2024-08-02 09:17:50
Shin Yu-bin (20, Korean Air), who made it to the semifinals of the Olympic table tennis singles for the first time in 20 years, was blocked by the Great Wall of China and could not cross the threshold of the finals. Although she lost, Shin Yu-bin’s great challenge continues. If she wins the bronze medal match, she can collect her first singles medal since the 2004 Athens Games.
World No. 8 Shin Yu-bin lost 0-4 (7-11 6-11 7-11 7-11) to Chen Meng (No. 4, China) in the women’s singles semifinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics table tennis held at the South Paris Arena in Paris, France at 5 PM on the 2nd (Korean time).
Shin Yu-bin was challenging for the gold medal in singles for the first time in 20 years since Yoo Seung-min won the gold medal in men’s singles at the 2004 Athens Games, but Chen Meng, the ‘Tokyo Olympic double gold medalist’ (women’s singles and team event), was too strong. The overall record against Chen Meng was 2 losses (no draws).
Shin Yu-bin could have become the first Korean table tennis player to advance to the Olympic women’s singles if she had won this match, but she ended up swallowing her disappointment.
Previously, Hyun Jeong-hwa at the 1992 Barcelona Games and Kim Kyeong-ah at the 2004 Athens Games also suffered defeats at the threshold of the finals.
Shin Yu-bin, who earned a spot in the semifinals with a great performance against Hirano Miu (13th, Japan) in the quarterfinals the day before, tried to continue that momentum today.
In the first game, Shin Yu-bin played an equal match with Cheon Meng, and faced him 4-4. However, he struggled against Cheon Meng’s attacks that shook left and right, and lost points in succession. At 7-10, Shin Yu-bin’s attack hit the net and went out, losing the first game.
Shin Yu-bin gained momentum early in the second game. She scored three consecutive points for the first time, leading 4-1. However, she was caught by Tian Meng’s fierce counterattack, and the momentum was broken when she allowed four consecutive points at 5-5.
Shin Yu-bin, who lost two games, tried to find a way to bounce back, but Cheon Meng showed no weakness. Shin Yu-bin was down 0-5 in the third game, but belatedly started to catch up, but lost again 7-11.
Shin Yu-bin did not give up in the last four games and fought until the score was 7-7, but lost four consecutive points and all hope of a comeback disappeared.
Although she did not make it to the finals, she still has a chance to win a medal. Shin Yu-bin will play the bronze medal match against the loser of Sun Yingsha (China) and Hayata Hina (Japan) at 8:30 PM on the 3rd.
Shin Yu-bin, who previously won a bronze medal in the mixed doubles by teaming up with Lim Jong-hoon (27, Korea Exchange), will become the first Korean table tennis player to win two medals at a single Olympics, following Yoo Nam-gyu (gold in men’s singles, bronze in men’s doubles) at the 1998 Seoul Games and Hyun Jung-hwa (bronze in women’s singles, bronze in women’s doubles) and Kim Taek-su (bronze in men’s singles, bronze in men’s doubles) at the 1992 Barcelona Games, if he also wins a singles medal.
(Paris=News 1)
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2024-08-02 09:17:50