Heavy! An Xiying withdrew from the 2025 Badminton Asian Championships due to injury, and the "Grand Slam" was postponed

South Korea's signature badminton player and world No. 1 sister Ahn Se Young was unable to participate in the Asian Championships due to an unexpected injury, and the realization of the Grand Slam was also postponed to the next time.

The world's first sister An Xiying

According to the Korean Badminton Association on the 24th, the association informed the organizers of the Asian Championships that An Seying was unable to participate due to injury. The association has requested additional supporting materials to be forwarded to the organizers, such as detailed medical certificates, from Ahn Se-ying's team, Samsung Life.

So far, An Xiying has decided not to participate in the individual events of the Asian Badminton Championships to be held in China starting on the 8th of next month. Winning the women's singles championship at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games and the World Championships, An Seying, who won the gold medal at the Paris Olympics last year, has set her sights on this Asian Championships to complete the "Badminton Grand Slam", but can only look forward to the next opportunity.

On the 20th of this month, An Xiying was diagnosed with a partial rupture of the right thigh varus muscle, and she needs to concentrate on rehabilitation for about 3 weeks. World No. 1 An Seying first suffered from thigh pain for the first time in the final game of the semifinals against Akane Yamaguchi at the 2025 All England Open Badminton Championships, which ended on the 17th. After that, An Xiying also continued to have pain in the final, and even had a flu, but finally defeated Wang Zhiyi 2-1 and lifted the All England Women's Singles Championship trophy.

It is reported that Ahn Se-ying, who skipped the Asian Championships, has set the Sudirman Cup of the World Mixed Team Championships to be held in China on the 27th of next month as a realistic comeback stage, and has formulated a rehabilitation plan for this.