Yubin did a good job thanks to you Shin Yu-bin X Lim Jong-hoon, the secret of the bronze medal duo is trust in each other
May 24, 2025
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The 'Paris Olympics bronze medal group' Shin Yu-bin (Korean Air) and Lim Jong-hoon (Korea Exchange) group also won the bronze medal at the World Championships.
Shin Yu-bin and Lim Jong-hoon lost 0-3 (10-12, 6-11, 14-16) to Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingxiajo in the semifinals of the mixed doubles at the 2025 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Championships held at Lusail Sports Arena in Doha, Qatar on the 23rd (Korea time). Although it was disappointing to lose two of the three games after a close game of deuce, the biggest achievement of the tournament is that Shin-Imjo's hands and feet are getting better together ahead of next year's Aichi and Nagoya Asian Games and the 2028 LA Olympics, and that Shin Yu-bin, who secured a bronze medal in the women's doubles, has grown remarkably as a doubles ace.
After the bronze medal was confirmed, Shin Yu-bin gave credit to his partner, saying, "(I'm grateful that I can come this far and win the bronze medal thanks to my brother Lim Jong-hoon)." Im Jong-hoon also said, `I'm happy to win the mixed doubles bronze medal, which was my biggest goal in line with Yubin. Yubin did a great job," he said, thanking his younger brother Shin Yu-bin. I hope Yubin continues to cheer up in the women's doubles semifinals," he said, cheering.
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Shin Yu-bin and the national team still have work to do. Shin Yu-bin, who clinched her second consecutive medal in the women's doubles quarterfinals by beating Japan's group Satsuki Odo and Sakura Yokoi 3-1 in the quarterfinals of the women's doubles 'left-handed senior'Yanko International (Posco International), will then try to advance to the final for the second consecutive time in the women's doubles semifinals on the 24th. The opponent is Bernadette Schötz (Romania) and Sofia Polkanova (Austria). Shin Yu-bin, who has regained the silver medal in the women's table tennis world tournament in 30 years with Jeon Ji-hee at the 2023 Durban World Championships, will compete with her new partner in the finals.
Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com · Reporters to lift the Doha World Table Tennis Championships
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▶ (Shin Yu-bin) (Jong-hoon) Thanks to you, I'm grateful and happy to come this far and win the bronze medal.
▶ (Im Jong-hoon) I won the bronze medal in good harmony with Yubin. There were many crises, but I'm also happy to win the bronze medal. I did something I hadn't tried before in the last game, but I personally feel like I can go in with a different plan next time. I think I'll be able to perform better then if I stick again next time.
-The game score was 0-3 but there were two deuces and it was fierce. Which part was the outcome and which part was disappointing?
▶ (Shin Yu-bin) The first game and the last game also had one momentary operation pushed back. I'm sorry about that.
▶ (Lim Jong-hoon) As Yubin said, he was pushed back from the operation. I'll think about taking a different strategy in the next game.
-Where did you find hope that you can play better next time you meet?
▶ (Lim Jong-hoon) If you said you went into the strong ball unconditionally before that, now you have a lot of balls to accept what you can accept and create new opportunities for Yubin. That's the positive part.
▶(Shin Yu-bin) As I've been doing it for a long time, it's getting better and better. It will be more hopeful if I strengthen my technical skills and prepare more.
-How do you feel about the end of this competition?
▶ (Lim Jong-hoon) I'm happy to win a medal in mixed doubles, which was my biggest goal. Yubin worked hard, too. I hope the rest of the game (the semifinals of women's doubles) will continue to cheer up. I was disappointed at the end, but I feel good overall.
-What's your resolution for the women's doubles semifinals?
▶There should be no regrets now that it has come this far. (Yoo Han-na) I will make a good plan with my sister and prepare it.
-What's the driving force to trust each other?
▶ (Lim Jong-hoon) We have to trust each other in doubles. In particular, the mixed doubles trend used to be 90% male, but now the proportion of female athletes has increased significantly. Yubin is doing so well. If I overdo it, I will block what Yubin can do well, which is negative. I can do what I can do, and Yubin can do other things, so those parts fit well and trust naturally comes out.
-Was the service fault pointed out at the beginning of game 1?
▶ (Shin Yu-bin) The service fault was pointed out because the angle was pulled back. Since then, it has not shaken up.
-I could have written a video review?
▶(Shin Yu-bin) could have done it, but it was too early, so I didn't write it because I didn't know how the game would go later.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
