An Se-young

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An Se-young (Korean: 안세영; born 5 February 2002) is a South Korean badminton superstar who made history by winning the women’s singles gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She is a reigning world champion, having become the first South Korean to win the women’s singles title at the 2023 World Championships, and also claimed the singles gold at the 2022 Asian Games.

Her remarkable career has been recognized with top honors from the sport’s governing body, winning the BWF Most Promising Player award in 2019 and the BWF Female Player of the Year award in 2023. An is also a key team player, contributing to South Korea’s gold medal victories at the 2022 Uber Cup and the 2022 Asian Games team event.

A prodigious talent, she made history as the first junior high school student to be selected for the South Korean national team in 2018. She announced her arrival on the world stage in 2019 by winning her first BWF World Tour title at the New Zealand Open, defeating Olympic champion Li Xuerui in the final.

1. Major Achievements

(Includes Olympic Games, BWF World Championships, and Asian Games)

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2024Olympic GamesHe Bingjiao (CHN)21–13, 21–16🥇 Gold
2023BWF World ChampionshipsCarolina Marín (ESP)21–12, 21–10🥇 Gold
2025BWF World ChampionshipsChen Yufei (CHN)15–21, 17–21🥉 Bronze
2022BWF World ChampionshipsAkane Yamaguchi (JPN)19–21, 12–21🥉 Bronze
2022Asian GamesChen Yufei (CHN)21–18, 17–21, 21–8🥇 Gold
2023Asian ChampionshipsTai Tzu-ying (TPE)10–21, 14–21🥈 Silver
2022Asian ChampionshipsWang Zhiyi (CHN)21–10, 12–21, 16–21🥉 Bronze

2. BWF World Tour

(Finals appearances)

YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResult
2019New Zealand OpenSuper 300Li Xuerui21–19, 21–15🥇 Winner
2019French OpenSuper 750Carolina Marín16–21, 21–18, 21–5🥇 Winner
2019Korea MastersSuper 300Sung Ji-hyun21–13, 21–17🥇 Winner
2021Denmark OpenSuper 1000Akane Yamaguchi21–18, 23–25, 5–16 ret.🥈 Runner-up
2021Indonesia MastersSuper 750Akane Yamaguchi21–17, 21–19🥇 Winner
2021Indonesia OpenSuper 1000Ratchanok Intanon21–17, 22–20🥇 Winner
2021BWF World Tour FinalsWorld Tour FinalsP. V. Sindhu21–16, 21–12🥇 Winner
2022All England OpenSuper 1000Akane Yamaguchi15–21, 15–21🥈 Runner-up
2022Korea OpenSuper 500Pornpawee Chochuwong21–17, 21–18🥇 Winner
2022Malaysia MastersSuper 500Chen Yufei21–17, 21–5🥇 Winner
2022Australian OpenSuper 300Gregoria Mariska Tunjung21–17, 21–9🥇 Winner
2023Malaysia OpenSuper 1000Akane Yamaguchi21–12, 19–21, 11–21🥈 Runner-up
2023India OpenSuper 750Akane Yamaguchi15–21, 21–16, 21–12🥇 Winner
2023All England OpenSuper 1000Chen Yufei21–17, 10–21, 21–19🥇 Winner
2023Thailand OpenSuper 500He Bingjiao21–10, 21–19🥇 Winner
2023Singapore OpenSuper 750Akane Yamaguchi21–16, 21–14🥇 Winner
2023Korea OpenSuper 500Tai Tzu-ying21–9, 21–15🥇 Winner
2023Japan OpenSuper 750He Bingjiao21–15, 21–11🥇 Winner
2023China OpenSuper 1000Akane Yamaguchi21–10, 21–19🥇 Winner
2024Malaysia OpenSuper 1000Tai Tzu-ying10–21, 21–10, 21–18🥇 Winner
2024French OpenSuper 750Akane Yamaguchi18–21, 21–13, 21–10🥇 Winner
2024Singapore OpenSuper 750Chen Yufei21–19, 16–21, 21–12🥇 Winner
2024Indonesia OpenSuper 1000Chen Yufei14–21, 21–14, 18–21🥈 Runner-up
2024Denmark OpenSuper 750Wang Zhiyi10–21, 12–21🥈 Runner-up
2025Malaysia OpenSuper 1000Wang Zhiyi21–17, 21–7🥇 Winner
2025India OpenSuper 750Pornpawee Chochuwong21–12, 21–9🥇 Winner
2025All England OpenSuper 1000Wang Zhiyi13–21, 21–18, 21–18🥇 Winner
2025Indonesia OpenSuper 1000Wang Zhiyi13–21, 21–19, 21–15🥇 Winner
2025Japan OpenSuper 750Wang Zhiyi21–12, 21–10🥇 Winner
2025China MastersSuper 750Han Yue21–11, 21–3🥇 Winner
2025Korea OpenSuper 500Akane Yamaguchi18–21, 13–21🥈 Runner-up
2025Denmark OpenSuper 750Wang Zhiyi21–5, 24–22🥇 Winner
2025French OpenSuper 750Wang Zhiyi21–13, 21–7🥇 Winner
2025Australian OpenSuper 500Putri Kusuma Wardani21–16, 21–14🥇 Winner
2025BWF World Tour FinalsWorld Tour FinalsWang Zhi-yi21-13, 18-21, 21-10🥇 Winner

3. Team Achievements

(Uber Cup, Sudirman Cup, Asian Games)

YearTournamentCategoryTeamResult
2022Uber CupWomen’s TeamSouth Korea🥇 Gold
2022Asian GamesWomen’s TeamSouth Korea🥇 Gold
2023Sudirman CupMixed TeamSouth Korea🥈 Silver
2025Sudirman CupMixed TeamSouth Korea🥈 Silver
2020Uber CupWomen’s TeamSouth Korea🥉 Bronze