Not a game dropped: An Se-young seals historic Asian Games defence
An Se-young beat Akane Yamaguchi 21-17, 21-9 to become the first woman to retain the Asian Games singles title.
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An Se-young beat Akane Yamaguchi 21-17, 21-9 near Nagoya to become the first woman to retain the Asian Games badminton singles gold medal. According to Reuters’ 29 September report, the 24-year-old South Korean world and Olympic champion did not drop a single game throughout the tournament.
The clearest measure of dominance
The final score is emphatic, but the perfect game record best explains the gap. An did not merely peak for one major match: across the entire event, no opponent forced her into a deciding game. Her successful defence is therefore both a historic first and a rare tournament controlled from start to finish.
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