On December 13, the World Badminton ** Finals began, and in the first women's singles match that just ended, the game broke out a big upset. World No. 1 An Seying was reversed by teammate Kim Ga-eun with a five-point lead in the first game, and finally lost to teammate Kim Ga-eun with two 18-21 upsets, and suffered a black start. After the first defeat, Ahn Se Ying's prospects of qualifying for the group stage are worrying.
An Xiying is currently ranked No. 1 in the world and is the strongest in women's singles this year, winning 10 championships including the World Championships and the Asian Games, and the points are far ahead of the former F4 members, becoming the only one.
In this year-end finals, due to the rules stipulating that players from the same association must play in the first round, all Ahn Se-ying played against teammate Kim Ga-eun in the first round. The two sides have played each other six times, winning three games each, but all three of Ahn Se Ying's losses have come before 2019, and she has been unbeaten against her teammates since then. Kim Ga-eun benefited from Akane Yamaguchi's retirement as a substitute and advanced to the finals for the first time in her career.
In the first game, An Xiying started to enter the state quickly, and continued to score easily by pulling the hanging, and quickly opened the score to 9-4. Kim Ga-eun fell behind 9-14 and continued to chase points to 15-14. After that, the two sides engaged in fierce battles, and the score continued to rise to 18-18. Ahn Se-ying made three consecutive mistakes and lost the first game 18-21.
In the second game, An Xiying started 5-3. Kim Ga-eun debuted and scored through precise lifting and slashing on the sideline, and the score was overtaken to 8-5. Ahn Se-ying stubbornly chased the score to 10-10, and then the speed obviously couldn't keep up with Kim Ga-eun, and the score was quickly stretched to 10-16. An Xiying chased 4 points in a row to 18-21 at 14-20, but finally lost the game 18-21, and the big score was 0-2, which caused a big upset in the finals.
After losing this game, it will be difficult for An Xiying to qualify from the group. An Xiying's next two opponents are Mariska and Tai Tzu Ying, and it is a bit difficult to break through in this state.