Women's singles · World Championships

An Se Young vs Han Yue

BWF World Championships 2026 · Quarter-final · 21 Aug 2026 · Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi

An Se Young beat Han Yue 21–19, 21–11 in the quarter-final of BWF World Championships 2026.

Player	Game 1	Game 2
An Se Young KOR · Seed 1 Won	21	21
Han Yue CHN · Seed 5	19	11

72 rallies tracked shot by shot by GGAB analysts.

Match facts

Tournament: BWF World Championships 2026
Round: Quarter-final
Date: 21 Aug 2026
Level: World Championships
Venue: Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi
Discipline: Women's singles

Players: background, rankings and kit
Fact	An Se Young	Han Yue
Country	KOR	CHN
Plays	Right-handed	Right-handed
Born	2002	Not known
Height	1.70 m	Not known
Career-high rank	No. 1women's singles, 2023	Not known
Seed	1	5
Racket	Yonex Astrox 77 Pro Amazon	Not known
String	Yonex BG80 Amazon	Not known
Shoes	Not known	Not known
Kit source	Current setup, as of 2026	Not known

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Tale of the tape

An Se Young against Han Yue: results, serves, striking side and shot direction.
An Se Young	Stat	Han Yue
Result
42	Points won	30
20	Winners	15
4	Errors forced	2
15	Unforced errors	19
27	Smashes	29
52%	Won on own serve	33%
Serve
100%	Short serves	97%
60%	To the body	40%
40%	To the middle	60%
0%	Out wide	0%
Striking side
66%	Forehand	64%
31%	Backhand	36%
2%	Around the head	0%
Direction
65%	Straight	59%
23%	Cross-court	36%
12%	Middle	5%

Serve rows are shares of each side's serves. Striking side and direction are shares of every other shot.

Point progression

An Se YoungHan Yue

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Running score across 72 tracked rallies, An Se Young against Han Yue. Games closed 21–19, 21–11.

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Game	An Se Young	Han Yue
Game 1	21	19
Game 2	21	11

Rally length

Avg rally — by shots

9.3shots

Avg rally — by time

11.8sec

Rallies by length (shots)

1–2

3–4

5–8

9–14

15–20

21+

72 rallies tracked, most of them (36%) in the 5–8 shot band. The longest ran 38 shots.

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Length (shots)	Rallies	Avg seconds
1–2	5	4.8
3–4	8	6.4
5–8	26	8.3
9–14	22	13.3
15–20	5	18.8
21+	6	28.7

Shot patterns

Most common 3-shot runs

1.A1Short Serve Body→B1Forehand Lift Straight→A1Forehand Drop Straight
Happened 5× out of 67 rallies
2.A1Forehand Drop Cross→B1Forehand Lift Cross→A1Forehand Drop Cross
Happened 4× out of 67 rallies
3.A1Forehand Drop Cross→B1Forehand Net Straight→A1Backhand Lift Straight
Happened 4× out of 67 rallies
4.B1Forehand Lift Cross→A1Forehand Drop Cross→B1Forehand Net Straight
Happened 4× out of 67 rallies
5.A1Backhand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Smash Straight→A1Forehand Block Straight
Happened 3× out of 67 rallies

Most common 5-shot runs

1.A1Forehand Drop Cross→B1Forehand Lift Cross→A1Forehand Drop Cross→B1Forehand Net Straight→A1Backhand Lift Straight
Happened 2× out of 67 rallies
2.B1Forehand Lift Cross→A1Forehand Drop Cross→B1Forehand Net Straight→A1Backhand Lift Straight→B1Forehand Drop Cross
Happened 2× out of 67 rallies
3.A1Short Serve Body→B1Backhand Lift Cross→A1Forehand Clear Cross→B1Forehand Smash Cross→A1Backhand Net Middle
Happened 1× out of 67 rallies
4.A1Short Serve Body→B1Backhand Lift Cross→A1Forehand Clear Cross→B1Forehand Smash Straight→A1Forehand Block Straight
Happened 1× out of 67 rallies
5.A1Short Serve Body→B1Backhand Lift Cross→A1Forehand Clear Straight→B1Forehand Drop Straight→A1Backhand Net Straight
Happened 1× out of 67 rallies

Who did what

Most winners

An Se Young

Most errors forced

An Se Young

Most unforced errors

Han Yue

By player

An Se Young

337 shots

Winners 20Forced 4Unforced 15

Most-used shots

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Of 337 shots An Se Young played, the most used were lift (19%), drop (19%) and net (18%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Lift	19%	65
Drop	19%	64
Net	18%	62
Serve	12%	42
Clear	10%	33
Smash	8%	27

Points won — by shot

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Net

19%

My winner1Forced opp. error0Drew opp. unforced7

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points An Se Young won break down by the shot that ended them — led by net (19%), smash (19%) and lift (17%).

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Shot	Share
Net	19%
Smash	19%
Lift	17%
Drive	14%
Drop	12%
Kill	12%
Clear	5%
Serve	2%

Points lost — by shot

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Clear

20%

Opp. winner2My forced error0My unforced error4

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points An Se Young lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by clear (20%), lift (20%) and net (20%).

