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| Park Kyu-hyun, the men's singles champion in the 2025 Dunamoo Protable League Series 1. Photo courtesy = Monthly tableware |
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'20 left-handed ace'Park Kyu-hyun (Mirae Asset Securities) has become the men's singles champion of Dunamu Pro Takgu League Series 1 in 2025.
Park Kyu-hyun won the men's singles final held at the IVEX Studio Special Stadium in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi-do on the 15th, 3-2 (4-11, 10-12, 11-3, 13-11, 6-4) against Woo Hyung-kyu (23, Mirae Asset Securities).
Park Kyu-hyun gave up one or two games to Woo Hyung-kyu, but he threw a bold game after three games. He gained momentum with a powerful top-spin and course attack, and after catching three games, he overcame a fierce deuce war in four games to enter the final five games and six-point game. This competition was a six-point rule that was introduced temporarily to solve the tight game. In the last game, the player who scores six points first wins, Park Kyu-hyun scored four consecutive points to lead 4-0, but Woo Hyung-kyu chased 5-4. A blood fight that makes your hands sweat, but Woo Hyung-kyu's last attack went off the table, and Park Kyu-hyun's victory was confirmed 6-4.
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Park Kyu-hyun won the semifinal with his senior team Park Kang-hyun in the `Self-confrontation' and then won the consecutive 'One-Pot-Bot Competition' until the final, lifting his first trophy. He has been in a tight race with Woo Hyung-kyu. With the settlement of accounts in 2022, Woo Hyung-kyu won the semifinals of the 76th General Championship held in 2023 after beating Park Kyu-hyun, and in the semifinals of the 77th General Championship the following year, Park Kyu-hyun was second after avenging. In the semifinals of the WTT feeder held in Doha, Qatar in February this year, Woo Hyung-kyu won and won again, and Park Kyu-hyun laughed again in the first professional league held in Korea.
In an interview after the game, Park Kyu-hyun said, "It was a self-confrontation from the semifinals, but it was rather less burdensome, because we know each other well, so I tried to focus on what the opponent couldn't do rather than what I was good at, but I think that worked. I'm happy to repay the fans who came from far away. I also thank my parents. The goal is to win an Olympic medal. I won't be satisfied here and I'll work harder" expressed his feelings.
The first series 1 of Dunamu Pro Table Tennis in 2025, which was held for the first time since the launch of the Korea Professional Table Tennis Federation (KTTP), ended with Park Kyu-hyun's championship. Park Kyu-hyun received 18 million won in prize money along with the honor of the first champion. Woo Hyung-kyu, the runner-up, received 10 million won, and Park Kang-hyun (Mirae Asset Securities) and Ho Jeong-moon (Hwaseong City Corporation), who tied for third, received 5 million won each.
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Meanwhile, in the women's singles final held before the men's singles final, Lee Da-eun (Korea Racing Authority) beat Lee Seung-eun (Korean Air) by a game score of 3-0 to become the first champion of the women's team. The Korea Professional Table Tennis Association (KTTP) will hold two individual competitions this season. Series 2 was held at the end of August, and the final, a settlement competition format, is planned for around November.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
