Badminton's mixed doubles Korean teams have a semifinal clash, securing at least a silver medal!
Aug 01, 2024
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The ironical semifinal match has been completed. 'World No. 8'Kim Won-ho and Jung Na-eun won 2-0 over Malaysia's Chen Tangier-Toi Wei-Jo in the quarterfinals of badminton mixed doubles at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at Port Drachapel Stadium in Paris, France on the 1st (Korea time). Kim Won-ho and Jung Na-eun, who advanced to the semifinals, will compete with Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yoo-jung, who first decided to advance to the semifinals. On the same day, Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yoo-jeong defeated Hong Kong's Tang Man-che Ying-suet 2-0 to advance to the semifinals.
Kim Won-ho, Jung Na-eun, Seo Seung-jae, and Chae Yoo-jung will meet in the semifinals, and no matter who wins, Korean badminton will succeed in advancing to the mixed doubles final. It secured at least a silver medal.
Kim Won-ho and Jung Na-eun made it to the quarterfinals. On the 29th, he lost 0-2 to China's Zheng Tsuwei and Huang Yat-chung, the world's No. 1 player. He remained 1-2 in the group qualifying round, making it uncertain to advance to the quarterfinals. In the doubles match at the Paris Olympics, 16 teams will be divided into four groups to qualify, with the first and second places in each group advancing to the quarterfinals.
However, in the following game, Tom Zickel-Delfin Delou (France) defeated Renov Livaldi-Pita Hainingtijas Mentari (Indonesia) 2-0 to revive the game. South Korea, France, and Indonesia all recorded one win and two losses, but they advanced to the quarterfinals as second place in Group A, ahead of -1 (three wins and four losses) in the game's gains and losses.
Kim Won-ho and Jung Na-eun, who reached the quarterfinals, showed a much more stable performance. He was chased to 20-19, allowing a last-minute chase, but scored and took the first set. The second set went to a more one-sided flow. They led by 11-1. It allowed a chase to 13-5 but scored again. 16-10. Both teams have even reached double-digit points. 19-13 to match point. Laughing 21-14 with the final score.
Seo Seung-jae, who reached the semifinals first, said, `Maybe it would have been more burdensome if we met in the quarterfinals, but I think it's a relief. We are getting along well as usual. Even if it's not the Olympics, I've met many enemies. I think it will be fun if we do the best we can."
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