Ahn Se-young, the national badminton representative, is returning home through Incheon International Airport on the afternoon of the 18th after finishing the 2023 Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour held in Hangzhou, China. 

In 2024, ahead of the big event called the Paris Olympics, the national badminton team selection competition with the Taegeuk symbol will be held in Seosan, South Chungcheong Province from the 21st.

According to the Korea Badminton Association on the 19th, the 2024 badminton national team selection match will be held at the Seosan Citizen Gymnasium from the 21st to the 27th.

108 national top-ranked badminton players will participate in this competition. Among these, 28 players (8 men's singles, 7 women's singles, 8 men's doubles, 5 women's doubles) are selected.

However, players ranked up to 16th in the world rankings in singles and 8th in the world in doubles are automatically selected as a national team and do not participate in this selection.

Under this condition, Ahn Se-young in the women's singles (1st place, Samsung Life Insurance) was automatically selected. In the case of Kim Ga-eun (Samsung Life Insurance), who is currently ranked 13th, she will only be ranked 18th until October when the rankings are calculated and will participate in the selection competition.

In women's doubles, Lee So-hee, Kim So-young, Chae Yu-jeong (Incheon International Airport), Baek Hana (MG Saemaul Geumgo), Gong Hee-yong (Jeonbuk Bank), and Jeong Na-eun (Hwasun County Office) maintain the Taegeuk mark.

The pair of Baek Ha-na and Lee So-hee ranked second in women's doubles, and the pair of Kim So-young and Gong Hee-yong ranked third in women's doubles. Chae Yoo-jeong is ranked 3rd in mixed doubles with Seung-jae Seo (Samsung Life Insurance), and Na-eun Jeong is 7th in mixed doubles with Kim Won-ho (Samsung Life Insurance).

For male players, following Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho, Kang Min-hyuk is also automatically selected. done. The pair of Seo Seung-jae and Kang Min-hyuk, who recently won the King of Kings, is ranked 6th in men's doubles.

Kang Min-hyuk, the national badminton team who won the 2023 Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Final men's doubles with Seo Seung-jae, is returning home from Hangzhou, China through Incheon International Airport on the afternoon of the 18th. 

On the other hand, in the men's singles, there are no players in the top 16, so fierce competition is expected in this selection.

In addition, twins Kim Min-ji and Kim Min-seon (Chiak High School) are considered to succeed Ahn Se-young. The sisters are also aiming to make their national team debut.

Meanwhile, the players selected for the national team this time will participate in various international competitions organized by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) starting in January next year.

In the case of participating in the Paris Olympics, only players who have won the Olympic ranking point competition, which started on May 1st and runs until April 30th of next year, are eligible.

For singles, 16 You must be ranked within the top 100, and in the case of doubles, you must enter the top 8.

So far, Ahn Se-young and Kim Ga-eun in women's singles, Lee So-hee-Baek Hana, Kim So-young-Gong Hee-yong in women's doubles, and Kang Min-hyuk in men's doubles. -The team of Seo Seung-jae and the mixed doubles team of Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yu-jeong are considered stable. 19가이드03