'Lim Jong-hoon X Gil Min-seok" Director Yoo Nam-gyu cried at the victory of the fighting spirit'Korea Exchange Presidential Flag Team Championship!
Aug 19, 2024
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After the men's table tennis team of the Korea Exchange secured its first team win in the presidential flag after 3 hours and 40 minutes of hard fighting, coach Yoo Nam-kyu shed tears.
The Korea Exchange, led by head coach Yoo Nam-kyu, lifted its first trophy of the competition by beating the Korea Water Resources Corporation 3-2 in the final of the men's general team event at the 40th presidential table tennis competition held at Gwangju Women's University Universiade Gymnasium in Gwangju on the 19th.
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In the fourth singles, Hwang Min-ha lost 1-3 (8-11, 7-11, 11-7, 3-11) to Park Kang-hyun of the Water Resources Corporation, making it an unknown match between 2-2 and 1 inch ahead. However, in the last five singles, Gil Min-seok beat Jang Han-jae 3-2 (11-4, 8-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-7) to secure a thrilling victory in the marathon that lasted 3 hours and 40 minutes. At Gil Min-seok's brilliant finish, his teammates celebrated the victory with a shower of bottled water.
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In an interview right after winning the championship, Korea Exchange coach Yoo Nam-kyu shed tears. After saying "Thank you to Lim Jong-hoon for doing his best, even though it must have been hard going back to the Olympics," he couldn't speak, recalling Gil Min-seok's struggles. "Minseok was a painful finger to me. I worked really hard and suffered a lot, but I passed the last difficult crisis well today. Xiumin eventually did it for me"I expressed my appreciation. `Thank you to the players who won the championship through a difficult process, including Kwak Yu-bin and Hwang Min-ha,' he said, giving credit to the players. "Players have been determined to win this year's championship as their last chance. I'm so moved that I'm crying because I know the hard process." Director Yoo expressed his sincere gratitude to the company for its full support. Recently, the atmosphere of table tennis is good, but I will try harder to help our players lead the atmosphere in front of them."
Meanwhile, in the women's general team event, Samsung Life Insurance, where representative players such as Lee Si-on, Joo Chun-hee, and Kim Sung-jin were active, beat Hwaseong City Hall 3-0 to dismiss and win. It is the first time in 13 years that Samsung Life Insurance has won the women's team event during the presidential period since the 2011 competition.
Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com
◇ Men's team final
▶ Korea Exchange 3 to 2 Korea Water Resources Corporation
Hwang Min-ha-Seo Joong-won 1 (12-10, 4-11, 7-11, 7-11)3 Park Kang-hyun-Kim Min-hyuk
Lim Jong-hoon 3 (11-7, 6-11, 9-11, 11-5, 11-6) 2 Park Jung-woo
Kwak Yu-bin 3 (11-6, 6-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-8)2 Kim Min-hyuk
Hwang Min-ha 1 (8-11, 7-11, 11-7, 3-11)3 Park Kang-hyun
Gil Min-seok 3 (11-4, 8-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-7)2 Jang Han-jae
◇ Women's team final
▶Samsung Life Insurance 3-0 Hwaseong City Hall
Joo Chun-hee and Kim Sung-jin 3 (11-7, 11-8, 12-10)0 Park Joo-hyun and Kim Ha-eun
Yiion 3 (11-9, 11-7, 11-5)0 Yu Si-woo
Joo Chun-hee 3 (11-6, 11-2, 11-7)0 Kim Ha-eun.
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