The second round of women’s singles in Group A of 2023 Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Final continued at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center in China on the morning of the 14th. Ahn Se-young, the world’s No. 1, beat No. 7 Indonesian Gregoria Marisca Tunjung 2-0 (21-14, 21-16) and won one game after one loss. 사설 토토사이트
This competition is the King of Kings, which concludes the world tour for one season, and the world’s quarterfinals will compete in five categories, including men’s and women’s singles, men’s and women’s doubles, and mixed doubles, to determine the champion. This time, the total prize money of 2.5 million dollars (3.3 billion won), the highest ever in badminton, is at stake.
In the first round of Group A the previous day, Ahn Se-young suffered a painful 0-2 (18-21, 18-21) defeat against his team and senior Kim Ga-eun (25, Samsung Life Insurance). Ahn won all six games against Tun Zhong and has three rounds left against fourth-place Taiwan’s Tai Tzu Ying (29). Kim lost 1-2 (15-21, 23-21, 11-21) to Tai Chi Ying on the day, and thus tied at one win and one loss. Kim will need to catch Tun Middle to advance to the semifinals.
In the second round of Group B in women’s doubles, Lee So-hee (29, Incheon International Airport) and Baek Ha-na (23, MG Community Credit Cooperative), the world’s second-ranked player, beat Thailand’s 10th-ranked Jongkopan Kitiharakul-Lawinda Prijong 2-0 (21-15, 21-15) and won two consecutive games to advance to the semifinals.
Lee So-hee and Baek Ha-na got off to a fresh start in the first round of Group B the previous day, beating third-ranked Kim So-young (31, Incheon International Airport) and Gong Hee-yong (26, Jeonbuk Bank) 2-0 (21-11, 22-20).
