Shin Yu-bin (Korean Air) and Jeon Ji-hee (Mirae Asset Securities) (12th place) failed to cross the Great Wall twice and won a silver medal at the 2023 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Individual World Championships.
Shin Yu-bin and Jeon Ji-hee lost 0-3 (8-11 7-11 10-12) to China’s Wang Yidi and Chenmeng (7th place) in the women’s doubles final on the 8th day of the tournament held in Durban, South Africa on the 27th (local time). .
In the semifinals, Shin Yu-bin and Jeon Ji-hee, who caused a surprise by defeating the world No. Failed.
It is the first time in 30 years since Hyun Jeong-hwa (winner) in Gothenburg in 1993 that a Korean player has achieved a silver medal or higher in the women’s singles and doubles events.
The Korean national team finished the tournament with two silver medals and one bronze medal.
Previously, in men’s doubles, Jang Woo-jin (Mirae Asset Securities) and Lim Jong-hoon (Korea Exchange) pair won the silver medal, and Cho Dae-seong and Lim Sang-soo (above Samsung Life Insurance) team won the bronze medal.
It has been 20 years since the 2003 Paris Games, when Korean table tennis won three or more medals at the individual world championships, a silver medal in men’s singles and a bronze medal in men’s and women’s doubles.
Shin Yu-bin and Jeon Ji-hee, who lost the first game, boldly attacked in the second game and took a 6-3 lead.
However, the opponent’s sharp cut allowed them to turn around, and the game score was driven to 0-2.
Shin Yoo-bin and Jeon Ji-hee played a deuce game despite bad luck, such as the opponent’s shot hitting the edge in the 3rd game, but ended up giving away the championship point.
At the awards ceremony after the game, Jeon Ji-hee and Shin Yu-bin wore silver medals with bright expressions. The silver medal was awarded by Yoo Seung-min, president of the Korea Table Tennis Association.
After the match, Shin Yu-bin said, “I’m sorry about the result, but I’m happy that I won the medal I was aiming for.” I will do my best,” he promised.
Meanwhile, in the men’s singles held earlier, China’s Ma Lung (3rd), who is considered the best player in table tennis history, defeated his junior Wang Chuqin (2nd place) 1-4 (9-11 8-11 3-11 11-6 7-11). lost.
It is the first time Ma Long has lost in singles at the individual world championships since the semifinals at the 2013 Paris Games.
Ma Long won three consecutive men’s singles titles in Suzhou in 2015, Düsseldorf in 2017 and Budapest in 2019, but did not participate in Houston in 2021.
Wang Chuqin will compete for the singles championship with Pan Zhendong (1st place), who won the gold medal in men’s doubles.
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2023-05-29 07:31:00
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