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| photo courtesy of the Korea Table Tennis Association |
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| photo courtesy of late reporter Ahn Sung-ho. |
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'Veteran Dakgong'Lee Sang-soo (35, Samsung Life Insurance, 45th in the world) finally reached the final round in the last dance of 'Anbang'.
Lee Sang-soo won the game score 4-2 to Lin Yun-ju of Taiwan's left-handed ace in the semifinals of the men's singles at the World Table Tennis Champions (WTT) Incheon Inspire Arena on the afternoon of the 6th. It was a brilliant match that was called Lee Sang-soo's life game.
On this day, welcome faces visited the stadium to support Lee Sang-soo and Lin Yun-ju's semifinal match. Lee Dong-gook, Lee Tae-sung, president of the Korea Table Tennis Association, Hyun Jung-hwa, Vice Chairman Yoo Nam-gyu, and Jincheon National Training Center President Kim Taek-soo, who formed a relationship with Chairman Yoo through the 「Sons Who Play Football」. Lee Dong-guk, the icon of Jeonbuk Hyundai 'Dakgong', went on a 'coin toss' to determine the order of Lee Sang-soo and Lin Yun-ju's serve amid cheers from table tennis fans. 'Dakgong' tapped Lee Sang-soo on the shoulder and expressed his support.
In the first game, Lin Yun-joo targeted with a spinning ball. took a 4-2 lead. However, Lee Sang-soo tied the game 4-4 with a score following a solid reception. However, after that, he was pushed to 5-9 due to a series of mistakes due to the opponent's strong offense, and gave up the first game 5-11. More than two games of Dak-gong have begun. Lin Yun-ju was penetrated by Lee Sang-pyo's foredrive, leading 5-2, 6-3. Lin Yun-joo narrowed it down to 5-7, but Lee Sang-soo's backhand top pin hit one after another. 11-5. I balanced my game score 1-1. "Lee Sang-soo, fighting!" There was an outpouring of shouts. At the beginning of the third game, Lee Sang-soo was unshaken by Lin Yun-ju's Chiquita 3-5. He tied it at 5-5 with a calm reception. He was shaken by allowing three runs, but he scored three points again to bring the game back to square one 8-8, inducing the opponent to make a mistake and succeeding in a 9-8, reversal. With the luck of the net, they won 11-9, leading the game score 2-1.
In four games, Lee Sang-soo led 4-0 with a strong forehand and a serve point. Lin Yun-ju's backhand failed to use power. They led 7–1. The fast and powerful backhand topspin was brilliant. Felix LeBrugn, the sixth in the world 'Dakgong', which turned Lingao Yuan around one after another, exploded. I finished 11-2 on the floor. A five-game cartoonish forehand rally, the victory belonged to Lee Sang-soo. However, he lost five runs and fell to 1-5, but Lee Sang-soo calmly solved the game. The score gap widened, but Lee Sang-soo continued to catch up regardless. They lost 8-11, making it a 3-2 game score.
Six games, Lee Sang-soo's serve was strong. As Lee Sang-soo scored twice in a row with a backhand to lead 4-3, an urgent Taiwanese bench asked for a timeout. Samsung Life Insurance coach Lee Cheol-seung called for a `calm game management.' Lee Sang-soo led 5-3 as Lin Yun-ju's top-spin attack escaped. Lee Sang-soo's backhand drive succeeded at the 5-5 tie to take the lead again. However, a close game of 5-5, 6-6, and 7-7 continued. Lee Sang-soo took the match point with three points down and 10-7 as he confronted the opponent's strong attack with a stronger attack. At 10-8, coach Lee Chul-seung took out the time-out card he had saved. Lee Sang-soo's pore drive at 10-9 scored to win 11-9.
He erased the memory of losing the 2019 Asian Cup with a 3-4 victory after a close game. Lee Sang-soo, a veteran born in 1990, overwhelmed Lin Yun-ju, who was born in 2001. "The goal of this tournament was to have fun and great games for the home audience every game. Now that we're here, I want to show you a good match in the semifinalskept one's promise of " Top rankers, who confirmed their participation just a week ago with wild cards, will make the final stage in a competition where Lee Sang-soo emptied his mind and enjoyed. Lee Sang-soo will compete with the winner of the Patrik Francisca-Xiang Peng semifinal at 8 p.m. that day.
Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
