Olympic Games - Olympics Badminton
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by Devesh Jaganath | in Predictions
An Se-young and He Bingjiao will have the chance to secure a gold medal when they face off in the Olympics Badminton Women's Singles Final on Monday morning. Se-young is currently the number-one ranked player in the world, while Bingjiao is ranked ninth. Let’s get into this gold medal match prediction.
World number one An Se-young booked her place in the final at Paris 2024 on Sunday, guaranteeing South Korea a medal in this competition for the first time in 28 years.
Se-young fought back brilliantly to overcome Indonesian shuttler and world number eight Gregoria Mariska Tunjung 2-1 after losing the first set (11-21, 21-13, 21-16) in the semi-final.
The South Korean star also dropped the first set in her quarter-final clash against Akane Yamaguchi of Japan but was far too good for Katethong Supanida in the round of 16.
Meanwhile, He Bingjiao qualified for a chance to win gold in somewhat unexpected circumstances after her semi-final opponent, Spain’s Carolina Marin was forced to retire with a knee injury on Sunday.
Marin looked to be in control of the match, dismantling Bingjiao 21-14 in the first set and was leading the second 10-8 before sustaining her injury. The Japanese had beaten world number two Chen Yu Fei in the quarter-final and Indi’a PV Sindhu in the round of 16.
An Se-young and He Bingjiao have faced off 13 times in the past and the South Korean holds the advantage with an 8-5 record.
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An Se-young - He Bingjiao Key Points
- An Se-young has won 14 of her last 15 matches in all competitions.
- An Se-young is ranked eight places above He Bingjiao in world standings.
- An Se-young has won four of the last five matches against this opponent.
- An Se-young beat He Bingjiao in straight sets last month at the Indonesia Open.
- He Bingjiao was losing her semi-final matchup before her opponent was forced to retire hurt.
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Our An Se-young vs He Bingjiao Prediction
He Bingjiao will have the opportunity to win gold in Paris this year but received a slice of luck as she seemed to be on her way out of the competition until Carolina Marin suffered a heartbreaking injury on Sunday.
The Japanese shuttler will now face the sensational South Korean and world number one An Se-young, who has taken on all-comers in recent times and beat this opponent just last month in straight sets. Therefore, our Olympics Badminton Women's Singles Final prediction: An Se-young wins!
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