South Korean badminton player (born 2002)
Badminton player
An Se-young 안세영 An in 2022
Personal information Country South Korea Born (2002-02-05 ) 5 February 2002 (age 23) Gwangju , South KoreaHeight 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Handedness Right Coach Rony Agustinus Women's singles Career record 401 wins, 74 losses Highest ranking 1 (1 August 2023) Current ranking 1 (11 November 2025) BWF profile
An Se-young (Korean : 안세영 ;Hanja : 安洗瑩 ; born 5 February 2002) is a South Koreanbadminton player fromGwangju , who won the gold medal at the2024 Summer Olympics in thewomen's singles event .[ 1] She was named 2019’s Most Promising Player of the Year and 2023's Female Player of the Year by theBWF .[ 2] [ 3] She won the gold medal at the2023 World Championships , making history as the first Korean women's singles player to win the World Championships title.[ 4] She then clinched the women's singles gold medal at the2022 Asian Games .[ 5] An was also a part of South Korea's gold medal winning teams at the2022 Uber Cup and at the2022 Asian Games .[ 6] [ 7]
In 2018, An was selected to join the national team and became the first junior high school student on the South Korean national team. She was part of the national junior team that won the mixed team title at the2017 Asian Junior Championships .[ 8] An later represented her country at the2018 Uber Cup in Bangkok andAsian Games in Jakarta, helping the team win a bronze medal in the former event.[ 9] [ 10] In 2019, she clinched her first BWF World Tour title at the Super 300New Zealand Open , beating the 2012 Olympic gold medalistLi Xuerui in the final.[ 11]
An Se-young againstSung Ji-hyun in the semi-final of 2019 Chinese Taipei Open An Se-young entered her first international competition when she was only 13 years old, participating in the 2015Asian Junior Championships where she finished as quarter-finalist in the U15 girls' singles and doubles. An won her first international junior title at the U15 Korea Junior Open in 2015. An increasingly dominated the 2016 U15 junior tournaments, winning the girls' singles title at the Jakarta Open Junior International, Jaya Raya Junior Grand Prix, Asian Junior Championships, and Korea Junior Open; she also won the women's doubles title at the Jaya Raya Junior Grand Prix and the Korea Junior Open.
In 2017, An Se-young competed in the U17 and U19 competitions, where she managed to win the U17 Korea Junior Open, but at theAsian andWorld Junior Championships , she was unable to win any medals in the individual event. Meanwhile, in the mixed team, An succeeded in helping her team win the Asian junior mixed team title and also won a bronze medal at the World Junior Championships.[ 8] At the end of the year, An, 15 years old, was selected for the national senior team, becoming the first ever middle school student to join the South Korean national team.[ 12]
