Badminton ‘Queen’ Ahn Se-young achieves a record-high 11 wins for two consecutive seasons at home

Ahn Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance), the world's best badminton player with a winning rate of 98.6%, rewrote badminton history by reaching 11 wins, tying the record for most wins in a single season at home.

Ahn Se-young won the championship by defeating Akane Yamaguchi (Japan) 2-1 (21-12 15-21 21-16) in the women's singles final of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 500 Korea Open held at Jinnam Gymnasium in Yeosu, Gwangju, Jeollanam-do on the 8th.

As a result, Ahn Se-young showed off her spirit by sweeping the championship trophies in 11 of the 12 individual competitions she participated in this year, excluding the All England Open, where she finished in runner-up.

Previously, the only players to achieve 11 wins in a single season were Kento Momota (Japan) in 2019 and Se-young Ahn last year. Ahn Se-young is the first player in history to achieve 11 wins in two consecutive seasons.