Early Test for An Se Young
World No.1 An Se Young, seeking a record 11th title this season at the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2025, will expect a challenging start to her campaign as she was drawn with world champion Akane Yamaguchi in her group.
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The Olympic champion and the world champion face off in women’s singles Group A in which they were placed along with rising stars Putri Kusuma Wardani and Tomoka Miyazaki.
Group B will see compatriots face off, with China’s Wang Zhi Yi and Han Yue, and Thailand’s Pornpawee Chochuwong and Ratchanok Intanon, vying for qualification to the knockout round. The top two players/pairs of each group will make it to the semifinals.
An’s compatriots Kim Won Ho/Seo Seung Jae, also seeking their 11th title of the season, were drawn with Man Wei Chong/Kai Wun Tee, Sabar Karyaman Gutama/Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani and Chiu Hsiang Chieh/Wang Chi-Lin.