South Korea’s An Seyoung reached a height in world badminton’s history that no badminton player has been able to achieve.
She became the first-ever badminton player to take home more than USD 1 million as prize money in a single year. She clinched the BWF World Tour Finals title on Sunday, which had a reward of 240,000 US Dollar, which took her total prize money for the year to 1,003,175 US Dollar. The World Tour Finals crown was An’s 11th title of the season.
An has created another magnificent statistic which shows that her Sunday’s win against Wang Zhi Yi in Hangzhou was her 74th of the season in 77 matches! According to BWF, that win percentage is the best for any player, for those who have played a minimum of 60 matches in a season in the Super Series or World Tour era.
An already legendary Lin Dan’s 92.75 percent triumph, made in 2011. An Seyoung also set a new mark of clinching 11th title in a single year in 2025, equalling legendary Japanese men’s player Kento Komota’s most titles in a single year.
