What a shame! Technician Ahn Jae-hyun, Shin Seong and runner-up with 3 to 4 losses
Apr 13, 2025
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In the men's singles final of the tournament held in Taiyuan, Shaanxi Province, China on the 13th (Korea time), Ahn Jae-hyun lost the game score 3-4 after a bloody battle with Matsushima Sora (33rd in the world).
Ahn Jae-hyun advanced to the final the previous day with a 3-1 victory over Chen Yu-wen (29th in the world). Matsushima, which has been on the rise recently, beat China's Xianfeng (22, world No. 23), the winner of the WTT Champions Incheon singles, 3-0 in the semifinals. He recently faced the most rising left-handed ace among Japanese players on the international stage in the final stage.
It balanced 9-9 by overcoming the confrontation of roving balls in the rally game. However, he lost two runs to Sora in the serve and gave up his first game 9-11. Ahn Jae-hyun's unique foredrive in the second game has been revived. They led 4-1, 5-2, 7-4. He balanced the game score 1-1 with an 11-7. Ahn Jae-hyun's backhand, lobbing ball rally was brilliant at the beginning of the third game. He showed his technique to win the bronze medal at the 2019 Budapest World Championships. However, Sora's backhand later revived and the score widened to 3-7. They lost three games 4-11. In the fourth game, Ahn Jae-hyun led 7-4 by overwhelming the opponent with a high serve and backhand. It was won 11–8. Game Score 2-2. A tight trend continued. The five-game net point tied the score 4-4, and led the score 6-4, but tied the score 6-6. Matsushima, who gained momentum, challenged strongly. He lost again 8-11. Game Score 2-3.6 Game Ahn Jae-hyun won 11-5 with a skillful game management and a sharp foredrive against a tricky left-handed ace. In the end, the fate of the championship went to seven games. Ahn Jae-hyun?M's backhand hit in the early stages and led 3-1 but Matsushima's pursuit was strong. It was tied at 3-3. He was pushed back from his momentum and faced a crisis, falling to 5-9. However, Ahn Jae-hyun did not give up until the end. He scored four points to tie the score at 9-9. Ahn Jae-hyun's foredrive was long, with a chance to serve. 9-10, Matsushima took the championship point. However, maybe because of nervousness, he entered the deuce game with a receiving error of 10-10. Ahn Jae-hyun failed to get Matsushima's foredrive, and lost the rally game that followed and narrowly missed the 10-12 championship. Although he missed the championship, I'm glad to see Ahn Jae-hyun's revival as a 'fast ace'. He heralded his performance at the Doha World Table Tennis Championships in May, which will be an individual match.
Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com
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