Even without Ahn Seyoung, I'm hereShim Yu-jin to the semifinals of the Asian Championship...The only Korean player to survive and clash with Chen Yufei

Apr 11, 2025

Even without Ahn Seyoung, I'm hereShim Yu-jin to the semifinals of the Asian Championship...The only Korean player to survive and clash with Chen Yufei
Shim Yu-jin, who made it to the semifinals of the Asian Championship. Photo courtesy of the Badminton Korea Association



Shim Yu-jin (Incheon International Airport) survived the Asian Championship as the last hope of Korean badminton.

Shim Yu-jin, ranked 16th in the world, advanced to the semifinals by beating Japan's Natsuki Nidaira (21st in the world) 2-0 (21-8, 21-16) in the quarterfinals of the "2025 Asian Individual Badminton Championship" held in Ningbo, China on the 11th.

Shim Yoo-jin's victory on the day gave the last hope to Korea's shuttlecock, which showed a gloomy move in this competition. Shim Yu-jin was the only surviving player in the Korean squad.




Earlier, South Korea was eliminated early from the expected doubles event with its star Ahn Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance) out due to a thigh injury, followed by a loss in the women's singles.

Even without Ahn Seyoung, I'm hereShim Yu-jin to the semifinals of the Asian Championship...The only Korean player to survive and clash with Chen Yufei
김가은. Photo courtesy of the Badminton Korea Association
In the round of 16 on the previous day, Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho (Samsung Life Insurance), who won the Jeon Young Open (March), lost 1-2 (21-18, 17-21, 15-21) to Muhammad Sohibul Peikri-Daniel Martin (Indonesia, 13th in the world), and Kim Hye-jung (Samsung Life Insurance) and Gong Hee-yong (Jeonbuk Bank) also lost 0-2 to China.

Kim Ga-eun (Samsung Life Insurance), ranked 28th in the world before Shim Yu-jin, lost 0-2 (17-21, 16-21) in the quarterfinals against Kaofangze (ranked 15th in the world). Kim Ga-eun seemed to cause an upset in the round of 16 the previous day by defeating Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (Indonesia), the world's fifth-largest powerhouse, 2-1 but was blocked by the Great Wall of China and failed to continue her rise.




Shim Yu-jin will compete for the final ticket against strong favorite Chen Yu-fei (China, world No. 8) in the semifinals on the 12th. Shim Yu-jin is inferior to all four games in her past opponents.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.