{
  "id": 10389801,
  "title": "Top-ranked shuttler An Se-young cruises into women's singles final",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/top-ranked-shuttler-an-se-young-cruises-into-womens-singles-final",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T07:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260928/top-ranked-shuttler-an-se-young-cruises-into-womens-singles-final"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "World No. 1 badminton player An Se-young advanced to the women's singles final at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Japan, positioning herself to potentially make history. She defeated China's Chen Yufei 2-0 (21-5, 21-12) in the semifinals at Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium. An aims to become the first athlete to win consecutive women's singles golds at Asian Games. The event debuted in 1962. An's dominance was evident, as she took the first nine points of the opening game and then scored five straight points to secure the match. This is now the fifth straight victory for An against Chen. In Tuesday's final, An will face Japan's Akane Yamaguchi, with An having won their last eight encounters, including the singles match during the team event last week.",
  "summary": "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…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "[PHOTOS] Final bound: An Se-young, doubles duo sweep badminton semis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/photos-final-bound-an-se-young-doubles-duo-sweep-badminton-semis",
        "published": "2026-09-28T06:02:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(Asiad) Top-ranked shuttler An Se-young cruises into women's singles final",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/asiad-top-ranked-shuttler-an-se-young-cruises-into-womens-singles",
        "published": "2026-09-28T06:30:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}