(LEAD) (Asiad) Badminton star An Se-young captures 2nd straight women's singles gold

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ICHINOMIYA, Japan, Sept. 29 (Yonhap) -- World No. 1 An Se-young claimed her second straight Asian Games gold medal in badminton in central Japan on Tuesday, becoming the first player to successfully defend the women's singles title at the continental competition.

An defeated Akane Yamaguchi, world No. 3 from Japan, by 2-0 (21-17, 21-9) in the women's singles final of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium in Ichinomiya, just northwest of the main host city, Nagoya.

An Se-young of South Korea celebrates after winning gold in the women's singles badminton event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium in Ichinomiya, Japan, on Sept. 29, 2026. (Yonhap)

An is now the first player to win back-to-back Asiad gold medals in the women's singles since the event was first held in 1962.

An has won nine consecutive meetings against Yamaguchi, including twice at this year's Asian Games. Before the singles final, An got the better of her Japanese rival in the women's team event semifinals on Wednesday.

An's gold was South Korea's second badminton title on Tuesday, coming moments after Lee So-hee and Baek Hana won the women's doubles gold medal.

An Se-young of South Korea hits a return to Akane Yamaguchi of Japan during the women's singles badminton final at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium in Ichinomiya, Japan, on Sept. 29, 2026. (Yonhap)

Yamaguchi came out strong, taking a 4-1 lead with some powerful shots that appeared to catch An by surprise.

An took her first lead of the match at 9-8, and pushed that advantage to 11-8.

Yamaguchi refused to go away easily as she tried to match An shot for shot. After An built a 16-13 lead, Yamaguchi responded with three straight points.

But An did not let Yamaguchi lead the rest of the first game, forcing her opponent to move left and right in futile attempts to return one well-placed shot after another. An won the game's final three points with Yamaguchi visibly slowing down.

An Se-young of South Korea celebrates with the national flag, Taegeukgi, after winning gold in the women's singles badminton event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium in Ichinomiya, Japan, on Sept. 29, 2026. (Yonhap)

An scored the first four points of the second game before Yamaguchi got the next five. From there, An scored eight unanswered points to blow the match wide open at 12-5.

Yamaguchi never came close to matching An's combination of power and guile, with the South Korean star securing her gold medal on a 9-3 scoring run.

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（注：补充第6段细节及照片）作者：柳智浩

日本市宫市，9月29日（韩联社）——世界排名第一的安世荣周二在日本中部举行的亚运会羽毛球比赛中连续第二次获得金牌，成为首位成功卫冕该洲际赛事女子单打冠军的选手。

在爱知-名古屋亚运会女子单打决赛中，日本选手、世界排名第三的山口茜以 2-0 (21-17, 21-9) 的比分败北。决赛在位于主赛事举办城市名古屋西北部的市宫市体育馆举行。

2026年9月29日，韩国选手安世英在日本一宫市体育馆举行的爱知-名古屋亚运会女子单打羽毛球比赛中获得金牌后庆祝。（韩联社）

安是自1962年亚运会女子单打比赛首次举办以来，首位连续两届获得亚运会金牌的选手。

安智贤已连续九次战胜山口真央，其中包括今年亚运会上的两场胜利。在单打决赛之前，安智贤在周三的女子团体赛半决赛中也击败了这位日本对手。

安的这枚金牌是韩国周二获得的第二个羽毛球冠军头衔，此前不久，李昭熙和白荷娜赢得了女子双打金牌。

2026年9月29日，在日本一宫市体育馆举行的爱知-名古屋亚运会羽毛球女单决赛中，韩国选手安世荣回击日本选手山口茜的来球。（韩联社）

山口开局强势，凭借一些强力击球取得 4-1 的领先优势，这似乎让安措手不及。

安在比赛中首次以 9-8 领先，并将优势扩大到 11-8。

山口不甘示弱，与安势均力敌，你来我往，互不相让。安一度以16比13领先，但山口随即连得三分予以回应。

但安并没有让山口在第一局剩余的比赛中继续领先，她迫使对手左右移动，徒劳地试图回击山口一个又一个精准的击球。安连赢三分，山口明显放慢了速度。

2026年9月29日，在日本一宫市体育馆举行的爱知-名古屋亚运会女子单打羽毛球比赛中，韩国选手安世英获得金牌后，挥舞着韩国国旗太极旗庆祝。（韩联社）

安在第二局开局连得四分，山口随后连得五分。之后，安连得八分，将比分拉开至12-5，彻底锁定胜局。

山口始终无法与安的实力和技巧相匹敌，这位韩国球星以9-3的得分高潮锁定了金牌。

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