"What a shame!" 0-2 defeat by exhausted Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yoo-jeong's group Il-jo...I missed the bronze medal

Aug 02, 2024

Seo Seung-jae-Chae Yoo-jung, a difficult bronze medal match

'The world's second mixed doubles team' Seo Seung-jae (Samsung Life Insurance) and Chae Yoo-jeong (Incheon International Airport) failed to bring the medal they targeted at the Paris Olympics.

Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yoo-jeong were completely defeated by 0-2 (13-21, 20-22) in the badminton mixed doubles bronze medal match held at Port Drachapel Arena in Paris, France on the 2nd (Korea time) by Utah Watanabe and Arisazo Higashino. .

In the semi-final match of the previous day, he lost to junior group Kim Won-ho (Samsung Life Insurance) and Jung Na-eun (Hwasun County Office) 1-2 in the showdown between the two-legged shuttlecock. I drew a picture of two groups climbing to the podium together.

Seo Seung-jae - Chae Yoo-jeong

It was a long rally from the first point of the first game. Japan scored the first goal when Watanabe's shot came inside. Chae Yoo-jung's attack succeeded one after another and led 2-1. He widened the score to 5-2 but allowed a 5-5 tie due to Japan's strong counterattack. Watanabe's strong smashing by Higashino's exquisite return and Seo Seung-je's smashing miss overlapped, leading to a 5-7 upset. Seo Seung-jae's serve succeeded and began the chase. A game of 7-7, 8-8 seesaw followed. After that, the shot continued to get caught in the net, widening the score to 8-12. At 10-14, both teams had a fiery rally. Seo Seung-jae won all the shots in the world, and Chae Yoo-jung succeeded in controlling the level. The fans of the Fort Drachapel Arena cheered enthusiastically. However, they gave up the lead to the Japanese team and fell to 11-17, and the attacks were caught in the net one after another, giving up one game 13-21.

Seungjae Seo 'Until the end'

The tense flow continued at the beginning of the second game. However, Seo Seung-jae's attack shook, and the gap widened to 2-6 in an instant. Soon after Chae Yoo-jung's attack was successful, Seo Seung-jae's smash went outside and failed.Watanabe's drop shot was fierce and pushed to 4-9. Seo Seung-jae was in a hurry. The defense was pushed by Japan's strong counterattack, and the shot he threw himself into the net again. However, it was not possible to back down like this. After a fierce chase, Higashino failed to catch Seo Seung-jae's straight drive and chased him 9-10, below the chin. Higashino was helpless about Seo Seung-jae's powerful jump smash, 11-13, Chae Yoo-jung's smart net play made it 12-13, and Seo Seung-jae's consecutive smash made it 13-13, tying the game, and Seo Seung-jae's attack succeeded and succeeded 14-13, turning the tables. However, he allowed the rapid fire, such as the lightning of the Japanese group, which he has worked with for a long time. At 15-15, the new Seo Seung-jae, who was shaken by Higashino, scored a series of drives aimed at empty spaces and succeeded in a 17-15 comeback. "Great~ South Korea!" There was a roar. It was a great battle between Korea and Japan. However, the receiving collapsed due to the Japanese team's attack on the sharp course, allowing the tie to 17-17 again. After giving up the game again 18-19, Higashino's motion drop shot gave up 18-20, match point. But he didn't give up until the end. Seo Seung-jae's drive scored two points down to tie the score at 20-20. But there was no further reversal. The Japanese team won 22-20.

Seo Seung-jae's physical burden of playing in the men's doubles and mixed doubles was regrettable. The world's second-ranked doubles group finished the Paris Olympics with no medals.

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"What a shame!" 0-2 defeat by exhausted Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yoo-jeong's group Il-jo...I missed the bronze medal

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