Paris, Aug. 31 -- Olympic champion Chen Yufei overcame an ankle injury to defeat reigning Olympic gold medallist An Se-young of South Korea 2-0 in the women's singles semifinal of the 2025 BWF World Championships at the Adidas Arena here.
Tokyo 2020 champion Chen booked her 14th win in her 27 meetings with An who had been in stellar form this season, capturing six tour titles.
In Saturday's semifinal, both players displayed world-class control in extended rallies, but Chen capitalized on An's several unforced errors with precise smashes, claiming the first game 21-15with [balancing] powerful cross-court winner on game point.
An started the second game strongly and led 6-3 when Chen rolled her ankle during [balancing] defensive maneuver, ...