Ola reaches Kumamoto Masters round of 16
Will face Chen Yufei in the quarterfinals
“I don’t think it’s too much of a stretch to play”
Ahn Se-young fends off an attack from Bai Yufo during their women’s singles round of 32 match at the Badminton World Tour Kumamoto Masters on Friday. Ahn took a 2-0 lead after returning to the court 39 days after the women’s singles final at the Asian Games on March 7.
‘Shuttlecock Queen‘ Ahn Se-young (21-Samsung Life Insurance) returned to the court after 39 days to register a victory. The World Badminton Federation (BWF) Women’s Singles No. 1 defeated Chinese Taipei’s 27th-ranked Bai Yu-Fo (32) 2-0 (22-20, 21-13) in 37 minutes in the women’s singles round of 32 at the BWF World Tour Kumamoto Masters in Japan on Friday.
Ahn complained of right knee pain during her match against Chen Yufei (25-China-3rd) in the women’s singles final at the Hangzhou Asian Games on March 7. Ahn went on to win the women’s singles title at the Asian Games, but after returning home, she was diagnosed with a torn knee tendon. She then withdrew from the Denmark Open and the French Open to focus on treatment and rehabilitation. At both events, Chen Yufei won the women’s singles title. At the Kumamoto Masters, both Ahn and Chen will have to reach the quarterfinals to face each other.
Ahn doesn’t think she needs to go all out to win the tournament, 카지노사이트랭크 as she is playing in this tournament to check her condition and performance. An official from the Korea Badminton Association said, “The competition to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will continue until the end of April next year. It’s more important for her to play well in the long run. Ahn Se-young will not push herself too hard to win this tournament.”
Ahn, who started the day with multiple layers of tape on her right knee, was not at full strength as she fell behind 2-7 in the first set. However, she came back from 16-20 down to win the next six points to take the set. In the second set, she was down 1-5 early on, but turned the tide and closed out the match with an eight-point victory. Ahn will play Gao Fangze (25-China, 34th) in the round of 16 on Saturday. 고스톱