So, ace Shin Yu-bin made a comeback to the semifinals of the 女 Table Tennis Championship by catching two points against Hong Kong
Oct 13, 2025
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The Korean national team, led by head coach Seok Eun-mi, succeeded in advancing to the semifinals by beating Hong Kong's MatchScore 3-1 thanks to Shin Yu-bin's two-match performance in the quarterfinals of the Asian Table Tennis Championships held in Bhubaneswar, India on the 12th (Korea time).
In the first match, Shin Yu-bin took the lead with a 3-0 (11-6 13-11 14-12) complete victory over Su Qidong (79th in the world). Two matches, 'youngest'Kim Na-young (36th in the world) beat Joo Chung-joo (1123rd in the world) 3-1 (11-4 11-8 10-12 13-11). In the third match, Lee Eun-hye (Korean Air, 40th in the world) was shaken by losing 0-3 (11-134-111 10-12) to Ng Wing-ram (88th in the world), but in the fourth match, Shin Yu-bin overwhelmed Joo Cheong-ju 3-0 (12-10 11-4 11-1). The team recaptured the semifinals with a 3-1 match-score. Shin Yu-bin, who had a remarkable rise in the previous Chinese smash by beating the world's fourth-ranked Kwai Man and competing closely with the world's second-ranked Wang Man-yu, also played his role as an ace in the team event. The Korean women's table tennis team lost 2-3 to India, the ambush in the quarterfinals of the Astana (Kazakhstan) tournament last year, missing the semifinals and podium. He also lost to North Korea in the 5th to 6th place final. Coach Seok Eun-mi said in an interview before leaving the country, `I will try to go to the finals after retaking the semifinals with a certain performance that everyone acknowledges" has stated its goal. First of all, he won the quarterfinals and scored his first goal.
In the semifinals on the afternoon of the 14th, chances are high that they will meet China 'the strongest'. This competition is the prelude to next year's Aichi and Nagoya Asian Games. The key is how South Korea's ace players in their early 20s, who are growing, including Shin Yu-bin and Kim Na-young, will perform against the Great Wall's ultra-luxury corps, including Sun Ying-sha, Wang Man-yu, Chen Xing-tong, Kwai-man and Wang Yi, who are ranked 1st to 5th in the world. In particular, expectations are high for Shin Yu-bin's performance of 'Ace', who recently showed the momentum against top Chinese rankers such as Sun Yingxia and Wang Man-yu.
Meanwhile, the men's table tennis team, led by head coach Oh Sang-eun, suffered a crushing defeat of 1-3 in the match between Korea and Japan. While Jang Woo-jin (Se-ah), the eldest ace, was absent due to a neck injury, Ahn Jae-hyun (Korea Exchange) and Cho Dae-sung (Samsung Life Insurance) failed to cross the wall of Tomokazu Harimoto (Japan's top ranker). After giving up 1-2 matches, 3 matches 'youngest' Oh Jun-sung (Korea Exchange) caught Dogami Soon-Suke to save the spark of the match, but Cho Dae-sung of the 4th match lost to Harimoto and eventually missed the semifinals. It is the first time in 16 years that Korean men's table tennis has been eliminated from the semifinals of the Asian Championship since the 19th edition (5th place) in 2009.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
