Shin Yu-bin and Lim Jong-hoon beat Romania in table tennis mixed doubles to advance to semifinals

2024-07-29 01:12:35

Just one win away from a medal. National table tennis team Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin have advanced to the semifinals of the mixed doubles at the Paris Olympics. The world’s third-ranked Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin pair defeated the world’s eighth-ranked Romanian pair of Ovidiu Ionescu and Bernadette Sjoec 4-0 (13-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-8) in the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles held at the South Paria Arena 4 in Paris, France on the 28th (local time) to advance to the semifinals. The mixed doubles, which was newly introduced at the 2021 Tokyo Games, is the event in which the Korean team has the highest expectations for a medal at the Paris Games.

Shin Yu-bin (left) and Lim Jong-hoon during the round of 16 match held in Paris, France on the 27th (local time). Paris = Reporter Yang Hoe-seong [email protected]

The Im Jong-hoon-Shin Yu-bi team took the first game, which was a critical game, and seized the opportunity to win. They continued the close match when they were down 8-10, and succeeded in making a deuce, and with Im Jong-hoon’s attack successful, they took the lead 13-11. They seemed to lose the last four games as well, but they showed their tenacity and finished the game. They did not lose a single game for two consecutive days, following the round of 16 against Germany the day before. Korea is likely to meet the world’s strongest team, China, in the semifinals.

On this day, the North Korean pair of Ri Jong-sik and Kim Geum-yong also played their quarterfinal match right next to the table where the pair of Lim Jong-hun and Shin Yu-bin were playing. They advanced to the semifinals by beating the Swedish pair of Kristian Karlsson and Kristina Calveri 4-1 (11-7, 11-8, 9-11, 11-4, 11-8). North Korea had previously upset Japan, ranked second in the world in mixed doubles, in the round of 16.

Earlier that day, Jang Woo-jin defeated Puerto Rico’s Gonzalez Daniel 4-1 (11-7, 11-5, 11-6, 8-11, 11-7) in the men’s singles round of 64 to advance to the round of 32. Earlier, Jo Dae-seong was eliminated in the round of 64 after losing to Kanak Jaa of the United States 2-4 (11-8, 8-11, 2-11, 2-11, 11-8, 10-12) in the men’s singles, and Jeon Ji-hee was eliminated in the round of 64 after losing to Portugal’s Wipu 0-4 (7-11, 6-11, 11-13, 9-11) in the women’s singles.

Paris = Reporter Kang Hong-gu [email protected]

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2024-07-29 01:12:35