Ahn Se-young (aged 22, Samsung Life Insurance), the “shuttlecock queen,” has decided her opponent. Heo Bing-jiao, ranking ninth in the world, has caught her luck. Heo Bing-jiao won against Spain’s Carolina Marin in the women’s singles semifinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics, which took place at Port-Dracchapel Stadium in Paris, France on Monday (Korea time). Ahn will face off against Heo in the final on Saturday.

Heo was lucky to come. Heo was dragged around by Marin throughout the day. He lost the first set 14-21. He was also dragged 6-10 in the second set. Marin suddenly complained of pain in his knee and called medical time. Marin, who was showing cheerful movements on the day, became dull rapidly. When Heo won two points and reached 8-10, Marin finally lay down. He sat on his knees and sobbed. He felt that he could no longer compete. Marin eventually withdrew.

Marin cannot compete in the bronze medal match, so Gregoria Mariska Tunjung of Indonesia (8th in the world) who lost to An Se-young in the semifinals confirmed the bronze medal.

Ahn is one step closer to winning the gold medal. Marin is ranked fourth in the world and Heo Bing Jiao is ninth. She was also close to Marin in her competition with six wins and four losses, but is superior to Heo Bing Jiao with eight wins and five losses.

Of course, He Bing Jiao is no match for many. He has been on the decline recently, but in October 2023, he ranked fifth in the world. He advanced to the semifinals by defeating “world No. 2” Chen Yu-fei in the quarterfinals of this Olympics. There were many cases where players who had unexpected luck in Olympic history continued that luck until the end. This is something Ahn should be careful of. Ahn beat He Bing Jiao 2-0 at the Indonesian Open in July, but lost 0-2 at the Asian Championships in April.

A variable has occurred, but Ahn’s gold medal strategy does not change. “As I always said, I thought all the players were rivals. Not only Chen Yu-fei, but all the players are good, and there are so many variables in the Olympics. I will prepare well because I can win no matter who comes up.”

Lastly, Ahn Se-young said, “I imagine a lot that I’m INFJ. I imagine a lot of celebrations, and I can’t sleep and my body is stiff because of this imagination,” adding, “Because there were many people, I was able to run on the stage I dreamed of without giving up. It’s so hard that I feel sorry to let go of my excitement, but I hope you’ll cheer for me so that I can finish the game very romantically tomorrow.”

BY: 토토사이트 추천