An Se-young

An Se-young (Korean: 안세영; Hanja: 安洗瑩; born 5 February 2002) is a South Korean badminton player from Gwangju, who was awarded as 2019 Most Promising Player of the Year by the BWF.[1] Korea’s News1 agency reported in 2017 that An Se Young is the first middle school student ever to qualify for Korea’s national badminton team. In 2018, she was selected to join the national team, became the first junior high school student in the Korean national team. She was part of the national junior team that clinched the mixed team title at the 2017 Asian Junior Championships.[2] An later represented her country at the 2018 Uber Cup in Bangkok, and Asian Games in Jakarta, helps the team won a Uber Cup bronze.[3][4] In 2019, she clinched the BWF World Tour title at the Super 300 New Zealand Open beat the 2012 Olympic gold medalists Li Xuerui of China in the final.[5]

An Se-young against Sung Ji-hyun in the semi-final of 2019 Chinese Taipei Open
In this Korean name, the family name is An.
An Se-young
안세영
Personal information
CountrySouth Korea
Born (2002-02-05) 5 February 2002
Gwangju, South Korea
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Career record116 wins, 29 losses
Highest ranking9 (26 November 2019)
Current ranking9 (17 March 2020)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  South Korea
Uber Cup
2018 Bangkok Women's team
Asia Team Championships
2020 Manila Women's team
2018 Alor Setar Women's team
World Junior Championships
2017 Yogyakarta Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
2017 Jakarta Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

BWF World Tour (5 titles, 2 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[7]

Women's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2019 New Zealand Open Super 300 Li Xuerui 21–19, 21–15 Winner
2019 Canada Open Super 100 Wang Zhiyi 21–15, 22–20 Winner
2019 Hyderabad Open Super 100 Yeo Jia Min 21–12, 17–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2019 Akita Masters Super 100 Haruko Suzuki 21–10, 17–21, 21–14 Winner
2019 French Open (1) Super 750 Carolina Marín 16–21, 21–18, 21–5 Winner
2019 Korea Masters Super 300 Sung Ji-hyun 21–13, 21–17 Winner
2020 Thailand Masters Super 300 Akane Yamaguchi 16–21, 20–22 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2018 Indonesia International Shiori Saito 12–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2018 Irish Open Kim Ga-eun 26–24, 21–17 Winner
2019 Vietnam International Hirari Mizui 19–21, 11–21 Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 30 January 2021.[8]

References
  1. "안세영, BWF 세계배드민턴연맹 <올해의 신인상> 수상". www.koreabadminton.org (in Korean). Badminton Korea Association. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  2. "'셔틀콕 천재소녀' 등장…여중생이 선발전 사상 첫 태극마크". www.yna.co.kr (in Korean). Yonhap. 26 December 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  3. Sukumar, Dev (22 May 2018). "Schoolgirl to the Rescue – Day 3 – Session 2: Total BWF TUC Finals 2018". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  4. "[아시안게임] 배드민턴 이소희-신승찬 등 16강행… 안세영 탈락" (in Korean). Korea Economic Daily. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  5. "셔틀콕 막내의 반란…안세영, 뉴질랜드오픈서 첫 우승(종합)". www.mk.co.kr (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. 5 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  6. "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
  7. "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
  8. "An Se Young Head to Head". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
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