“It is a very happy day for me. It's been a tiring year, and it was the perfect ending to it. It couldn't have been better. I’m still young and I hope I can continue to achieve more.”

Ahn Se-young (21, Samsung Life Insurance), who won the honor of Female Athlete of the Year at the '2023 BWF World Tour Final Gala Dinner' held at the Dragon Hotel Crystal Hall

(Hwangryong Banjeom Sujeong Hall) in Hangzhou, China on the evening of the 11th (local time), expressed her thoughts on receiving the award. BWF reported on its website. 토토사이트

Ahn Se-young, ranked No. 1 in the women's singles world rankings, beat two competitors, including China's Chen Yufei (25), ranked second, and Japan's Akane Yamaguchi (26), ranked third.

Candidates for the '2023 BWF Player of the Year' in each category were selected based on the performance of competitions held from November 1 last year to October 31 this year.

According to BWF, Ahn Se-young was almost unbeatable, winning five consecutive women's singles titles, including the 2023 BWF World Championship held in Copenhagen, Denmark last August and the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games in October.

She has won a total of 11 titles, nine of them on the BWF World Tour. Ahn Se-young became the first Korean player to become world number one in women's singles in 27 years since Bang Bang-hyun in 1996.

Seo Seung-jae (26, Samsung Life Insurance), who was named BWF Male Athlete of the Year on this day, said, “I am very honored to receive this award.

This is not just my achievement, but the contributions of my partners. I've never performed well on a big stage before, losing before the semifinals or finals.

I am grateful to the fans who have been by my side, and I will do my best in the future,” he said.

Seo Seung-jae experienced the joy of winning the award by beating world number one men's singles Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) and number six Kunrabut Vitidsarn (Thailand).