As expected, A.C.E!Ahn Jae-hyun, WTT Contender Taiyuan Singles Final!the battle for the championship with Shinsung
Apr 12, 2025
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In the semifinals of the men's singles held in Taiyuan, Shaanxi Province, China on the 12th, Ahn Jae-hyun beat the third seed Chen Yuanyu (29th in the world) 3-1 in the game score.
After taking one game to 12-10 after a close deuce match, they lost two games to 7-11, but they won the game overwhelmingly, bringing the game back to back to back, 11-7, 11-5. Ahn Jae-hyun, who was expected to be the future and hope of Korean table tennis early on with the bronze medal in men's singles at the 2019 Budapest World Championship, is an ace with a natural ping pong sense, overwhelming foredrive, stable back drive and fast feet. However, since the bronze medal in the singles at the 2019 World Championship, he has performed steadily in doubles by frequently lifting the trophy with Lim Jong-hoon and star controller Chennai, as well as Lim Jong-hoon and Cho Seung-min, but he was somewhat disappointed compared to his ability in singles.
However, Ahn Jae-hyun of this competition stayed in the semifinals and bronze in the doubles with Lim Jong-hoon, and then won in the singles. In the round of 16, he beat China's Xu Ying-bin (58th in the world) 3-1 and secured a bronze medal by beating 'Taiwan Shinsheng'Peng Xin (55th in the world) 3-0 in the quarterfinals, and secured a silver medal by surpassing the Great Wall of China in the semifinals. He succeeded in going to the final round of the WTT Contender for the second time in his life.
Ahn Jae-hyun will compete with Matsushima Sora (33rd in the world), who beat 'WTT Champions Incheon Singles Winner' Xianfeng 3-0 in the final on the 13th.
Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
