On March 19, Beijing time, the Women's Singles Semifinals of the All England Open Badminton Championships began to compete, and in the first match, South Korean talented girl An Xianying met with dai Ziying, the top seed of the tournament. The two have met twice before, with each side winning 1. Today's match An Xianying performed even better, she dropped two straight sets to knock out the world number one.
In the first game, An Xianying started with a 4-0 lead, and after Dai Ziying scored 1 point, An Xianying expanded her advantage again, entering a technical gap 11-5. After the suspension, Dai Ziying regained her form and scored 6 consecutive points to chase 12-13. After that, An Xianying maintained a slight advantage, narrowly winning the first set 21-19.
In the second set, An Xianying still started 4-0, Dai Ziying scored 5 consecutive points to overtake, after which An Xianying scored 3 more points to dominate again. In the middle of the game, An Xianying extended her advantage and won the match point of the match 20-11. Dai Ziying resolved the match point to chase 13-20, and then An Xianying scored another point to win the second set 21-13.
In the end, after two rounds of competition, the No. 4 seed An Xianying defeated the top seed Dai Ziying 21-19, 21-13, and reached the final of the All England Open for the first time in her career. In the final, Ahn will face the winner between Chen Yufei and Akane Yamaguchi.