Kim Na-young and Yoo Han-na-jo (Posco International) lifted their second World Table Tennis (WTT) trophy this season.
Kim Na-young and Yoo Han-najo won the WTT Conders Skopye Women's Doubles Final held at the Skopye Jane Sandanski Sports Center in North Macedonia on the 15th (Korea time) by beating Japanese rookie ace Jo Odo Sasuki and Yokoy Sakurajo 3-1 in the game score.
They lost one game 11-13 after a close deuce match, but balanced by bringing two games to 11-9, and finished four games 11-7 after overwhelming three games to win the game 11-1.
Kim Na-young and Yoo Han-najo defeated Japan's Akae Kaho-Takeya Missjo 3-0 (11-5, 11-4, 11-5) in the quarterfinals and then beat China's Zonggeman-Shunya-Ojo 3-1 (11-5, 11-13, 12-10, 11-6) in the semifinals after a close deuce match. In the final, he also overwhelmed his opponent with fast movement, aggressive play, and perfect breathing.
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The left-handed ace who collaborated with Shin Yu-bin to win the women's doubles bronze medal at the Doha World Championships in Qatar was joined by Kim Na-young in the WTT series. Yoo Han-na and Kim Na-young are in the same age as each other. Yoo Han-na joined POSCO International in 2021 shortly after graduating from hundreds of millions of Munsan High School, and Kim Na-young, a former member of Hoseondon Girls' Middle School, chose to go straight to business instead of going to high school. Since 2021, they have dominated domestic competition doubles by working together, and on the international stage, they won their first championship at WTT Contender Taiyuan in April and lifted their second trophy in two months. 'Left-handed ace' Yuhan proved the true value of a doubles specialist by taking to the podium one after another with Shin Yu-bin and Kim Na-young. Ahead of the LA Olympics, where the gold medal in men's and women's doubles and mixed team events was newly established, the strength in women's doubles is encouraging.
POSCO International Coach Jeon Hye-kyung, who was on the winning bench, said, "(After Yoo Han-na won the bronze medal in the doubles at the World Championship, I am glad that POSCO International's wish to show good performance on the international stage has led to the result." I would like to express my gratitude to President Lee Gye-in and the front office of POSCO International for their active support. We will do our best to repay your support on the international stage" delivered his pledge.
Kim Na-young and Yoo Han-nazo will challenge for consecutive medals at WTT Star Contender Ljubljana (Slovenia) starting from the 17th and WTT Contender Zagreb (Croatia) starting from the 24th. Shin Yu-bin will join Choi Hyo-joo (Korea Racing Authority) in women's doubles instead of `World Championship Bronze Medal Partner' Yuhan.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