She was then entrusted to strengthen the Korean team at the2018 Asian Games , but did not manage to win any medals in the individual or team events.[ 13] [ 14] In the 2018 Indonesia International Challenge, An managed to reach the final round.[ 15] She then won her first senior international title at the 2018Irish Open , beating compatriotKim Ga-eun in the final.[ 16]
An Se-young won her maiden World Tour title at the2019 New Zealand Open , beating the 2012 Olympic gold medalistLi Xuerui of China in the final.[ 11] Her breakthroughs continued by winning theCanada Open ,[ 17] Akita Masters ,[ 18] French Open ,[ 19] andKorea Masters .[ 20] The continuously improving performance she displayed in 2019 brought her into the women's singles top 10 in the BWF world rankings.[ 21] In recognition of her achievements, the BWF awarded her the 2019Most Promising Player of the Year .[ 21] [ 22]
Due to COVID-19, An only participated in five tournaments in 2020, with her best result being runner-up at theThailand Masters ,[ 23] and together with the national team winning a silver medal at theAsian Women's Team Championship .[ 24] In 2021, in her debut at theOlympic Games , she was eliminated in the quarter-finals byChen Yufei .[ 25] An then made her first final in a Super 1000 tournament, theDenmark Open , but she was unable to finish the match, and had to settle for runner-up toAkane Yamaguchi .[ 26] At the Indonesia badminton festival held in Bali, An managed to win all three tournaments after in the final she beats Yamaguchi in theIndonesia Masters ,[ 27] Ratchanok Intanon in theIndonesia Open ,[ 28] andP. V. Sindhu in theWorld Tour Finals .[ 29]
In 2022, An reached five finals in the BWF World Tour, winning theKorea Open ,[ 30] Malaysia Masters ,[ 31] and theAustralian Open ;[ 32] and also finished as runners-up in theAll England andJapan Opens .[ 33] [ 34] She also claimed the bronze medals in the women's singles at theAsian andWorld Championships .[ 35] [ 36] Together with the South Korean women's team, she clinched theUber Cup .[ 6]
An marked huge milestones for Korean badminton in 2023. She became the first ever Korean women's singles to win the World Championships title in2023 BWF World Championships ,[ 4] and was the first Korean women's singles to win theAsian Games in 29 years.[ 5] She also won the gold medal in the women's team at theAsian Games .[ 7] In the BWF World Tour, she claimed eight titles out of ten finals,[ 37] and topped the women's singles ranking on 1 August 2023.[ 38]
In the first half of 2024 season, An played seven individual tournaments, won 3 titles in theMalaysia ,French , and theSingapore Opens ,[ 39] and also became finalist in theIndonesia Open .[ 40] An clinched the gold medal in the women's singles final at theParis 2024 Olympics , defeating China'sHe Bingjiao 2–0, marking South Korea's first gold in this event sinceBang Soo-hyun 's victory in 1996.[ 41]
