Ahn Se-young made it to the final at 3:30 p.m. on the 4th (Korea time) by winning the women’s singles semifinal match against Gregoria Maresca Tunjung of Indonesia in the women’s singles match at the 2024 Paris Olympics at Port Draszapel Stadium in France with a game score of 2-1 (11-21 21-13 21-16).
Her opponent in the semifinal was Tunjung, who was ranked eighth in the world. Ahn was dragged away by losing four consecutive points at the beginning of the first game against Tunjung. After the hairpin, she was attacked by an opponent team’s fast approach and entered the interval by a five-point gap of 6-11, and lost one game by a 10-point gap of 11-21, struggling with the opponent team’s drive-like hitting. Ahn displayed no performance that shook her opponent with long rallies.
After giving up her first run into the second game, Ahn successfully scored three consecutive points with a tempo-fast movement. In the end, she faced the interval with an 11-9 lead. She lost the lead and made an urgent Tunjung mistake, widened the score gap, and made the game score 1-1 with a delightful smash of 21-13.
While Tunjung clearly showed signs of exhaustion, An took the lead by scoring four consecutive points at the start of the three games. An continued to lead the interval with a big 11-3 lead over Tunjung in speed and accuracy. Eventually, he held the lead to the end and headed to the final.
Indonesian media outlet Bolanet said after witnessing the defeat of his country’s player, Tunjung, “Tunjung led by showing dominance over An Se-young throughout the first game. Confidence shot through the roof as he won one game with a 10-point lead.”
“However, the reality was not beautiful. Having lost two games to An Se-young despite fierce resistance, Tunjung was confused by his increasingly exhausted physical stamina in the three games. In the end, the last hope of badminton in Indonesia was that he had to give up his dream of winning the gold medal,” he said.
Meanwhile, if Ahn wins the gold medal in the finals, she will be the first Korean to win the gold medal in women’s singles in badminton in 28 years since Ahn Soo-hyun at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Ahn will compete with China’s He Bing Zhao on Saturday for the gold medal.
BY: 토토사이트 모음