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Badminton: Olympic champion An Se-young reaches BWF World Tour Finals semis

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Badminton: Olympic Champion An Se-young Reaches BWF World Tour Finals Semis

By IANS News December 13, 2024 • 23:56 PM View: 318

BWF World Tour Finals: Paris Olympic champion An Se-young of South Korea booked her spot in the women's singles semifinals of the 2024 BWF World Tour Finals here on Friday. After losing to Japanese ace Akane Yamaguchi on Thursday in Group B, An enjoyed a comfortable 21-11, 21-15 win over China's Han Yue to progress. The latter also qualified for the semis with two wins.

Japan's Aya Ohori and China's Wang Zhiyi also reached the last four from Group A, reports Xinhua.

In the men's singles, Denmark's Anders Antonsen and Chinese Taipei's Chou Tien Chen progressed to the semifinals from Group A, while home favourite Shi Yuqi and Indonesia's Jonatan Christie made the last four from Group B.

TAGS BWF World Tour Finals Paris Olympic South Korea Akane Yamaguchi Han Yue Aya Ohori Wang Zhiyi Anders Antonsen Chinese Taipei Chou Tien Chen Shi Yuqi Jonatan Christie Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan Tai Tzu

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