"'Yoon Nam-gyu's second generation' flew! U-19 女 table tennis beat Choi Kang-jung to the final round of the team tournament
Nov 24, 2024
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The women's table tennis U-19 team beat China 3-2 in the semifinals of the 2024 World Youth Championship in Helsingborg, Sweden, on the 23rd (Korea time).
Yoo Young-rin and Park Ga-hyun (Korean Air), who played as runners in the first and second matches, beat only the opponent Chin Yu-shuan and Jong-ge consecutively to win 2-0. Choi Na-hyun (Hosu-don Girls' High School) of the 3rd match and Park Ga-hyun of the 4th match were defeated by Xu Wei and Chin Yu-yuan, respectively, to tie the 2-2 tie, but Yoo Hae-rin of the last 5 matches played her role as the ace.
In the ace match against Jong Ge-man, Yoo Young-rin caught one game first and then unilaterally gave up two games, but won all three or four games. Yoo Young-rin, who confirmed her final victory, cheered with her hands raised. Yoo Young-rin, the daughter of legend Yoo Nam-kyu (director of the Korea Exchange), showed her presence as a rising star at the international stage major competition. .
The national team, which has overcome the biggest crisis in the semifinals, will play an unyielding match against Taiwan for the championship in the final match to be held early on the 25th.
Meanwhile, Korea was sluggish in the team event for the rest of the sports besides the women's junior. The men's junior (U19) and Cadet (U15) national teams, which were highly anticipated as they consisted of junior Oh Joon-sung (Mirae Asset Securities), Kim Ga-on (Duho High School), and Kadet Lee Seung-soo (Daejeon Dongsan Middle School), both lost to Poland in the quarterfinals. Women's Cadet team also lost to Hong Kong in the quarterfinals.
The ITTF World Youth Championship is a championship competition played by the future leaders of the world table tennis. It is a competition to summarize the year-long WTT Youth Series and is organized by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). U15 (under 15, Cadet) and U19 (under 19, junior) Men's and women's team events, individual singles, doubles, and mixed doubles will all be played.
◇Women's U19 Team Semi-Final
▶China 2-3 South Korea
-Chin Yu Xuan 2 (11-7, 8-11, 11-3, 6-11, 7-11)3 Yu Yong-rin
-Jonggaeman 1 (10-12, 11-6, 12-14, 7-11)3 Park Ga-hyun
-Shwi 3 (11-7, 11-8, 8-11, 11-4)1 Choi Na-hyun
-Chin Yu Xuan QIN Yuxuan 3 (11-6, 13-15, 11-7, 11-5)1 Park Ga-hyun
-Jonggeu Man 1 (9-11, 11-2, 8-11, 9-11)3 Yue Lin.
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