{"id":1389,"date":"2025-11-20T11:20:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T11:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/?p=1389"},"modified":"2025-11-20T11:20:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T11:20:10","slug":"an-se-young-eyes-historic-10th-title-down-under","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/an-se-young-eyes-historic-10th-title-down-under\/","title":{"rendered":"An Se-young Eyes Historic 10th Title Down Under"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An Se-young is rewriting the rules of dominance in badminton. Appearing recently on tvN\u2019s You Quiz on the Block, the world No. 1 revealed the secret behind her incredible consistency: discipline, confidence, and a mindset focused on growth.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025 alone, she has competed in 13 international tournaments, winning nine of them, and boasts an astonishing 94% win rate. Now, she\u2019s chasing history at her 14th event\u2014the Australia Open Super 500.<\/p>\n<p>Her trophy cabinet this season already includes victories at the Malaysia Open (Super 1.000), India Open (Super 750), Orleans Masters (Super 300), All England Open (Super 1.000), Indonesia Open (Super 1.000), Japan Open (Super 750), China Masters (Super 750), Denmark Open (Super 750), and France Open (Super 750).<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on her peak form, An said, \u201cNow is the time to keep rising. These days, I\u2019ve had fewer injuries, so my condition has improved a lot. I feel more confident.\u201d She added, \u201cBeing world No. 1, I\u2019m excited and looking forward to seeing what kind of performance I can show.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DP_3xxmktC3\/\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Chasing Legends<\/h3>\n<p>But the challenge isn\u2019t over. After Australia, she will head to the World Tour Finals in December. If she wins in Sydney, An will break her own record of nine titles in a single season, set two years ago, and raise it to 10.<\/p>\n<p>And if she adds the Finals crown, she will tie the all-time record of 11 wins in a season, held by Japan\u2019s Kento Momota since 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, An Se-young has held the No. 1 ranking for 57 consecutive weeks, totaling 119 weeks at the top.<\/p>\n<p>Her next hurdle? A quarterfinal clash against Suizu Manami at the Australia Open. With history within reach, the badminton world is watching closely\u2014can An Se-young achieve the perfect finish to a near-perfect season?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\"><strong><i>Comparing Kento Momota&#8217;s record-breaking 2019 season with An Se-young&#8217;s 2025 pursuit.<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"718\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"141\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"297\"><strong>An Se-young (2025)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"280\"><strong>Kento Momota (2019)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Total Titles<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>9 (Playing for 10th)<\/td>\n<td>11 (All-time Record)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Super 1000\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>3 (Malaysia, All England, Indonesia)<\/td>\n<td>2 (All England, China Open)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Super 750\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>5 (India, Japan, China M., Denmark, France)<\/td>\n<td>3 (Japan, Denmark, Fuzhou China)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Super 500\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>0 (Currently in Australian Open)<\/td>\n<td>2 (Singapore, Korea)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Super 300\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1 (Orleans Masters)<\/td>\n<td>1 (German Open)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Major\/Other Titles<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>N\/A<\/td>\n<td>2 (World Championships, Asian Champs)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Season Finale<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Qualified (World Tour Finals)<\/td>\n<td>Champion (World Tour Finals)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Se-young is rewriting the rules of dominance in badminton. Appearing recently on tvN\u2019s You Quiz on the Block, the world No. 1 revealed the secret behind her incredible consistency: discipline, confidence, and a mindset focused on growth. In 2025 alone, she has competed in 13 international tournaments, winning nine of them, and boasts an &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/an-se-young-eyes-historic-10th-title-down-under\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">An Se-young Eyes Historic 10th Title Down Under<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1392,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[79,5],"tags":[299],"class_list":["post-1389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-badminton","category-top-stories","tag-badminton-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1389"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1389\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1396,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1389\/revisions\/1396"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}