Top-ranked shuttler An Se-young cruises into women's singles final
World No. 1 An Se-young eased into the women's singles final in badminton at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Japan on Monday, giving herself a chance to make history. An dispatched Chen Yufei of China 2-0 (21-5, 21-12) in the semifinals at Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium in Ichinomiya, just northwest of the main host city, Nagoya. An will now try to become the first player to win back-to-back…
World No. 1 An Se-young advanced to the women's singles final at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Japan, setting herself up for a historic moment. She defeated Chinese player Chen Yufei 2-0 in the semifinals at Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium, just outside of Nagoya. If she succeeds, An would become the first athlete to win consecutive women's singles titles at the Asian Games.
This matchup is a replay of last year's Asiad gold medal bout. An dominated from the start, claiming the first nine points of the first game. After Chen trailed 5-1 early in the second game, An hit five consecutive points to cement her lead once more. An holds a five-game winning streak against Chen, who is now set to face Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in the final.
An leads their past eight meetings, including their singles game during the team event last week. On Monday, Lee So-hee and Baek Hana also advanced.
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