女Table tennis monster Joo Chun-hee did it! Mashin Hashimoto beat 4-3 to advance to the semifinals of his dreams!

Nov 01, 2025

女Table tennis monster Joo Chun-hee did it! Mashin Hashimoto beat 4-3 to advance to the semifinals of his dreams!



女Table tennis monster Joo Chun-hee did it! Mashin Hashimoto beat 4-3 to advance to the semifinals of his dreams!
'The Table Tennis Monster'Ju Chun-hee (Samsung Life Insurance, world No. 22) finally did it.

Joo Chun-hee sealed her dream semifinal podium by winning 4-3 against Japan's world's best defender Honoka Hashimoto (10th in the world) in the quarterfinals of the Women's Singles at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Champions Montpellier Arena in Montpellier, France on the 1st (Korea time).

After bringing one game to 11-7, they lost two games to 8-11, 5-11, pushing the game score to 1-2. However, he brought four games to 11-9 to revive the spark and gave up five games to 4-11, but he succeeded in bringing the game back to square one with six games, sharp attack and 11-3 to win the game score 3-3.




女Table tennis monster Joo Chun-hee did it! Mashin Hashimoto beat 4-3 to advance to the semifinals of his dreams!
And the last seven games of fate, the first losing points in a row, fell to 1-3, but Joo Chun-hee remained calm. He overcame the rally game following the sub-point and succeeded in turning the tables 4-3, 5-3. However, Hashimoto also faced off with a deep cut and sharp attack. From 5-5 to 8-8, the battle between the spear and the shield continued. After an endless rally, Joo Chun-hee led 9-8, and Hashimoto's reception went off the table, 10-8, and Joo Chun-hee grabbed the match point. Hashimoto chased down the third pitch with a strong smash to 10-9, and the two players continued to rally without conceding in a desperate crisis. The winner of the crazy rally, which seemed unlikely to end, was Joo Chun-hee. He won 11-9 to achieve his thrilling dream of reaching the semifinals. I shared my joy by high-fiving with Samsung Life Insurance coach Chae Yoon-seok.

In an interview with WTT shortly after confirming his advance to the semifinals, Joo Chun-hee said, `I'm happy that both the opponent and I could win by showing good performance in front of a large audience.' `I made good use of the operation I made with coach Chae Yoon-seok before the game, and I'm happy to overcome it with more greed and will in 7 games.'

Joo Chun-hee won in the 1 hour, 17 minutes and 56 seconds of blood fight and mental battle. Asked how he would recover his condition in the semifinals, Joo Chun-hee said, `I'll rest well and eat well for now, and I'll try to play my game no matter who I'm against in the semifinals tomorrow" delivered a triumphant determination.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.