South Korean queen An Seying recently won the fifth championship of the season in the women's singles final of the Super 1000 Series 2025 Indonesia Open Badminton Championships, a miraculous reversal of Chinese player Wang Zhiyi. However, An Seying admitted after the game that she felt inexplicably uncomfortable when the Indonesian match started, and even lost her self-confidence for a while.
South Korean queen Ahn Se Ying
An Xiying started the season with 27 consecutive victories, until the previous Super 750 series Singapore Open Badminton Women's Singles quarterfinals, where she lost to Chinese star Chen Yufei 13:21, 16:21, interrupting the myth of undefeated. However, when An Se Ying defeated Thailand's Bushanan in the first round of the Indonesia Open, she suddenly felt that something was wrong, which was quite unusual for the 23-year-old who now almost dominates the badminton world.
"I couldn't find the confidence and I felt a little intimidated on the pitch." "I don't know why this happened, I feel like I lack confidence and always think too much on the court. I took a break after the Sudirman Cup and started training right away, but I don't know why I didn't feel confident when I got on the pitch. ”
The inner turmoil and turmoil were not completely detached, but as the game progressed, An Seying gradually regained her momentum behind the ball. After being caught up in the quarterfinals against Japan's Akane Yamaguchi, Ahn admitted that she had not yet regained her usual confidence, "I just want to take my time now and I lost confidence at the Singapore Open, but I'm trying to get it back." ”
In the final of the Indonesia Open, facing Wang Zhiyi, who was handy in the past, An Xiying made too many mistakes and was beaten all the way, seeing that the general trend was gone, An Xiying woke up in time to close the battle line to the deciding game, and finally completed a thrilling reversal. 'It was a tough game and I was really struggling to control the situation and I was frustrated because I wasn't doing half as well as I normally would. But I told myself to keep going, and I did. ”
An Seying admits that this game has given her a deeper understanding of herself, and she was frustrated by not being able to play at the usual pace, but she learned to believe in herself slowly, and gradually regained her confidence with the encouragement of many people, "I take winning every game as my goal, and if I lose, I will be very disappointed in myself." I hate that feeling, I just want to keep that mentality and improve my fitness and strength, and I believe there will be better results. ”