An Xiying.

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[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] South Korea's "Genius Girl" An Xiying won 2 gold and 1 silver in three competitions in January this year. Recently, she appeared on a well-known variety show in South Korea, talking about her career from the youngest national player to the second in the world. Mental journey.

The 21-year-old An Xiying entered the finals of the Malaysia Open, India Open, and Indonesia Masters in three consecutive rounds in January this year, winning 2 championships and 1 runner-up; The famous Spanish player Marlene lost to the Japanese player Akane Yamaguchi in the final in Malaysia, but she succeeded in revenge in the final in India.

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An Xiying was recently invited to appear in the South Korean variety show "Liu QUIZ ON THE BLOCK", sharing the process from entering the national team at the age of 15 to becoming one of the top in the world.

She has been in contact with badminton since the first grade of elementary school. She became the representative of the national team in junior high school. Tun, "Because the athletes' village is in the countryside, they often cry while looking at the stars."

An Xiying met Chinese player Chen Yufei for the first time in the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games. She only lasted 31 minutes and was defeated in straight sets. The top 8 of the Tokyo Olympics faced off again but were still swept away, which also made her describe Chen Yufei as "a wall that can never be overcome."

An Xiying, who is known for her defense, decided to start focusing on the offensive end of the training, practiced the timing of the attack desperately, practiced the signature "diagonal smash", and finally succeeded in revenge in the 2022 Malaysian Masters, and only allowed Chen Yufei to take 5 in the second game. "I made a perfect analysis, and my physical condition is also great. When I was about to win, I thought, I must succeed today because I can see the ball very clearly."

In the semi-finals of the Malaysian Open in January this year, the two ushered in their 10th fateful duel. An Seying won the second victory in the match, but lost to Japan's Akane Yamaguchi in the final.

The two sisters met again in the final of the Indian Championship the next week. An Xiying successfully revenged in three rounds. It was also her first time defeating Akane Yamaguchi in the final since the final of the Indonesia Masters in 2021.

She said that because she really lost to the famous Japanese player in the finals too often, she was really happy to stand higher than Akane Yamaguchi on the podium again this time. She also revealed that Akane Yamaguchi, who had a more serious appearance, spoke in English Slowly say to her: "Congratulations", showing a contrasting side.

An Xiying finally said that all the players have been defeated by her now, and the goal of this year's Hangzhou Asian Games is to win the gold medal.

An Xiying returned to the international arena in March. She lost to Akane Yamaguchi again in the preliminaries of the All England Open in Germany, and missed the third championship of the season. Tomorrow, she will face Taiwan's Xu Wen in the first round of the All England. Qi.

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