Two Athletes, One Goal – Despite Setbacks
Anna Hagspiel and Serena Au Yeong are set to compete at the Badminton World Championship 2025 in Paris (August 25th), representing Austria in the women’s doubles. However,their journey to the world championship stage has been fraught with challenges.Since February, Hagspiel battled persistent shoulder pain. The issue came to a head at the European Championship in spring, forcing her to put her racket aside for two months.She then embarked on basic training as an army athlete, balancing military discipline with sports rehab, and was granted special exemption for selective training.
Au Yeong faced even more serious setbacks, suffering two muscle fiber tears in april, wich led to three large thrombosis in her leg. This resulted in months of rehabilitation and a test of her patience.
Despite these obstacles, the pair, who have only played together for seven months, have qualified for the World Cup straight away, demonstrating their unwavering will and determination.”Everything is possible,” the two say. “Of course we give everything, but we also see the World Cup as a step back into everyday tournament life to optimally start qualifying for the European Games.” From an Austrian outlook, in addition to the two Vorarlberg women, Collins Valentine Filimon also starts in the men’s individual in Paris.
Au yeong knows the World Cup air, for Hagspiel it is the premiere. ©martin Göggel
From zero to World Cup – a comet climb
With first place at the Croatian International, a third place in Portugal and ninth place at the Hylo Open in Germany, the duo qualified for the world championships straight away. The successes show: Your interaction works – even if it only existed on paper for a long time due to injury.
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