Japan’s 20-year-old prodigy beat the world No. 2, then collapsed before An Se-young
Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- An Se-young faced a Japanese 20-year-old player after the Japanese player had defeated world No. 2 Wang Zhiyi of China.
- The Japanese player scored only six points in one game against An at the BWF China Masters in Shenzhen.
- Chinese and Japanese media highlighted An’s overwhelming dominance.
The Japanese “20-year-old prodigy” who had just defeated China’s world No. 2 Wang Zhiyi could manage only six points in a game against An Se-young.
An, the world No. 1, faced the Japanese player on the 6th in Shenzhen, China, at the 2026 BWF World Tour China Masters, a Super 750 event.
The contrast drew attention in both Chinese and Japanese media, which marveled at An’s overwhelming control. The report presents the match as a sharp demonstration of the gap between An and a player who had just produced a major upset.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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