A strong performance shown by An in the beginning of the 2025 season, where she emerged champion in theMalaysia andIndia Opens in January.[ 42] [ 43] In the next tournament in March, An is winning a tournament in France, theOrléans Masters .[ 44] Carrying the momentum of that win, An won theAll England Open the next week, gaining her second Super 1000 titles of the year.[ 45] An continued her pursuit for S1000 "clean sweep" by winning theIndonesia Open in June.[ 46] The next month, An extended her good form, winning theJapan Open .[ 47] An lost in two successive semifinals inChina Open and2025 BWF World Championships after that.[ 48] [ 49] An recovered well after those two tournament and snatched her secondChina Masters title.[ 50] In October 2025, An was elected as BWF Athletes' Commission.[ 51] An failed to win in her home tournamentKorea Open [ 52] but bounced back by snatching bothDenmark Open andFrench Open titles in two consecutive weeks.[ 53] [ 54] An broke her own record of most titles in one season for the womens' singles in November when she won her tenth title which wasAustralian Open .[ 55]
Women's singles
World Championships [ edit ] Women's singles
Women's singles
Asian Championships [ edit ] Women's singles
BWF World Tour (33 titles, 10 runners-up)[ edit ] The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[ 58] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[ 59]
Women's singles
Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result Ref 2019 New Zealand Open Super 300 Li Xuerui 21–19, 21–15 Winner [ 11] 2019 Canada Open Super 100 Wang Zhiyi 21–15, 22–20 Winner [ 17] 2019 Hyderabad Open Super 100 Yeo Jia Min 21–12, 17–21, 19–21 Runner-up [ 60] 2019 Akita Masters Super 100 Haruko Suzuki 21–10, 17–21, 21–14 Winner [ 18] 2019 French Open Super 750 Carolina Marín 16–21, 21–18, 21–5 Winner [ 19] 2019 Korea Masters Super 300 Sung Ji-hyun 21–13, 21–17 Winner [ 20] 2020 Thailand Masters Super 300 Akane Yamaguchi 16–21, 20–22 Runner-up [ 23] 2021 Denmark Open Super 1000 Akane Yamaguchi21–18, 23–25, 5–16 retired Runner-up [ 26] 2021 Indonesia Masters Super 750 Akane Yamaguchi21–17, 21–19 Winner [ 27] 2021 Indonesia Open Super 1000 Ratchanok Intanon 21–17, 22–20 Winner [ 28] 2021 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals P. V. Sindhu 21–16, 21–12 Winner [ 29] 2022 All England Open Super 1000 Akane Yamaguchi15–21, 15–21 Runner-up [ 33] 2022 Korea Open Super 500 Pornpawee Chochuwong 21–17, 21–18 Winner [ 30] 2022 Malaysia Masters Super 500 Chen Yufei 21–17, 21–5 Winner [ 31] 2022 Japan Open Super 750 Akane Yamaguchi9–21, 15–21 Runner-up [ 34] 2022 Australian Open Super 300 Gregoria Mariska Tunjung 21–17, 21–9 Winner [ 32] 2023 Malaysia Open Super 1000 Akane Yamaguchi21–12, 19–21, 11–21 Runner-up [ 61] 2023 India Open Super 750 Akane Yamaguchi15–21, 21–16, 21–12 Winner [ 62] 2023 Indonesia Masters Super 500 Carolina Marín18–21, 21–18, 21–13 Winner [ 63] 2023 German Open Super 300 Akane Yamaguchi11–21, 14–21 Runner-up [ 64] 2023 All England Open Super 1000 Chen Yufei21–17, 10–21, 21–19 Winner [ 65] 2023 