World No. 1 in women's singles, An Se-young, secured a decisive victory on September 22 at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. Competing in the women's team event quarterfinals at the Ichinomiya City Gymnasium in Japan, An faced Malaysia's Lechana Karupathevan, ranked 28th in the world, and won the first match 2-0 (21-12, 21-8).
From the start of the first game, An established a significant lead, pulling ahead by nine points to seize control of the match.
The badminton team event consists of three singles matches and two doubles matches, with the first country to win three matches declared the winner.
With An's strong performance setting the tone against Malaysia, South Korea's second match will feature the women's doubles team of Lee So-hee and Baek Ha-na, currently ranked second in the world.
Following them, singles player Kim Ga-eun, doubles team Kim Hye-jung and Jeong Na-eun, and singles player Kim Ga-ram are all set to compete in the upcoming matches.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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