Shin Yu-bin finally crossed the Great Wall of China! World No. 4 Kwai Man defeated 3-2 to advance to the quarterfinals of the 女 singles!
Oct 02, 2025
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In the round of 16 of the 2025 World Table Tennis (WTT) China Smash Women's Singles held in Beijing, China on the 2nd, Shin Yu-bin won the game score 3-2 after a close game of full game against Chinese ace Quai Man.
Shin Yu-bin, who defeated Sofia Polkanova of Austria 3-0 (11-4 11-4 14-12) in the women's singles round of 32 the previous day and played in the quarterfinals against Quaiman, was scary.
He lost one game 7-11, but he was not behind in the content. He continued the battle of 6-6. 7-7 in the second game, leading the opponent to make mistakes and winning 4 points and 11-7. Game Score 1-1. Only Kwai seemed embarrassed by Shin Yu-bin's spirited challenge. brought three games to 11-9. It started leading the game score 2-1.
Quai's own counterattack in four games was strong. It was pushed to 3-5. They fought hard, catching up to 5-5, but lost four games 8-11. Game Score again 2-2. It was a rare bowl game against the Great Wall.
Only Kwai, the fateful five-game game, won two points first, but Shin Yu-bin soon chased two points and balanced them. Shin Yu-bin joined Im Jong-hoon in mixed doubles. In the women's doubles with Jeon Ji-hee, she crossed the Great Wall, but rarely overcame the crisis in singles. After volunteering to challenge the Chinese league by saying `I'm going into the tiger cave' to catch the Chinese top ranker, there was no intention to easily retreat at the opportunity of the first time in a long time. They widened the gap to 5-3, 6-4 and led 9-6, 10-7. Only Kwai chased two points and threatened to the bottom of the 10-9 jaw, but Shin Yu-bin remained calm. Finally, he won the game point and secured a dreamy 11-9 victory. It is Korea's top ranker Shin Yu-bin's first victory over the Chinese ace and a remarkable feat ahead of next year's Aichi and Nagoya Asian Games and the 2028 LA Olympics. Shin Yu-bin, who was re-engaged with Jeon Ji-hee and loaded with energy for victory the previous day, finally crossed the Great Wall and took another meaningful step into his career.
In the doubles round of 16 with Japanese ace Miyu Nagasaki the previous day, Shin Yu-bin also beat China's Zong Zeeman and Chin Yu-shan 3-1 (8-1 11-8 11-9 11-2) to reach the quarterfinals. He jumped over the Great Wall for two consecutive days with his outstanding skills, bringing great joy to the people ahead of the Chuseok holiday.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