Thailand Open Super 500 He Bingjiao 21–10, 21–19 Winner [ 66] 2023 Singapore Open Super 750 Akane Yamaguchi21–16, 21–14 Winner [ 67] 2023 Korea Open Super 500 Tai Tzu-ying 21–9, 21–15 Winner [ 68] 2023 Japan Open Super 750 He Bingjiao21–15, 21–11 Winner [ 69] 2023 China Open Super 1000 Akane Yamaguchi21–10, 21–19 Winner [ 70] 2024 Malaysia Open Super 1000 Tai Tzu-ying10–21, 21–10, 21–18 Winner [ 71] 2024 French Open Super 750 Akane Yamaguchi18–21, 21–13, 21–10 Winner [ 72] 2024 Singapore Open Super 750 Chen Yufei21–19, 16–21, 21–12 Winner [ 39] 2024 Indonesia Open Super 1000 Chen Yufei14–21, 21–14, 18–21 Runner-up [ 40] 2024 Denmark Open Super 750 Wang Zhiyi10–21, 12–21 Runner-up [ 73] 2024 China Masters Super 750 Gao Fangjie 21–12, 21–8 Winner [ 74] 2025 Malaysia Open Super 1000 Wang Zhiyi21–17, 21–7 Winner [ 42] 2025 India Open Super 750 Pornpawee Chochuwong21–12, 21–9 Winner [ 43] 2025 Orléans Masters Super 300 Chen Yufei21–14, 21–15 Winner [ 44] 2025 All England Open Super 1000 Wang Zhiyi13–21, 21–18, 21–18 Winner [ 45] 2025 Indonesia Open Super 1000 Wang Zhiyi13–21, 21–19, 21–15 Winner [ 46] 2025 Japan Open Super 750 Wang Zhiyi21–12, 21–10 Winner [ 47] 2025 China Masters Super 750 Han Yue 21–11, 21–3 Winner [ 50] 2025 Korea Open Super 500 Akane Yamaguchi18–21, 13–21 Runner-up [ 52] 2025 Denmark Open Super 750 Wang Zhiyi21–5, 24–22 Winner [ 53] 2025 French Open Super 750 Wang Zhiyi21–13, 21–7 Winner [ 54] 2025 Australian Open Super 500 Putri Kusuma Wardani 21–16, 21–14 Winner [ 55]
BWF International Challenge / Series (1 title, 2 runners-up)[ edit ] Women's singles
BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournamentPerformance timeline [ edit ] Key (W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Individual competitions [ edit ] Tournament BWF World Tour Best Ref 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Malaysia Open A NH 2R F W W W ('24, '25)[ 61] [ 71] [ 42] India Open A NH A W QF W W ('23)[ 62] [ 43] Indonesia Masters A QF W 2R W A W ('21, '23)[ 27] [ 63] Thailand Masters A F NH A F ('20)[ 23] German Open A NH SF F w/d A F ('23)[ 64] All England Open A 1R A F W SF W W ('23, '25)[ 33] [ 65] [ 45] Ruichang China Masters A 1R NH A 1R ('19)Chinese Taipei Open A SF NH A SF ('19)Thailand Open A 1R SF NH 1R W A W ('23)[ 66] SF Malaysia Masters A 2R NH W A W ('19)[ 31] Indonesia Open A NH W QF SF F W W ('21, '25)[ 28] [ 40] [ 46] U.S. Open A QF NH A QF ('19)Canada Open A W NH A W ('19)[ 17] Japan Open A NH F W A W W ('23, '25)[ 34] [ 69] [ 47] China Open A 2R NH W A SF W ('23)Macau Open Q2 w/d NH A A Q2 ('18)Hong Kong Open A 2R NH A A A 2R ('19)China Masters A 2R NH 2R W W W ('24, '25)Korea Open A 1R NH W W A F W ('22, '23)[ 30] [ 68] [ 52] Denmark Open A QF A F A w/d F W W ('25)[ 26] [ 73] [ 53] French Open A W NH SF A w/d W W W ('19, '24, '25)[ 19] [ 72] [ 54] Korea Masters 1R W NH SF A W ('19)[ 20] Australian Open A NH W w/d A W W ('22, '25)[ 32] [ 55] Syed Modi International A 2R NH A 2R ('19)World Tour Finals DNQ SF W RR SF SF Q W ('21)[ 29] Akita Masters A W NH W ('19)[ 18] Hyderabad Open QF F NH F ('19)[ 60] New Zealand Open A W NH W ('19)[ 11] Year-end ranking 99 9 9 4 4 1 1 1 [ 21] [ 38] Tournament 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Best Ref
