'Shin Yu-bin's Wedge' Women's Table Tennis Team Advances to Semifinals

• 'Shin Yu-bin's Wedge' Women's Table Tennis Team Advances to Semifinals of Pyeongchang Asian Table Tennis Championships

Thailand was completely defeated in the quarterfinals... If they advance past the semifinals, they are expected to face China in the finals.

The Korean women's table tennis team advanced to the semifinals of the team event at the 26th Pyeongchang Asian Table Tennis Championships in 2023.

The women's table tennis team, featuring Shin Yu-bin (Korean Air) and Jeon Ji-hee (Mirae Asset Securities), defeated Thailand 3-0 in the quarterfinals of the team event held at the Pyeongchang Dome in Gangwon-do on the 4th. 먹튀검증

The first runner, Jeon Ji-hee, took the lead by defeating Thai ace Sutashini Sawetabut, who attempted a quick attack from a deep angle, with a score of 3-0 (14-12 11-9 17-15) after a close deuce battle in games 1 and 3. caught.

Then, Shin Yu-bin defeated Orawan Paranang 3-2 (6-11 12-10 15-17 11-9 11-4).

Shin Yu-bin, who had struggled in the early stages due to Paranang's attack, found stability in the latter half of the game, induced his opponent to make mistakes, and eventually achieved a come-from-behind victory.

Seo Hyo-won (Korea Racing Authority), who played third singles, easily defeated Jinipa Sawetabut 3-0 (11-5 11-6 15-13), confirming Korea's advancement to the semifinals.

After the game, Shin Yu-bin said, "I didn't let my guard down, but my attack and defense didn't go as planned," and she said, "I will be careful not to make the same mistake in the next game."

Captain Seo Hyo-won said, “I knew we would win from the front, and in the end, we did as we believed, so we were able to play with peace of mind,” and pledged, “We will continue to believe in each other and play a good game.”

Coach Oh Gwang-heon of the women's national team said, "The players are a little nervous because it's their first game.

They will play better in the following games.

We will use the first game as a good stimulus."

Korea will face the winner of Hong Kong and Kazakhstan in the semifinals at noon on the 5th.

If they pass the semifinals, there is a high possibility that they will meet 'the world's best' China in the finals at 5 PM on the same day.

The Korean women's national team won a silver medal in the 2021 competition, which China did not participate in due to quarantine issues due to the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19).

China, which had no record in the previous tournament, participated in the preliminaries in this tournament and advanced to the quarterfinals with the best performance as expected, and will face off against Singapore to advance to the semifinals.