Women's singles · World Championships

An Se Young vs Wang Zhi Yi

BWF World Championships 2026 · Semi-final · 22 Aug 2026 · Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi

An Se Young beat Wang Zhi Yi 23–23, 20–17 in the semi-final of BWF World Championships 2026.

Player	Game 1	Game 2
An Se Young KOR · Seed 1 Won	23	20
Wang Zhi Yi CHN · Seed 3	23	17

83 rallies tracked shot by shot by GGAB analysts.

Match facts

Tournament: BWF World Championships 2026
Round: Semi-final
Date: 22 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	Wang Zhi Yi
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	3
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 Wang Zhi Yi: results, serves, striking side and shot direction.
An Se Young	Stat	Wang Zhi Yi
Result
43	Points won	40
27	Winners	24
5	Errors forced	2
14	Unforced errors	11
62	Smashes	39
20%	Won on own serve	13%
Serve
100%	Short serves	97%
84%	To the body	46%
16%	To the middle	31%
0%	Out wide	23%
Striking side
70%	Forehand	59%
26%	Backhand	34%
4%	Around the head	7%
Direction
63%	Straight	58%
26%	Cross-court	34%
11%	Middle	8%

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

Point progression

An Se YoungWang Zhi Yi

0510152024

Running score across 83 tracked rallies, An Se Young against Wang Zhi Yi. Games closed 24–22, 21–16.

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Game	An Se Young	Wang Zhi Yi
Game 1	24	22
Game 2	21	16

Rally length

Avg rally — by shots

14.1shots

Avg rally — by time

17.1sec

Rallies by length (shots)

1–2

3–4

5–8

9–14

15–20

21+

83 rallies tracked, most of them (23%) in the 21+ shot band. The longest ran 65 shots.

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Length (shots)	Rallies	Avg seconds
1–2	3	4.9
3–4	15	6.3
5–8	17	8.8
9–14	14	13.9
15–20	15	19.1
21+	19	35.9

Shot patterns

Most common 3-shot runs

1.B1Forehand Drop Cross→A1Forehand Net Straight→B1Backhand Lift Straight
Happened 7× out of 80 rallies
2.A1Forehand Drop Straight→B1Forehand Net Straight→A1Backhand Lift Straight
Happened 6× out of 80 rallies
3.B1Forehand Net Straight→A1Backhand Lift Straight→B1Forehand Clear Straight
Happened 6× out of 80 rallies
4.A1Forehand Clear Straight→B1Forehand Clear Cross→A1Forehand Drop Straight
Happened 5× out of 80 rallies
5.A1Forehand Net Straight→B1Backhand Lift Straight→A1Forehand Clear Straight
Happened 5× out of 80 rallies

Most common 5-shot runs

1.A1Backhand Block Straight→B1Forehand Net Straight→A1Backhand Lift Straight→B1Forehand Clear Straight→A1Forehand Drop Straight
Happened 2× out of 80 rallies
2.A1Forehand Clear Straight→B1Forehand Clear Straight→A1Forehand Clear Straight→B1Forehand Clear Straight→A1Forehand Clear Straight
Happened 2× out of 80 rallies
3.A1Forehand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Smash Straight→A1Backhand Block Straight→B1Forehand Lift Cross→A1Forehand Clear Straight
Happened 2× out of 80 rallies
4.A1Forehand Net Straight→B1Backhand Lift Straight→A1Forehand Drop Straight→B1Backhand Net Cross→A1Backhand Lift Cross
Happened 2× out of 80 rallies
5.B1Backhand Lift Cross→A1Forehand Clear Straight→B1Forehand Drop Cross→A1Forehand Net Straight→B1Backhand Lift Straight
Happened 2× out of 80 rallies

Who did what

Most winners

An Se Young

Most errors forced

An Se Young

Most unforced errors

An Se Young

By player

An Se Young

589 shots

Winners 27Forced 5Unforced 14

Most-used shots

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Of 589 shots An Se Young played, the most used were lift (22%), net (18%) and drop (17%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Lift	22%	129
Net	18%	108
Drop	17%	101
Clear	12%	73
Smash	11%	62
Serve	7%	44

Points won — by shot

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Net

26%

My winner7Forced opp. error0Drew opp. unforced4

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points An Se Young won break down by the shot that ended them — led by net (26%), drop (16%) and smash (16%).

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Shot	Share
Net	26%
Drop	16%
Smash	16%
Lift	14%
Clear	9%
Kill	9%
Block	7%
Drive	2%

Points lost — by shot

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Lift

25%

Opp. winner5My forced error0My unforced error5

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points An Se Young lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by lift (25%), drop (20%) and smash (18%).