Record against selected opponents [ edit ] Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of2025 French Open .
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1957 :Lois Alston ,Judy Devlin ,Susan Devlin ,Ethel Marshall ,Bea Massman ,Margaret Varner (USA)1960 :Judy Devlin ,Susan Devlin ,Dorothy O'Neil ,Margaret Varner (USA)1963 :Tyna Barinaga ,Judy Hashman ,Caroline Jensen ,Dorothy O'Neil ,Carlene Starkey ,McGregor Stewart (USA)1966 :Hiroe Amano ,Kazuko Goto ,Noriko Takagi ,Tomoko Takahashi ,Fumiko Yokoi ,Mitsuko Yokoyama (JPN)1969 :Hiroe Amano ,Noriko Takagi ,Tomoko Takahashi ,Hiroe Yuki (JPN)1972 :Machiko Aizawa ,Noriko Nakayama ,Kaoru Takasaka ,Etsuko Takenaka ,Hiroe Yuki (JPN)1975 :Utami Dewi ,Regina Masli ,Minarni ,Taty Sumirah ,Theresia Widiastuti ,Imelda Wiguna (INA)1978 :Saori Kondo ,Noriko Nakayama ,Mikiko Takada ,Atsuko Tokuda ,Emiko Ueno ,Yoshiko Yonekura ,Hiroe Yuki (JPN)1981 :Saori Kondo ,Mikiko Takada ,Atsuko Tokuda ,Yoshiko Yonekura (JPN)1984 :Han Aiping ,Li Lingwei ,Lin Ying ,Qian Ping ,Wu Dixi ,Wu Jianqiu ,Xu Rong ,Zhang Ailing (CHN)1986 :Guan Weizhen ,Han Aiping ,Lao Yujing ,Li Lingwei ,Lin Ying ,Wu Dixi ,Wu Jianqiu ,Zheng Yuli (CHN)1988 :Gu Jiaming ,Guan Weizhen ,Han Aiping ,Lao Yujing ,Li Lingwei ,Lin Ying ,Shang Fumei ,Shi Wen ,Zheng Yuli (CHN)1990 :Guan Weizhen ,Huang Hua ,Lai Caiqin ,Nong Qunhua ,Shi Fangjing ,Shi Xiaohui ,Tang Jiuhong ,Yao Fen ,Zhou Lei (CHN)1992 :Guan Weizhen ,Hu Ning ,Huang Hua ,Lin Yanfen ,Nong Qunhua ,Tang Jiuhong ,Wu Yuhong ,Yao Fen ,Ye Zhaoying (CHN)1994 :Mia Audina ,Finarsih ,Yuni Kartika ,Eliza Nathanael ,Zelin Resiana ,Yuliani Santosa ,Susi Susanti ,Lili Tampi ,Rosiana Tendean (INA)1996 :Mia Audina ,Lidya Djaelawijaya ,Finarsih ,Deyana Lomban ,Meiluawati ,Eliza Nathanael ,Zelin Resiana ,Yuliani Santosa ,Susi Susanti ,Lili Tampi (INA)1998 :Dai Yun ,Ge Fei ,Gong Zhichao ,Gu Jun ,Han Jingna ,Liu Lu ,Qian Hong ,Qin Yiyuan ,Tang Yongshu ,Ye Zhaoying (CHN)2000 :Dai Yun ,Gao Ling ,Ge Fei ,Gong Ruina ,Gong Zhichao ,Gu Jun ,Huang Nanyan ,Qin Yiyuan ,Yang Wei ,Ye Zhaoying (CHN)2002 :Dai Yun ,Gao Ling ,Gong Ruina ,Huang Nanyan ,Huang Sui ,Wei Yili ,Yang Wei ,Zhang Jiewen ,Zhang Ning ,Zhou Mi (CHN)2004 :Gao Ling ,Gong Ruina ,Huang Sui ,Wei Yili ,Xie Xingfang ,Yang Wei ,Zhang Jiewen ,Zhang Ning ,Zhao Tingting ,Zhou Mi (CHN)2006 :Du Jing ,Gao Ling ,Huang Sui ,Jiang Yanjiao ,Lu Lan ,Xie Xingfang ,Yang Wei ,Yu Yang ,Zhang Jiewen ,Zhang Ning (CHN)2008 :Gao Ling ,Jiang Yanjiao ,Lu Lan ,Wei Yili ,Xie Xingfang ,Yang Wei ,Zhang Jiewen ,Zhang Yawen ,Zhao Tingting ,Zhu Lin (CHN)2010 :Bae Seung-hee ,Bae Yeon-ju ,Chang Ye-na ,Ha Jung-eun ,Jung Kyung-eun ,Kim Min-jung ,Lee Hyo-jung ,Lee Kyung-won ,Lee Yun-hwa ,Sung