Badminton star An Se-young won her first career Asian championships singles title Sunday in China. An, the world No. 1, defeated second-ranked Wang Zhiyi of China in three games, 21-12, 17-21, 21-18, for the women’s singles gold medal at the Badminton Asia Championships at Ningbo Olympic Sports Center in Ningbo, China. The Asian title had been the only major crown missing in An’s decorated resume. The 24-year-old previously won an Olympic gold medal in 2024, a world title in 2023 and an Asian Games gold medal in 2023. Against Wang, An rallied from an early 5-4 deficit with three straight points, and had streaks of five and then four points in a row. Wang fought back to take the second game, winning the first five points and never relinquishing her control. An responded by building a 9-3 lead in the third game. Wang battled back to pull even at 15-15 before An reeled off four straight points en route to her title. An is now 19-5 all time against Wang. According to Badminton Korea Association, An is just the fourth South Korean player to win titles at these four competitions over their career
