On the morning of Saturday (September 9), the 7th day of the PyeongChang 2023 Asian Table Tennis Championships, the Korean men’s doubles team lost to the People’s Republic of China in the men’s doubles semifinals and failed to advance to the finals.
The team of Ahn Jae-hyun and Park Kang-hyun, who started the match first, played an even match against the People’s Republic of China’s Pan Jiandong and Lin Gaoyuan, but lost the first game 9-11. Korea counterattacked and took the second game 11-5, but lost 6-11 in the third game despite taking the early lead, and ultimately lost the final game 7-11, falling short of the finals.
However, the team of Ahn Jae-hyun and Park Kang-hyun, who achieved more than expected by winning a bronze medal despite having only recently worked together as a team, is expected to show an even better performance in the upcoming Asian Games.
In the second semifinal match, the strong contenders for the championship, Woojin Jang and Jonghun Lim, took the lead by winning the first game 11-6 against Ma Long and Wang Chuqin of the People’s Republic of China, but lost the next three games, sending them to the finals. It’s over.
2023-09-09 03:10:00
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