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'Walkle Mixed Team' Lim Jong-hoon (Korea Exchange) and Shin Yoo-bin (Korean Air) missed their third consecutive World Table Tennis (WTT) U.S. smash.
Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin finished second with a 0-3 loss at the WTT U.S. Smash Mixed Doubles Final held at Orléan Arena in Las Vegas on the 12th (Korea time). Although it was a complete defeat in the game score, in terms of content, two of the three games were a 32 minutes and 20 seconds game to deuce.
Lin Si-dong and Quai Man-jo missed the medal in the quarterfinals of the Doha World Championship in May, losing 1-3 to Maharu Yoshimura and Satsuki Odo, while Im Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin won the bronze medal in the semifinals, losing 0-3 to Wang Chu-chin and Sun Ying-sha-jo. The showdown in the finals of this tournament was an unpredictable close game.
When together, the stronger Shin-Imjo pushed hard from the beginning against the world's strongest Chinese group. 'World No. 1'Lin Si-dong-'World No. 5' With Kwai Man unable to settle down, the strong attacks of Im Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin alternately matched, leading 7-1 in total. When the Korean team grabbed the game point at 10-5, Chinese fans shouted, "It's salty." Since then, the receiving has been shaken by the bad news of the serve fault, allowing the chase to 10-9, and Lynsey Dong endured the rally and entered the 10-10 deuce game. Lim Jong-hoon's reception was caught in the net at 11-11, and Lim Jong-hoon's drive that followed went off the table and lost 11-13.
The two games were also a battle between a team and a team. Shin Yu-bin endured Lin Si-dong's ball well and overcame the rally fight to take a 4-2 lead. Following Shin Yu-bin's clever attack, Lim Jong-hoon strongly hit Kwaiman's ball, widening the gap to 7-3.When the opponent chased 5-7, Shin Yu-bin and Lim Jong-hoon asked for a timeout. Korean Air coach Joo Se-hyuk "You have to lead first, you have to lead by one tempo." Don't do what you did, you have to keep trying different things." He encouraged the players. The receiving shook in the fierce head fight, allowing an 8-8, tie. Shin Yu-bin induced Kwai's own mistakes with fast tempo and rotation. He led 9-8, took a 10-9 game point, but allowed another deuce. Shin Yu-bin took a 11-10 lead by responding to Lin Si-dong's attack, but Lin Si-dong's counterattack was also strong. In the ensuing rally, Lin Shidong solved it, followed by 11-11, 12-12, and 13-13 Pimali. With Edge's luck, 14-13, I got the game point again. However, Shin Yu-bin's foredrive missed and the Chinese bench, which grabbed a 14-15 game point again, requested a timeout. China finished the last point, falling to 14-16. Game point 0-2. He was not behind in terms of content, but he lacked a shot in the match and decision-making ball.
He led 3-1 in three games, but then lost four points and fell to 3-5. Lim Jong-hoon's back drive hit the edge and caught up 4-5. However, the 'world's No. 1' Lin Si-dong's attack fired, widening the gap to 5-8. Last Lim Jong-hoon's drive left the table and eventually gave up the game 6-11. He finished runner-up.
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Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin's eye chemistry and the strongest teamwork shone again in this competition. After winning the WTT Star Contender Liu Blagna and Contender Zagreb competition, he made it to the final for three consecutive WTT series. Shin Yu-bin's solid reception to get the ball from the Chinese ace and Lim Jong-hoon's left-handed chikita were also still brilliant. However, it was not enough to win the championship. The world's third-largest world-class mixed doubles team has delayed its shining history beyond the Great Wall by winning its first runner-up in the WTT smash following the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics and the bronze medal at the Doha World Championships.
Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
