World No. 97 Kim Jung-mi defeated world No. 1 Emura! Jeon Ha-young and Dong-young went to the quarterfinals

May 04, 2025

World No. 97 Kim Jung-mi defeated world No. 1 Emura! Jeon Ha-young and Dong-young went to the quarterfinals



'97th place in the world' Jungmi Kim (25, Ansan City Hall) beat Misaki Emura of Japan to reach the quarterfinals.

On the afternoon of the 4th, Jungmi Kim succeeded in advancing to the quarterfinals with a 15-13 victory over Emura Misaki in the women's sabre round of 16 at the Fencing Federation (FIE) SK Telecom Grand Prix held at SK Handball Stadium in Songpa-gu, Seoul.

Emura is Japan's proud sports star, who won two consecutive women's sabre individuals at the 2022 World Championships in Cairo and 2023 in Milan, the world's strongest sabre ace who won the gold medal at the Kuwait City Asian Championships last year, and the opening ceremony of the Japanese team at the Paris Olympics.




World No. 97 Kim Jung-mi defeated world No. 1 Emura! Jeon Ha-young and Dong-young went to the quarterfinals
Jungmi Kim showed superhuman strength while 'London Olympics gold medal senior' Kim Ji-yeon and 'Paris Olympics silver medal senior' Yoon Ji-soo cheered. He led 7-4 in the beginning and allowed an 8-7 turnaround, but then followed by one point and took a tight flow to 10-10. In the counterattack, his fast feet like a flashlight and his long pant caught the opponent off guard compared to his short stature were excellent. Down at 13-13, he reached the last 15 points first and then roared hot. It was a huge upset that no one expected.

Lee Kuk-hyun, coach of the women's sabre team, said "Jungmi Kim was a player who played for the national team at the Asian Championships last year. There has been a lot of progress in the national team recently, and he expressed his expectation, saying, "A player who can fully play in next year's Asian Games."

World No. 97 Kim Jung-mi defeated world No. 1 Emura! Jeon Ha-young and Dong-young went to the quarterfinals
Meanwhile, Jeon Ha-young (Seoul Metropolitan Government) easily advanced to the quarterfinals. They easily reached the quarterfinals by beating Alina Komashshuk (27th in the world) of Ukraine, who won the gold medal in the team final at the Paris Olympics, by a score of 15-10. I succeeded in avenging myself in the master bedroom. Yoon Ji-soo "As expected, Your Highness!"," he said with a thumbs up.




Jeon Ha-young will compete with Michelle Batiston in the quarterfinals at 4:20 p.m. on the same day. At the same time, Kim Ha-young will try to advance to the semifinals against Se-ri Osaki. If they reach the semifinals, they will secure a bronze medal.

Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.