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Shot	Share
Lift	25%
Drop	20%
Smash	18%
Block	13%
Net	10%
Clear	8%
Drive	5%
Kill	3%

Rally outcome — points won

43 rallies

My winner63%
Forced opp. error12%
Drew opp. unforced26%

Of the 43 rallies An Se Young won, 63% came from their own winners, 26% from drawing an opponent unforced error and 12% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	63%	27
Forced opp. error	12%	5
Drew opp. unforced	26%	11

Rally outcome — points lost

40 rallies

Opp. winner60%
My forced error5%
My unforced error35%

Of the 40 rallies An Se Young lost, 60% came from an opponent winner, 35% from their own unforced errors and 5% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	60%	24
My forced error	5%	2
My unforced error	35%	14

Where the errors went

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Into the net25%
Out the back44%
Out on sides31%

Across 16 tagged errors, An Se Young missed out the back 44% of the time, out on sides 31% of the time and into the net 25% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	25%	4
Out the back	44%	7
Out on sides	31%	5

Contact height at the net

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Above Tape10%
Above Net Midline14%
Below Net Midline50%
Below Net26%

On net-area shots, An Se Young met the shuttle above tape 10% of the time, above net midline 14% of the time, below net midline 50% of the time and below net 26% of the time, and missed most often from above net midline (5% of those shots) against 1% from below net.

View contact height by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	10%	30	3%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	14%	41	5%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	50%	152	3%
All net shots	Below Net	26%	80	1%
Lift	Above Tape	2%	2	—
Lift	Above Net Midline	4%	5	0%
Lift	Below Net Midline	73%	94	3%
Lift	Below Net	22%	28	4%
Net	Above Tape	2%	2	—
Net	Above Net Midline	25%	27	0%
Net	Below Net Midline	45%	49	4%
Net	Below Net	28%	30	0%
Block	Above Tape	12%	5	0%
Block	Above Net Midline	16%	7	14%
Block	Below Net Midline	21%	9	0%
Block	Below Net	51%	22	0%
Drive	Above Tape	91%	21	0%
Drive	Above Net Midline	9%	2	—

Wang Zhi Yi

585 shots

Winners 24Forced 2Unforced 11

Most-used shots

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Of 585 shots Wang Zhi Yi played, the most used were lift (30%), net (17%) and block (12%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Lift	30%	176
Net	17%	100
Block	12%	73
Drop	12%	70
Clear	11%	66
Serve	7%	39

Points won — by shot

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Lift

28%

My winner5Forced opp. error0Drew opp. unforced6

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Wang Zhi Yi won break down by the shot that ended them — led by lift (28%), block (18%) and drop (18%).

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Shot	Share
Lift	28%
Block	18%
Drop	18%
Smash	15%
Net	13%
Drive	8%
Kill	3%

Points lost — by shot

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Net

26%

Opp. winner7My forced error0My unforced error4

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Wang Zhi Yi lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by net (26%), block (19%) and drop (14%).

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Shot	Share
Net	26%
Block	19%
Drop	14%
Smash	14%
Kill	9%
Lift	9%
Clear	7%
Drive	2%

Rally outcome — points won

40 rallies

My winner60%
Forced opp. error5%
Drew opp. unforced35%

Of the 40 rallies Wang Zhi Yi won, 60% came from their own winners, 35% from drawing an opponent unforced error and 5% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	60%	24
Forced opp. error	5%	2
Drew opp. unforced	35%	14

Rally outcome — points lost

43 rallies

Opp. winner63%
My forced error12%
My unforced error26%

Of the 43 rallies Wang Zhi Yi lost, 63% came from an opponent winner, 26% from their own unforced errors and 12% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	63%	27
My forced error	12%	5
My unforced error	26%	11

Where the errors went

fully tagged

Into the net75%
Out the back13%
Out on sides13%

Across 16 tagged errors, Wang Zhi Yi missed into the net 75% of the time, out the back 13% of the time and out on sides 13% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	75%	12
Out the back	13%	2
Out on sides	13%	2

Contact height at the net

fully tagged

Above Tape9%
Above Net Midline14%
Below Net Midline47%
Below Net30%

On net-area shots, Wang Zhi Yi met the shuttle above tape 9% of the time, above net midline 14% of the time, below net midline 47% of the time and below net 30% of the time, and missed most often from below net (7% of those shots) against 0% from above tape.

View contact height by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	9%	33	0%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	14%	52	2%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	47%	175	1%
All net shots	Below Net	30%	110	7%
Lift	Above Net Midline	4%	7	0%
Lift	Below Net Midline	73%	128	1%
Lift	Below Net	23%	41	2%
Net	Above Tape	3%	3	—
Net	Above Net Midline	39%	39	0%
Net	Below Net Midline	34%	34	3%
Net	Below Net	24%	24	13%
Block	Above Tape	12%	9	0%
Block	Above Net Midline	8%	6	17%
Block	Below Net Midline	18%	13	0%
Block	Below Net	62%	45	9%
Drive	Above Tape	100%	21	0%

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