"Let's go against the Great Wall!" 男Tablet Joo Se-hyuk wins 3-0 over Croatia 'Going to the quarterfinals'
Aug 06, 2024
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The men's table tennis team consisting of Jang Woo-jin (29, Se-ah, world No. 13), Lim Jong-hoon (27, Korea Exchange, world No. 29), and Cho Dae-sung (21, Samsung Life Insurance, world No. 21) returned Croatia to a match score of 3-0 in the men's team round of 16 at the Paris Olympics held at the South Paris Arena at 5 p.m. on the 6th (Korea time).
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Second singles 'mixed doubles bronze medallist' Lim Jong-hoon clashed with 'Croatian ace'Tobislav Pukar (51st in the world). He caught one game 11-2 lightly. Lim Jong-hoon's exclusive backhand worked properly. Two games, the opponent made three serve mistakes, and he seemed to be embarrassed. He won 11–7. He hit his opponent's forehand and turned it around. Pukar led the game with three points, but Im Jong-hoon turned the game around 4-3. 4-4, 5-5, 6-6 tight games continued. However, Lim Jong-hoon's powerful drive raged to lead 9-6, then finished 11-7. GameScore 3-0, it was a perfect win.
Jang Woo-jin of the 'Top Ranker' faced Andrei Gagina of the '86-born veteran' who will compete in the fifth Olympics. Jang Woo-jin continued a tight game at the beginning of the first game against a tricky value who had lost once. They finished 11-6 with five points down from 6-6. The value of the two games has started a counterattack. They took an early 4-1 lead. Jang Woo-jin followed with a 4-4 tie, but Gajinaga ran 7-4 again. Took 2 games at 11-7. Jang Woo-jin won the rally game to take a 4-1 lead. He responded with a clever operation against veteran Qigana and ran away 9-5. It finished 11-6. In the last four games, Jang Woo-jin roared hot with a 4-0 run.It finished lightly with 11-4 and South Korea won the match point 3-0.
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