An Se-young 안세영
Personal information
Country	South Korea
Born	(2002-02-05) 5 February 2002 (age 20) Gwangju, South Korea
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Handedness	Right
Women's singles
Career record	205 wins, 51 losses
Highest ranking	2 (8 November 2022)
Current ranking	4 (17 January 2023)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  South Korea World Championships 2022 Tokyo Women's singles Sudirman Cup 2021 Vantaa Mixed team Uber Cup 2022 Bangkok Women's team 2018 Bangkok Women's team 2020 Aarhus Women's team Asian Championships 2022 Manila Women's singles Asia Team Championships 2020 Manila Women's team 2018 Alor Setar Women's team World Junior Championships 2017 Yogyakarta Mixed team Asian Junior Championships 2017 Jakarta Mixed team
BWF profile

An Se-young (Korean: 안세영; Hanja: 安洗瑩; born 5 February 2002) is a South Korean badminton player from Gwangju, who was awarded as 2019 Most Promising Player of the Year by the BWF.^[1]

In 2018, An was selected to join the national team and became the first junior high school student in the Korean national team. She was part of the national junior team that clinched the mixed team title at the 2017 Asian Junior Championships.^[2] An later represented her country at the 2018 Uber Cup in Bangkok, and Asian Games in Jakarta, helped the team win an Uber Cup bronze.^[3][4] In 2019, she clinched the BWF World Tour title at the Super 300 New Zealand Open, beating the 2012 Olympic gold medalist Li Xuerui of China in the final.^[5]

An Se-young against Sung Ji-hyun in the semi-final of 2019 Chinese Taipei Open

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Akane Yamaguchi	19–21, 12–21	Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines	Wang Zhiyi	21–10, 12–21, 16–21	Bronze

BWF World Tour (11 titles, 6 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton 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.^[7]

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	New Zealand Open	Super 300	Li Xuerui	21–19, 21–15	Winner
2019	Canada Open	Super 100	Wang Zhiyi	21–15, 22–20	Winner
2019	Hyderabad Open	Super 100	Yeo Jia Min	21–12, 17–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2019	Akita Masters	Super 100	Haruko Suzuki	21–10, 17–21, 21–14	Winner
2019	French Open	Super 750	Carolina Marín	16–21, 21–18, 21–5	Winner
2019	Korea Masters	Super 300	Sung Ji-hyun	21–13, 21–17	Winner
2020	Thailand Masters	Super 300	Akane Yamaguchi	16–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2021	Denmark Open	Super 1000	Akane Yamaguchi	21–18, 23–25, 5–16 retired	Runner-up
2021	Indonesia Masters	Super 750	Akane Yamaguchi	21–17, 21–19	Winner
2021	Indonesia Open	Super 1000	Ratchanok Intanon	21–17, 22–20	Winner
2021	BWF World Tour Finals	World Tour Finals	P. V. Sindhu	21–16, 21–12	Winner
2022	All England Open	Super 1000	Akane Yamaguchi	15–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2022	Korea Open	Super 500	Pornpawee Chochuwong	21–17, 21–18	Winner
2022	Malaysia Masters	Super 500	Chen Yufei	21–17, 21–5	Winner
2022	Japan Open	Super 750	Akane Yamaguchi	9–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2022	Australian Open	Super 300	Gregoria Mariska Tunjung	21–17, 21–9	Winner
2023	Malaysia Open	Super 1000	Akane Yamaguchi	21–12, 19–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2023	India Open	Super 750	Akane Yamaguchi	15–21, 21–16, 21–12	Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Indonesia International	Shiori Saito	12–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2018	Irish Open	Kim Ga-eun	26–24, 21–17	Winner
2019	Vietnam International	Hirari Mizui	19–21, 11–21	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 2023 India Open.

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Chen Yufei 10 2 8 –6 He Bingjiao 5 1 4 –3 Li Xuerui 1 1 0 +1 Zhang Yiman 1 1 0 +1 Tai Tzu-ying 4 3 1 +2 Yip Pui Yin 1 1 0 +1 Saina Nehwal 2 1 1 0

Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost P. V. Sindhu 5 5 0 +5 Akane Yamaguchi 16 6 10 –4 Sung Ji-hyun 5 2 3 –1 Carolina Marín 7 3 4 –1 Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 2 2 0 +2 Ratchanok Intanon 4 3 1 +2