'Exhausted Shin Yu-bin, Precious Sisters'' Korean table tennis wins 3-1 over Brazil! advance to the quarterfinals

Aug 06, 2024

Director Oh Kwang-heon and Shin Yoo-bin, who support Eun-hye,

The Korean women's table tennis made the first step in the team event at the Paris Olympics.

The women's table tennis team consisting of Shin Yoo-bin (20, world No. 8), Lee Eun-hye (29, Korean Air 42nd), and Jeon Ji-hee (32, Mirae Asset Securities, world No. 14) won the matchscore 3-1 against Brazil in the round of 16 women's team tournament at South Paris Arena at 3 a.m. on the 6th (Korea time).

Brazil is made up of three players: 「Takahashi sisters」Bruna Takahashi (20th in the world), Zhilia Takahashi (90th in the world), and"Hanpal table tennis player"Bruna Alexander (182nd in the world), who is recorded as the world's sixth player to compete in both the Olympics and Paralympics. South Korea met Brazil again on its first stage at the Paris Olympics in more than five months, having won the women's table tennis team round of 16 3-1 at the Busan World Championships in February.

Korea, which won the first round

Shin Yoo-bin and Jeon Ji-hee came forward with the first doubles team the world's strongest doubles team. 1 game, 7-2, 9-3 lead against Alexandre - Giulia Takahashi. The silver medal at the World Championships in Durban and the gold medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games was not a match for the 'fantastic doubles team'. It finished 11-6. He took the lead by winning 5-11 in two games, 8-11 in three games, and 3-0 lightly.

Oh Kwang-heon, head coach of the women's national team, saved Shin Yu-bin, who could not rest a day by reaching the semifinals of the mixed doubles bronze medal and the women's singles for the first time from the 27th to the 3rd of last month. After a storm schedule that has never been played in a major tournament, his right shoulder was lumped together, and he planned to wrap up the victory with Lee Eun-hye and Jeon Ji-hee on the 5th and use Shin Yoo-bin in the quarterfinals. There was also an intention to adapt to the Olympic stage by entrusting Lee Eun-hye, who is new to the Olympics, with 2-4 singles and 2 games.

A workshop between nets

However, Lee Eun-hye, a second singles player, struggled against Bruna Takahashi. The tension on the first Olympic stage was evident. He gained the upper hand by scoring three points in one game, but Bruna Takahashi's counterattack was also not easy. It was balanced at 5-5. However, after allowing the turnaround at 7-7, mistakes such as serve mistakes came out and gave up the first game 8-11. He won 11-9 in two games and 11-9 in three games in a row, turning the game around 2-1 on the game score, but lost 8-11, 4-11, and 2-3 on the game score due to experienced Bruna's various courses.

Jeon Ji-hee, who gets attacked by Brazil

Shin Yubin 'Way to go!'

Jeon Ji-hee, the eldest sister who trusts and sees the 3rd singles, stepped up. Bruna Takahashi's younger brother, Jelia Takahashi, brought back the atmosphere with his water-level performance. Whenever Jeon Ji-hee scored, Shin Yu-bin of the bench jumped up and applauded vigorously. He began to lead the matchscore 2-1 by bringing one game to 11-7, two games to 11-4, and three games to 11-2.

이은혜 '좋았어!'

Bruna Aleksandr"World's 6th Great Athlete to Compete in both the Paris Olympics and Paralympics

Lee Eun-hye, who changed her mind in the fourth singles, faced Bruna Alexandre. 1 game, shrugging off Alexander's persistent chase to win 11-8. He led the game 5-1 in two games. He allowed a chase to 6-5 but made a point to 8-5 by targeting the course separating both sides and finished 11-5. As Lee Eun-hye led 4-1 in three games, the Brazilian bench asked for a timeout. However, there was a clear gap in skills with the world's 182nd place. He led 5-1, 7-2, 8-3, and when the gap narrowed to 9-6, head coach Oh Kwang-heon called a timeout for 'finish'. It finished 11-6. South Korea secured a place in the quarterfinals with a 3-1 victory over Brazil.

Shin Yu-bin did not participate in fasting on that day. Lee Eun-hye played a successful role in the team play to save Shin Yoo-bin's physical strength in the `Korean Air junior team.'

South Korea will compete against the winner of the Hong Kong-Sweden match in the quarterfinals on the 7th.

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'Exhausted Shin Yu-bin, Precious Sisters'' Korean table tennis wins 3-1 over Brazil! advance to the quarterfinals

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