The “Queen of Shuttlecocks” Ahn Se-young (22-Samsung Life Insurance) has returned to the top of the world rankings after a two-week absence.
The South Korean has reached 103,267 points in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) Women's Singles Rankings, overtaking Chen Yufei (China - 98,482 points) for the top spot.
Ahn finished runner-up at the Denmark Open last week, earning 9,350 ranking points. Chen Yufei did not compete.
Wang Zhiyi (CHN), who defeated Ahn in the final of the tournament, remained third in the world (94,950 points).
The Denmark Open was Ahn's first international tournament since the Paris 2024 Olympics, 카지노사이트 more than two months after the Games.
Ahn first reached the top of the world rankings on Aug. 1 last year and remained there until she was knocked down to No. 2 by Chen Yufei on Aug. 8 this month.