Korean table tennis women’s doubles signs Jeon Ji-hee (left) and Shin Yu-bin. PyeongChang Asian Table Tennis Championships Organizing Committee
Korean table tennis women’s doubles stars Shin Yu-bin (Korean Air) and Jeon Ji-hee (Mirae Asset Securities) attempted to win their second consecutive Asian Championships, but were stopped by China after a close match.
The two lost to Sun Yingsha and Wang Yidi (China) 1 to 3 (5-11 11-5 9-11 8-11) in the women’s doubles semifinals of the ‘2023 Pyeongchang Asian Table Tennis Championships’ held at Pyeongchang Dome in Gangwon-do on the 9th. . I had to be satisfied with taking the bronze medal.
Shin Yu-bin and Jeon Ji-hee teamed up to win the 2021 Doha Tournament in Qatar. However, at that time, China did not participate due to concerns about COVID-19.
However, this year, China entered the competition with the strongest capabilities. This tournament is largely a prelude to the Hangzhou Asian Games, which will be held in the country in September.
Sun Yingsha and Wang Yidi do not have world rankings because they rarely play doubles. However, in singles, they are ranked first and third in the world, respectively. In basic skills, she is ahead of Shin Yu-bin, who is in 9th place, and Jeon Ji-hee, who is 33rd. This is why Shin Yu-bin and Jeon Ji-hee, the world’s No. 1 doubles team, had no choice but to lose.
On this day, Sun Ying-sa harassed Shin Yu-bin and Jeon Ji-hee with a strong drive of a different level from the first game. Shin Yu-bin also did not lose and made Wang Yi-di’s mistake with a powerful drive, and Jeon Ji-hee also tied the match with a sharp backhand push.
But China was an ironclad castle. Sun Ying-sha’s surprising back push and Wang Yidi’s angle drive were followed by Korea’s error, bringing the score to 4 to 8 and giving up the first game to 5 to 11.
In the second game, Shin Yu-bin and Jeon Ji-hee changed the mood. With the lead up to 6 to 3, Jeon Ji-hee’s backhand and Shin Yu-bin’s drive exploded one after another. China, embarrassed, made a series of mistakes, widening the score gap to 8 to 4, and Shin Yu-bin successfully countered Wang Yidi’s attack, winning game 2 with 11 to 5.
It was disappointing in the 3 games that were close. In the beginning, Shin Yu-bin and Jeon Ji-hee were unable to properly respond to Sun Ying-sha’s skillful backhand drive and spinning forehand drive. In the battle, Wang Yidi’s powerful attack broke out. Shin Yu-bin’s comeback drive failed to change the flow as it hit the net and was out.
Although they were behind by 4 to 8, they slowed down and forced the opponent to make a mistake, and Jeon Ji-hee’s drive resulted in a tie of 8 to 8. However, Shin Yu-bin’s attack failed and Sun Ying-sha’s backhand went in, unfortunately giving up the game. Game 4 was also lost at 8 to 8 as Sun Yingsha’s heavy drives exploded one after another.
Korean table tennis women’s doubles signboard Jeon Ji-hee (left) and Shin Yu-bin. organizing committee
In the semifinals held earlier, Wang Man-yu and Chen Meng (93rd place, China) defeated Miyu Kihara and Miyu Nagasaki (8th place, Japan) with a close game score of 3 to 2. Following the men’s doubles win the previous day, China also proved its strength by securing gold and silver medals in the women’s doubles.
The Korean national team finished this tournament with ‘no gold’. They were blocked by China and only won a silver medal in the women’s team event and a bronze medal in the men’s team event, and the world’s No. 1 men’s doubles team, Woojin Jang and Jonghoon Lim (Korea Exchange) and Jaehyun Ahn (KRX) and Kanghyeon Park (Korea Water Resources Corporation), also won bronze medals after losing to China in the semifinals. .
Mixed doubles Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin also won bronze medals. The national team will leave for Hangzhou, China, where the Asian Games will be held on the 19th.
2023-09-10 02:47:32
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