Legendary coach Yoo Nam-gyu won the Korea Exchange's warm water ceremony and the team event at the World Championships!
Apr 27, 2025
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The Korea Exchange defeated the Korea Water Resources Corporation 3-2 after a full match in the men's general team final held on the 26th. The Korea Water Resources Corporation of Kim Min-hyuk, Park Jung-woo and Jang Han-jae strongly challenged the Korea Exchange, which is composed of ultra-luxury members such as Im Jong-hoon, Ahn Jae-hyun, and Hwang Min-ha. After Ahn Jae-hyun beat Kim Min-hyuk 3-1 in the first match, Park Jung-woo in the second match turned Lim Jong-hoon 3-0 and Jang Han-jae turned Hwang Min-ha 3-1 to lead the Korea Water Resources Corporation 2-1 in the match. However, Ahn Jae-hyun beat Park Jung-woo 3-2 in the four-match match to balance the game again, and left-handed ace Lim Jong-hoon, who rearranged the line, completed the thrilling victory by beating Kim Min-hyuk's ace match 3-2. Ahn Jae-hyun, who has been on the rise in recent international competitions, scored two points and became the top contributor to the victory. The winning members on the podium celebrated the victory with a pleasant ceremony of spraying water on their teacher, director Yoo Nam-kyu. Coach Yoo, a sky-high senior and Korean table tennis legend, smiled at the players' pranks. He urged them to show this momentum not only at home but also on the international stage.
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It is also noteworthy that Lim Jong-hoon and Ahn Jae-hyun, seniors and juniors from Dongsan High School in Daejeon, are raising their team's awareness and raising their individual performance, including singles and doubles, by sharing the same rice with their teams and the national team. Im Jong-hoon and Ahn Jae-hyun will challenge for the men's doubles podium as well as singles at the World Table Tennis Championships in Doha, Qatar next month.
Coach Yoo Nam-gyu said, `This competition, in which the representative players participated, needed to finish with a victory. However, he had to rearm the players a little strongly at the beginning of the tournament as he ended his schedule early in the singlesHe won the doubles and team events after ". I felt like I had seen the players working so hard for the first time in a long time." "It is also an achievement for the players to realize that they can do better depending on their minds." I'm also fortunate to be able to repay the company that always provides a lot of support like this,' he said in a meaningful victory speech.
Meanwhile, POSCO International, led by coach Jeon Hye-kyung, won the women's general team final by beating Hwaseong City Corporation 3 to 2.
◇ Results of the men's general team final
▶ Korea Water Resources Corporation 2 to 3 Korea Exchange
-1 Match: Kim Min-hyuk 1 (4-11, 6-11, 11-7, 7-11)3 Ahn Jae-hyun
-2 Match: Park Jung-woo 3 (11-9, 11-5, 11-6)0 Lim Jong-hoon
-3 Matches: Jang Han-jae 3 (11-7, 4-11, 11-9, 12-10)1 Hwang Min-ha
-4 Match: Park Jung-woo 2 (8-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-8, 3-11)3 Ahn Jae-hyun
-5 Match: Kim Min-hyuk 2 (5-11, 11-7, 5-11, 11-4, 8-11)3 Lim Jong-hoon
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
