"'World No. 8' Kim So-young and Gong Hee-yong failed to advance to the semifinals of badminton women's doubles quarterfinals against Malaysia'
Aug 01, 2024
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'World No. 8' Kim So-young and Gong Hee-yong lost 0-2 to Malaysia's Purley Tan-Muralitharan Tinaa in the quarterfinals of the women's doubles at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at Port Draschapel Stadium in Paris, France on the 1st (Korea time). Kim So-young and Gong Hee-yong failed to advance to the semifinals, and unfortunately ended their dream of a medal.
Kim So-young and Gong Hee-yong showed off their good form at the beginning of the tournament. The doubles match is a structure in which four teams are grouped into a group to qualify and the first and second places in the group reach the quarterfinals. Kim So-young and Gong Hee-yong, who belong to Group C, won all three of their group qualifiers. In their first match, they defeated India's Tanisha Krasto - Ashwini Ponafa 2-0. He then beat Australia's Setjana Mapasa and Anhela Yu 2-0 in the second game. It also won 2-0 against Japan's Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida, the last preliminary match.
The quarterfinal match went up in smoke. The first set was shaken amid the Malaysian spectators' roaring applaud. They lost 12-21 to the opponent's strong attack. It was the first set given up by Kim So-young and Gong Hee-yong in this competition. Pearly Tan-Muralitharan Tinaa, ranked 12th in the world, showed better performance than expected.
The second set of fate. Kim So-young and Gong Hee-young did their best. There was a tense flow. It was 7-7 as they exchanged early points. He was taken back. It was 9-12. He struggled with his opponent's anomalous attack. I gained strength again. Back-to-back attacks were successful, chasing 12-13. However, the score gap widened again due to continuous return mistakes.
vanbasten@sportschosun.com
