BWF — Badminton World Federation - South Korean prodigy An Se Young took another giant leap in her ascent up the women's singles ranks with a 21-17 23-21 victory over Japan's Akane
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An Se Young ready to step up as Sung Ji Hyun withdraws from Korean Sudirman Cup team - BadmintonPlanet.com
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![South Korea's An Se-young plays against China's Chen Yu Fei during their women's singles badminton quarterfinal match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber South Korea's An Se-young plays against China's Chen Yu Fei during their women's singles badminton quarterfinal match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber](https://c8.alamy.com/compes/2me2k63/south-koreas-an-se-young-plays-against-chinas-chen-yu-fei-during-their-womens-singles-badminton-quarterfinal-match-at-the-2020-summer-olympics-friday-july-30-2021-in-tokyo-japan-ap-photo-markus-schreiber-2me2k63.jpg)
South Korea's An Se-young plays against China's Chen Yu Fei during their women's singles badminton quarterfinal match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber
![Suncheon, South Korea. 9th Apr, 2022. An Seyoung of South Korea hits a return during the women's singles semifinal match against Pusarla V. Sindhu of India at the BWF Korea Open Badminton Suncheon, South Korea. 9th Apr, 2022. An Seyoung of South Korea hits a return during the women's singles semifinal match against Pusarla V. Sindhu of India at the BWF Korea Open Badminton](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2J3NAJN/suncheon-south-korea-9th-apr-2022-an-seyoung-of-south-korea-hits-a-return-during-the-womens-singles-semifinal-match-against-pusarla-v-sindhu-of-india-at-the-bwf-korea-open-badminton-championships-2022-in-suncheon-south-korea-april-9-2022-credit-james-leexinhuaalamy-live-news-2J3NAJN.jpg)
Suncheon, South Korea. 9th Apr, 2022. An Seyoung of South Korea hits a return during the women's singles semifinal match against Pusarla V. Sindhu of India at the BWF Korea Open Badminton
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