Se-young believes she still has much ground to cover after conquering worlds


PETALING JAYA: Newly-crowned women’s singles world champion An Se-young (pic) is not planning to rest on her laurels as she wants to achieve more success.

World No. 1 Se-young proved her dominance as the queen of badminton by nailing South Korea’s first world title in the women’s singles after outplaying three-time world champion Carolina Marin of Spain 21-12, 21-10 in the final at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark, last Sunday.

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