"Middle cut"Women's table tennis did it!" Shin Yu-bin X Jeon Ji-hee X Lee Eun-hye, 獨 3 to 0!銅 in 16 years

Aug 10, 2024

The women's team bronze medal match between South Korea and Germany at the Paris Olympics held at South Paris Arena 4 in Paris, France on the 10th (Korea time). Jeon Ji-hee and Shin Yoo-bin are cheering after scoring in the first game. Paris (France) = Reporter Chung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.8.10/

The women's team bronze medal match between South Korea and Germany at the Paris Olympics held at South Paris Arena 4 in Paris, France on the 10th (Korea time). Jeon Ji-hee and Shin Yoo-bin hug after winning one game in the first game. Paris (France) = Reporter Chung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.8.10/

The Korean women's table tennis team won the first Olympic team medal in 16 years.

The women's table tennis team, consisting of Shin Yoo-bin (20, Korean Air, world No. 7), Jeon Ji-hee (32, Mirae Asset Securities, world No. 15), and Lee Eun-hye (29, Korean Air, world No. 44), beat Germany 3-0 in the women's team bronze medal match held at the South Paris Arena at 5 p.m. on the 10th (Korea time). He won a brilliant bronze medal.

For South Korea, which met in the quarterfinals of the Tokyo Olympics and lost 2-3 to Germany of Han Ying, San Xiaona and Petrissa Solya, it was the first revenge match in three years and the first bronze medal challenge in 16 years since the 2008 Beijing Games.

Germany is made up of Shan Xiaona (40th in the world), Wan Yuan (96th in the world), and Annette Kaufuman (100th in the world).

Candidate Shin Yu-bin and Jeon Ji-hee

Player supporting director Oh Kwang-heon

Clash with the 1st doubles Shan Xiaona-Wan Yuanjo. He allowed two runs in the beginning, but gave up six points to take a 6-2 lead. Shin Yu-bin's right hand and Jeon Ji-hee's left foot matched well. They led 8-4, 9-5. Shin Yu-bin's foredrive caught the first game point and finished 11-6. The second game was a whitewash. There was a tight flow of 4-4, 5-5. 6-5, as South Korea took the lead, the German bench shouted a quick timeout. However, it was not enough to reverse the flow, finishing 11-8. In three games, Shin took a 5-1 lead. But it caught up to 6-5. Coach Oh Kwang-heon requested a timeout. Afterwards, Germany 'Shortfimflover's complete comfort serve, he was shaken by veteran Shan Xiaona's attack on the course, and was pushed to 7-10. They lost three games 8-11. Four games, the fast movement of the German team shook the receiving. It was pushed to 1-4. Jeon Ji-hee's forehand top pin flared one after another, turning the game around 5-5, 6-5. Director Oh Kwang-heon roared with a fist raised. They led 8-6. He went back to 8-8, again to 9-9, 10-10, and deuce games by giving up two points. They lost four games 10-12.

The team fell behind the German team 1-3 at the beginning of the five games, but it was balanced 4-4. Penholder Shan Xiaona's forehand score, was pushed back in the rally, falling back to 4-7. Jeon Ji-hee's thrilling flip and Shin Yoo-bin's attack succeeded one after another, and the opponent's mistakes were followed, turning the game around 8-7. The reception of the perfect man was shaken. 10-8, got the match point. After winning 11-8, Jeon Ji-hee and Shin Yoo-bin embraced warmly.

Lee Eun-hye, who cheers for successful attack

Lee Eun-hye of the second singles faced Annette Kaufuman. Kaufuman, born in 2006, was considered Germany's biggest ambush. The player, who is two years younger than Shin Yu-bin, beat Harimoto Miwa 3-0 in the semifinals against Japan (MatchScore 1-3 loss), which has been on the rise recently. But Lee Eun-hye was strong. They led 6-1 against Kaufmann in the first game. Kaufman chased 6-8, 7-9, 8-9 with a sharp top-spin attack, but did not miss the advantage. It was won 11–8. Lee Eun-hye took the game point first, 10-8, in a tight match between two games. Kaufuman chased 10-9.Director Oh cut the flow by time-out. Kaufuman's forehand was caught in the net and won 11-9. Three games, Lee Eun-hye completely overwhelmed Kaufuman. 5-1, 8-2… Shin Yu-bin of the bench raised his arms and cheered enthusiastically at Lee Eun-hye's performance. I finished 11-2 on the floor. Game Score 3-0. Lee Eun-hye knelt down and prayed for her gratitude.

Jeon Ji-hee trying to attack

3rd singles 'left-handed ace' Jeon Ji-hee clashed with Shan Xiaona, who won five European championships '83. It was the first face-off between veteran ace players. After the first game search, Jeon Ji-hee scored four points at 4-4 to lead 8-4. The three-ball attack following the serve was the dominant one. It finished 11-6. Jeon Ji-hee's movement in the second game was light. He took the lead 4-1, and turned his opponent around with a powerful forehand topspin. It finished 11-6. Shan Xiaona, who was on the brink of a three-game cliff, led 3-1 but Jeon Ji-hee made a 4-3 turnaround by cleverly targeting the course. The German bench chanted for operational time. But the flow already belonged to the Republic of Korea. He won the bronze medal by winning 11-6, game score 3-0, and matchscore 3-0.

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South Korea's bronze medal in the women's team event is the result of the desperate need for women's table tennis over the past decade. Since 2008, he has stayed in the semifinals in 2012, the quarterfinals in 2016, and 2021, shaking off the disappointment of never reaching the podium. After the bronze medal in the team event of Kim Kyung-ah, Park Mi-young, and Dang Ye-seo at the 2008 Beijing Games, 16 years later 'Kim Kyung-ah, Dang Ye-seo's coach's love interest 'Shin Yoo-bin and Lee Eun-hye came to the medal for the first time in 16 years.

In the Olympic team event in the 'Bok-Dan-Dan', Shin Yu-bin-Jeon Ji-hee was a must-win formula. After gaining the upper hand in his first doubles, he played confidently in singles. While Jeon Ji-hee, who played for the national team for 10 years from 2014 and competed in his third Olympics, was fighting for his first medal, Shin Yu-bin's stormy growth was full of energy. While competitors such as Germany, Singapore, and Hong Kong, excluding China and Japan, have weakened their power, South Korea's power has soared due to the emergence of 'Ace Shin Yu-bin'. With Shin Yu-bin's spirit, Jeon Ji-hee's experience melted, and South Korea recorded the highest record ever. As we saw in the quarterfinals and finals, it is also important to note that Lee Eun-hye did her part 100% on the first Olympic stage.

The women's team bronze medal match between South Korea and Germany at the Paris Olympics held at South Paris Arena 4 in Paris, France on the 10th (Korea time). In the first game, Shin Yu-bin is looking at the opponent's racket. Paris (France) = Reporter Chung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.8.10/

Shin Yu-bin and Jeon Ji-hee

Above all, Shin Yu-bin's strides in this competition 'Top Ranker' shone. Following the first mixed doubles bronze medal in 12 years, he won a bronze medal in the team event and won a multi-medal medal. With the semifinals of the singles, he recorded a record of more than the semifinals of all events. After winning two bronze medals in singles and women's doubles at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, she won multiple medals in the women's table tennis for the first time in 32 years since Hyeon Jung-hwa. In Tokyo, the era of Shin Yu-bin has arrived in the world table tennis world, which was loved and proved its potential with 'Piyak'.

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"Middle cut"Women's table tennis did it!" Shin Yu-bin X Jeon Ji-hee X Lee Eun-hye, 獨 3 to 0!銅 in 16 years

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