Match Finished in Just 30 Minutes 'Crazy'... Badminton An Se-Young Secures Quarterfinal Spot [Paris Olympics]

Badminton 'World No.1' An Se-young (Samsung Life) secured a spot in the quarterfinals with an overwhelming performance.

On the 31st (local time), An Se-young is celebrating after securing a spot in the quarterfinals. [Image source=Yonhap News]

On the 31st (local time), An Se-young defeated Qi Xuefei (France, world No.53) 2-0 (21-5, 21-7) in the second group stage match of the women's singles badminton event at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at Porte de la Chapelle Arena in Paris, France.

With this victory, An Se-young achieved a perfect 2-0 record in the group stage and advanced to the round of 16. As the top seed, she will skip the round of 16 and advance directly to the quarterfinals by walkover.

Considered a favorite to win the Paris Olympics, An Se-young showed remarkable performance. Although she won her first group stage match on the 28th, she made frequent mistakes. However, in this match, she was evaluated to have regained her form.

On the 31st (local time), An Se-young is competing against France's Qi Xuefei in the women's singles preliminary round of badminton at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at La Chapelle Arena in Paris, France.
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An Se-young dominated her opponent, finishing the first game with more than four times the points difference in just 14 minutes. In the second game, she maintained control of the match with sharp attacks and won by a 14-point margin in 16 minutes.