Ji-hyun (KOR)2012 :Cheng Shu ,Li Xuerui ,Pan Pan ,Tian Qing ,Wang Shixian ,Wang Xiaoli ,Wang Xin ,Wang Yihan ,Yu Yang ,Zhao Yunlei (CHN)2014 :Bao Yixin ,Li Xuerui ,Ma Jin ,Sun Yu ,Tang Jinhua ,Tian Qing ,Wang Shixian ,Wang Xiaoli ,Wang Yihan ,Zhao Yunlei (CHN)2016 :Chen Qingchen ,Li Xuerui ,Sun Yu ,Tang Jinhua ,Tang Yuanting ,Tian Qing ,Wang Shixian ,Wang Yihan ,Yu Yang ,Zhao Yunlei (CHN)2018 :Yuki Fukushima ,Sayaka Hirota ,Misaki Matsutomo ,Nozomi Okuhara ,Sayaka Sato ,Ayaka Takahashi ,Sayaka Takahashi ,Shiho Tanaka ,Akane Yamaguchi ,Koharu Yonemoto (JPN)2020 :Chen Qingchen ,Chen Yufei ,Han Yue ,He Bingjiao ,Huang Dongping ,Jia Yifan ,Li Wenmei ,Liu Xuanxuan ,Wang Zhiyi ,Xia Yuting ,Zheng Yu (CHN)2022 :An Se-young ,Baek Ha-na ,Jeong Na-eun ,Kim Ga-eun ,Kim Hye-jeong ,Kim So-yeong ,Kong Hee-yong ,Lee Seo-jin ,Lee So-hee ,Lee Yu-lim ,Shin Seung-chan ,Sim Yu-jin (KOR)2024 :Chen Qingchen ,Chen Yufei ,Han Yue ,He Bingjiao ,Jia Yifan ,Liu Shengshu ,Tan Ning ,Wang Zhiyi ,Zhang Shuxian ,Zheng Yu (CHN)
1962 :Goei Kiok Nio ,Happy Herowati ,Corry Kawilarang ,Retno Kustijah ,Minarni (INA)1966 :Hiroe Amano ,Kazuko Goto ,Noriko Takagi ,Tomoko Takahashi (JPN)1970 :Machiko Aizawa ,Mariko Nishio ,Etsuko Takenaka ,Hiroe Yuki (JPN)1974 :Chen Yuniang ,Liang Qiuxia ,Lin Youya ,Liu Xiaozheng ,Qiu Yufang ,Zheng Huiming (CHN)1978 :Liang Qiuxia ,Liu Xia ,Qiu Yufang ,Zhang Ailing ,Zheng Huiming (CHN)1982 :Li Lingwei ,Lin Ying ,Wu Dixi ,Wu Jianqiu ,Xu Rong ,Zhang Ailing (CHN)1986 :Gu Jiaming ,Guan Weizhen ,Han Aiping ,Li Lingwei ,Lin Ying ,Qian Ping ,Wu Jianqiu ,Zheng Yuli (CHN)1990 :Guan Weizhen ,Huang Hua ,Lai Caiqin ,Nong Qunhua ,Shi Fangjing ,Tang Jiuhong ,Yao Fen ,Zhou Lei (CHN)1994 :Bang Soo-hyun ,Chung So-young ,Gil Young-ah ,Jang Hye-ock ,Kim Ji-hyun ,Lee Heung-soon ,Ra Kyung-min ,Shim Eun-jung (KOR)1998 :Dai Yun ,Ge Fei ,Gong Zhichao ,Gu Jun ,Qin Yiyuan ,Tang Yongshu ,Ye Zhaoying ,Zhang Ning (CHN)2002 :Dai Yun ,Gao Ling ,Gong Ruina ,Huang Nanyan ,Huang Sui ,Wei Yili ,Yang Wei ,Zhang Jiewen ,Zhang Ning ,Zhou Mi (CHN)2006 :Gao Ling ,Huang Sui ,Xie Xingfang ,Yang Wei ,Zhang Jiewen ,Zhang Ning ,Zhang Yawen ,Zhu Lin (CHN)2010 :Cheng Shu ,Jiang Yanjiao ,Lu Lan ,Ma Jin ,Tian Qing ,Wang Shixian ,Wang Xiaoli ,Wang Xin ,Yu Yang ,Zhao Yunlei (CHN)2014 :Bao Yixin ,Li Xuerui ,Liu Xin ,Ma Jin ,Tian Qing ,Wang Shixian ,Wang Xiaoli ,Wang Yihan ,Yu Yang ,Zhao Yunlei (CHN)2018 :Yuki Fukushima ,Arisa Higashino ,Sayaka Hirota ,Misaki Matsutomo ,Aya Ohori ,Nozomi Okuhara ,Sayaka Sato ,Ayaka Takahashi ,Akane Yamaguchi ,Koharu Yonemoto (JPN)2022 :An Se-young ,Baek Ha-na ,Chae Yoo-jung ,Jeong Na-eun ,Kim Ga-eun ,Kim Ga-ram ,Kim Hye-jeong ,Kim So-yeong ,Kong Hee-yong ,Lee So-hee (KOR)
Eddy Choong Player of the Year (1998–2007) Male Player of the Year (2008–present) Female Player of the Year (2008–present) Players' Male Player of the Year (2024–present) Players' Female Player of the Year (2024–present)
World rankings: Top ten badminton players as of 18 November 2025