Shaved Joo Se-hyuk X Kim Kyung-ah's student, Korean Air ripped Lee Seung-eun! First advance to the semifinals of the professional table tennis league singles! 18-year-old defensive god sensation
Jun 13, 2025
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'Body Shin Seong born in 2007'Lee Seung-eun (18, Korean Air) was named in the semifinals of the first women's singles in the senior stage at the 2025 Dunamu Pro Table Tennis League (KTP).
Lee Seung-eun defeated Mirae Asset Securities ace Yoon Hyo-bin 3-0 in the quarterfinals of the women's singles at Ibex in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi-do, on the 13th and succeeded in advancing to the semifinals.
In the preliminary round, Yang Ha-eun (Hwaseong City Corporation) and Lee Eun-hye (Korean Air) who were former national team members were defeated in succession to advance to the quarterfinals, proving that it was not an unexpected event but a skill.
Lee Seung-eun led 6-2 from the beginning of the first game, alternating deep cuts and sharp attacks. He overwhelmed the opponent with a strong counter-drive that was hard to believe was a defensive formation, and Yoon Hyo-bin was shaken by the momentum of rookie Lee Seung-eun, leading to errors. He led the way to 10-4 before finishing the first game 11-7. Yoon Hyo-bin, who rearranged the two-game line, led 3-1 and continued the lead, but Lee Seung-eun followed closely. The aggressive attack that caught the opponent off guard by the rotating cut change was fierce. Backhand push and forehand topspin at 8-6 made it 8-8 tie. Korean Air coach Joo Se-hyuk gave generous applause on the bench. The crowd also cheered enthusiastically for the match, which was so powerful and exciting that it was impossible to tell whether it was a defender or a striker. Mirae Asset Securities coach Yuk Sun-hee tried to break the flow with a timeout, but Lee Seung-eun scored three points and brought two games to 11-8. Lee Seung-eun, who took the lead, did not stop. He led 9-4 to 3 games with persistent cuts, strong drives and serve scores, and completed the semifinals with an 11-6 and a 3-0 complete victory at GameScore.
Lee Seung-eun grabbed a ping pong racket when she was a second grader at Manan Elementary School, and immediately after graduating from Anyang Girls' Middle School in 2023, she chose to join Korean Air early alongside her classmates such as Park Ga-hyun and Choi Ye-seo instead of going to high school. He continued to grow under the guidance of coach Kim Kyung-ah, a bronze medalist at the Beijing Olympics, and drew attention by reaching the quarterfinals of the singles in succession in the overall championship and the unemployment championship. However, he went through an ordeal of not being able to stand on the table for more than a year last year due to a dislocated shoulder caused by a fall. The teenage defender, who endured a frustrating time, saw his skills take a leap after coach Joo Se-hyuk came to Korean Air in September last year. Coach Kim Kyung-ah's defense power was added to coach Kim Kyung-ah's attack power, and Lee Seung-eun's 'Porten', who faithfully and cleverly learned the know-how of outstanding teachers, exploded in this competition.
The professional league stage will be intensively held with one table from the quarterfinals. The 19-year-old table tennis girl, who said "the goal is to win", overcame the tension of 'Table 1'. Ahead of the quarterfinals on the day, Lee Seung-eun said, "Five times in the quarterfinals already?" They have always lost in the overall championship, the final round, the unemployment federation, and the presidential quarterfinals. I'll try to get over it this time. I'm going to shake off the quarterfinals jinx," he said with a twinkle in his eye. He kept his promise to advance to the semifinals. Above all, the contents of the game were brilliant. On the stage where Seo Hyo-won (Korean Horse Association) retired from 'Takgu-eul-jjang', Lee Seung-eun predicted the birth of a star. Kim Kyung-ah, Park Mi-young, Seo Hyo-won, and Lee Seung-eun, it was a one-game match that gave hope that the 'Korea shaved genealogy' could continue. At 4:45 p.m. on the 14th, Lee Seung-eun will compete with Yoo Si-woo (Hwaseong City Corporation), who advanced to the semifinals after beating Kim Ha-young (Hwaseong City Corporation) in the semifinals.
Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
