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| Shin Yu-bin (right) and Yuhan are posing with director Seok Eun-mi. May 20, 2025 Photo Joint Photo Foundation |
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| Shin Yu-bin and Yuhan cheer after winning the women's doubles quarterfinals against Japan's Odo Satsuki - Yokoi Sakura at the 2025 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Championships held at Lusail Arena in Doha, Qatar on the 22nd. May 22, 2025 Photography Joint Photo Foundation |
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'The future of Korean women's doubles' Shin Yu-bin (Korean Air) and Yoo Han-na (Posco International) have won the bronze medal at the World Championship.
Shin Yu-bin and Yoo Han-nazo lost 2-3 in the women's doubles semifinals of the 2025 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Championships held at Lusail Sports Arena in Doha, Qatar on the 25th (Korea time) after a close game to Bernadette Schütz (Romania) and Sofia Polkanova (Austria).
Shin Yu-bin, who beat Japan's Satsuki Odo and Sakura Yokoi 3-1 in the quarterfinals to secure her second consecutive medal at the World Championships, then went on to try to reach the final for the second consecutive time. Having regained the silver medal in the women's table tennis world tournament for the first time in 30 years with Jeon Ji-hee at the 2023 Durban World Championships, she challenged for the second consecutive finals with her new partner Yuhan, who worked together as a junior.
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| Shin Yu-bin (right) and Yoo Han-na Photo Co-Chop Foundation |
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They lost one game 5-11, but they brought two games to 11-8, and three games to 8-11, but they brought four games back to 11-9, taking a tight lead. In the end, the game was decided in the last five games. Although the seesaw game continued in the beginning, it was pushed back by 6-9 and 3 points due to a series of receiving errors. 'Top Ranker' Shin Yu-bin's sharp attack succeeded and chased 7-9 and did not give up until the end even though he gave up match points. Shin Yu-bin's strong backhand attack followed 9-10. But the last Yuhan's reception was shaky. They lost 9-11. Unfortunately, the game score failed to go to the final by 2-3. As it was Yuhan's first world championship, it was not easy to go to the finals overnight. However, Shin Yu-bin and Yoo Han-nazo secured a semifinal and a bronze medal at the World Championships, two months after Jeon Ji-hee's retirement, raising expectations for their future growth potential.
Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
