What a waste! Shin Yu-bin, the upset fairy of the semifinals in singles, and Ju-ling, a former top ranker, and 43 minutes of blood fight → 1:4 defeat

Jul 12, 2025

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'People's Peep'Shin Yu-bin (21, Korean Air, 10th in the world)'Ace from China's top ranker' is blocked by the wall of Ju-ling.

In the quarterfinals of the women's singles held at Orléans Arena in Las Vegas on the 11th (Korea time), Shin Yu-bin played a hot game against his opponent Ju-ling (14th in the world), but lost the game score 1-4.

Shin Yu-bin reached the round of 32 by beating Hong Kong ace Du Hoicem, who played as a doubles partner in the round of 64 at this tournament, 3-2 after a close game of the full game, and lightly beat the Japanese veteran, Miu Hirano, 3-0 in the round of 32 to reach the round of 16. The round of 16 against Osatsuki Odo was a drama. First of all, he showed his power with a brilliant back-to-back spirit, winning three games after catching deuce games in a desperate situation where he gave up two games and even gave up three game match points. He was the only Korean male and female player to reach the quarterfinals by winning the great drama and game score 3-2. He aimed for the first semifinal podium in Smash's history.

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The quarterfinal match was against Liu Ying, who beat Wang Man-yu of China in the second place in the world. After the hiatus, Shin Yu-bin did not back down in his first showdown with Zhu Ying, who was naturalized to Macau and announced a spectacular return to the international stage by beating a top Chinese ranker.

The unfamiliar pitch of the first game, Ju-ling, was shaken by the rotating ball and gave up 4-11, but Shin Yu-bin of the second game cleverly adapted to Ju-ling's ball and held out the rally. They continued the tight flow to 5-5, 6-6 before giving up 9-11.

Every game Shin Yu-bin has changed and grown. The three games were both a treat and a showdown. Shin Yu-bin went head-to-head against Ju-ling with a fast and powerful preemptive attack. A series of strong fore drives led to a 5-3, 6-4 advantage, but the rally was pushed back by a single stroke, leading to a 7-7 and 8-8 tie. There were many balls that fell out of the table for a long time even though they received well, perhaps because of the resistance of the table, which was pointed out as a factor in many unexpected events in this tournament. Shin Yu-bin's ambitious foredrive came out one after another and was pushed to 8-10, but Shin did not give up and followed until the end. He entered the deuce game 10-10, catching a series of sub-points. Pimali, who exchanged game points with each other, lost 12-14 after a one-in-one and one-out match.

Immediately after missing the deuce game, Shin Yu-bin, who dramatically adapted to Ju-ling's style, finally won the game. In a 5-5 situation, Shin Yoo-bin scored four points immediately after coach Joo Se-hyuk's timeout. He led 9-5 and caught it 11-8.The atmosphere of yesterday's reversal drama comes to mind. In five games, Shin Yu-bin also played hardball. took a 5-3 lead. However, Ju-ling's tricky serve shook the receiving, allowing a 5-6 turnaround, and Shin Yu-bin's backhand drive went off the table and was pushed to 5-8. I chased 7-8 but that was it. In the end, they lost five games 8-11. Game Score 1:4. Shin Yu-bin, who struggled alone in the women's singles, aspired to advance to the semifinals and the podium, stopped in the quarterfinals. It was the game where Shin Yu-bin, who had been completely defeated against China's top ranker, came closest to winning. It was even more regrettable because it was a 43-minute bloody battle that could have changed enough if it had caught three games.

With the disappointment of the singles behind him, Shin Yu-bin will try to win the WTT series for the third consecutive time with Lim Jong-hoon, a "left-handed partner" in the mixed doubles final to be held on the same day. This time again, we have to cross the Great Wall. Chinese ace Jo Lin Shidong - Quaiman to compete for the championship.

Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.