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Shot	Share
Clear	20%
Lift	20%
Net	20%
Smash	20%
Drop	10%
Drive	7%
Block	3%

Rally outcome — points won

42 rallies

My winner48%
Forced opp. error10%
Drew opp. unforced43%

Of the 42 rallies An Se Young won, 48% came from their own winners, 43% from drawing an opponent unforced error and 10% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	48%	20
Forced opp. error	10%	4
Drew opp. unforced	43%	18

Rally outcome — points lost

30 rallies

Opp. winner47%
My forced error7%
My unforced error47%

Of the 30 rallies An Se Young lost, 47% came from an opponent winner, 47% from their own unforced errors and 7% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	47%	14
My forced error	7%	2
My unforced error	47%	14

Where the errors went

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Into the net47%
Out the back29%
Out on sides24%

Across 17 tagged errors, An Se Young missed into the net 47% of the time, out the back 29% of the time and out on sides 24% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	47%	8
Out the back	29%	5
Out on sides	24%	4

Contact height at the net

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Above Tape13%
Above Net Midline27%
Below Net Midline36%
Below Net24%

On net-area shots, An Se Young met the shuttle above tape 13% of the time, above net midline 27% of the time, below net midline 36% of the time and below net 24% of the time, and missed most often from above tape (9% of those shots) against 2% from above net midline.

View contact height by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	13%	22	9%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	27%	45	2%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	36%	59	7%
All net shots	Below Net	24%	40	5%
Lift	Above Net Midline	25%	16	6%
Lift	Below Net Midline	63%	41	7%
Lift	Below Net	12%	8	0%
Net	Above Tape	2%	1	—
Net	Above Net Midline	40%	25	0%
Net	Below Net Midline	23%	14	7%
Net	Below Net	35%	22	5%
Drive	Above Tape	91%	21	10%
Drive	Above Net Midline	9%	2	—
Block	Above Net Midline	13%	2	—
Block	Below Net Midline	25%	4	—
Block	Below Net	63%	10	10%

Han Yue

331 shots

Winners 15Forced 2Unforced 19

Most-used shots

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Of 331 shots Han Yue played, the most used were lift (30%), net (24%) and clear (11%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Lift	30%	100
Net	24%	78
Clear	11%	37
Serve	9%	30
Smash	9%	29
Drop	8%	28

Points won — by shot

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Lift

27%

My winner3Forced opp. error0Drew opp. unforced5

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Han Yue won break down by the shot that ended them — led by lift (27%), net (20%) and smash (20%).

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Shot	Share
Lift	27%
Net	20%
Smash	20%
Clear	17%
Drop	7%
Drive	3%
Kill	3%
Serve	3%

Points lost — by shot

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Lift

23%

Opp. winner3My forced error1My unforced error5

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Han Yue lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by lift (23%), smash (18%) and kill (15%).

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Shot	Share
Lift	23%
Smash	18%
Kill	15%
Net	15%
Drive	13%
Clear	10%
Drop	8%

Rally outcome — points won

30 rallies

My winner47%
Forced opp. error7%
Drew opp. unforced47%

Of the 30 rallies Han Yue won, 47% came from their own winners, 47% from drawing an opponent unforced error and 7% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	47%	14
Forced opp. error	7%	2
Drew opp. unforced	47%	14

Rally outcome — points lost

40 rallies

Opp. winner48%
My forced error8%
My unforced error45%

Of the 40 rallies Han Yue lost, 48% came from an opponent winner, 45% from their own unforced errors and 8% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	48%	19
My forced error	8%	3
My unforced error	45%	18

Where the errors went

96% tagged

Into the net41%
Out the back27%
Out on sides32%

Across 22 tagged errors, Han Yue missed into the net 41% of the time, out on sides 32% of the time and out the back 27% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	41%	9
Out the back	27%	6
Out on sides	32%	7

Based on 22 of 23 errors tagged for this detail; the rest are excluded rather than guessed.

Contact height at the net

fully tagged

Above Tape10%
Above Net Midline31%
Below Net Midline46%
Below Net13%

On net-area shots, Han Yue met the shuttle above tape 10% of the time, above net midline 31% of the time, below net midline 46% of the time and below net 13% of the time, and missed most often from below net (15% of those shots) against 4% from below net midline.

View contact height by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	10%	21	14%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	31%	63	6%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	46%	93	4%
All net shots	Below Net	13%	27	15%
Lift	Above Tape	1%	1	—
Lift	Above Net Midline	14%	14	7%
Lift	Below Net Midline	75%	75	5%
Lift	Below Net	10%	10	0%
Net	Above Tape	1%	1	—
Net	Above Net Midline	62%	48	6%
Net	Below Net Midline	19%	15	0%
Net	Below Net	18%	14	21%
Drive	Above Tape	90%	18	11%
Drive	Above Net Midline	5%	1	—
Drive	Below Net Midline	5%	1	—
Block	Above Tape	17%	1	—
Block	Below Net Midline	33%	2	—
Block	Below Net	50%	3	—

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