared for the German Open and Jeonyeong Open to be held this month. After struggling to compete in three tournaments last January, he took a breather and participated in the German Open.
Ahn Se-young, who overcame Gunji Rico (Japan, world No. 37) in 36 minutes in the first round the previous day, also returned Song Shuo-win in 35 minutes to settle in the quarterfinals.
Ahn Se-young’s quarterfinal opponent is Kim Ga-eun. In the women’s singles round of 16 held on this day, she beat Suphan Nida Katetong (Thailand, world number 22) 2-0 (21-14 21-13).
Ahn Se-young and Kim Ga-eun, teammates and leaders of the Korean women’s badminton singles, are competing to advance to the semifinals.
In the women’s doubles, Korean players face each other in the quarterfinals. Jeong Na-eun (23, Hwasun-gun Office)-Kim Hye-jeong (25, Samsung Life Insurance) group defeated China’s Du Yue-Xia Yu-ting group 2-0 (21-14 21-5) in the round of 16.
The second seeds, Jeong Na-eun and Kim Hye-jeong, meet Lee So-hee (29, Incheon International Airport) and Baek Ha-na (23, MG Saemaul Geumgo) on the way to the semifinals. Lee So-hee and Baek Ha-na also defeated Hong Kong’s Yip Soom Yau and Chang Hiu Yan Joe 2-0 (21-8 21-13) in the round of 16.
Kim So-young (31, Incheon International Airport) – Gong Hee-yong (27, Jeonbuk Bank) of the women’s doubles ‘Kim Kong Joe’ pair defeated England’s Chloe Birch-Lauren Smith pair 2-0 (21-13 21-10). 온라인바카라
Kim So-Young and Gong Hee-Yong’s team will face Bulgaria’s Gabriela Stova and Stephanie Stova in the quarterfinals.
In the men’s doubles round of 16, Kang Min-hyeok (24, Samsung Life Insurance) and Seo Seung-jae (26, above, ROK Army Sports Corps) defeated Malaysia’s Tan Kian Meng-Tan Wi Kiong 2-0 (21-15 21-17). They will face Taiwan’s coach Chang-Wang Chi-Lin in the quarterfinals.
Choi Sol-gyu (28, Armed Forces Sports Corps) and Kim Won-ho (24, Samsung Life Insurance) Joe also advanced to the quarterfinals by defeating Denmark’s Rasmus Kerr-Frederik Sogor Joe 2-0 (22-20 21-15). Choi Sol-kyu and Kim Won-ho will compete against Denmark’s Kim Astrup and Anders Skarup Rasmussen to advance to the semifinals.
In the mixed doubles, Kim Won-ho and Jeong Na-eun paired Japan’s Watanabe Yuta-Higashino Arisa pair, who were the top seed and world No. 2 in the tournament, 2-0 (21-15 21-16).
Kim Won-ho and Jung Na-eun, who crossed the ‘big mountain’ in the round of 16, will play the quarterfinals against Malaysia’s Chen Tangjie-Tohewei group.
Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yoo-jeong (28, Incheon International Airport) were eliminated in the round of 16.
Meanwhile, TV channels SPOTV and SPOTV ON, and sports OTT service SPOTV NOW broadcast live satellite broadcasts of the BWF German Open and major matches. It will also be broadcast live on SPOTV ASIA (Spotv Asia). Sporty Asia is a channel broadcasting to 13 countries in Southeast Asia, and broadcasts tennis grand slam tournaments such as Wimbledon and US Open, men’s professional tennis ATP tour, motorcycle racing competition MotoGP (GP), WTT (World Table Tennis) table tennis competition, and BWF ( World Badminton Federation) Badminton competition, International Sports Climbing (IFSC), Sports Climbing World Cup, etc. are provided.