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| photo courtesy of the Korea Professional Table Tennis Federation |
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| photo courtesy of the Korea Professional Table Tennis Federation |
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"If you're jealous, come in"
Jang Woo-jin (30, Se-ah), who became the first champion of the Korean professional table tennis league, sent a strong love call to neighboring teams who were hesitant to participate in the professional table tennis league.
Jang Woo-jin lifted his first trophy by turning his game score 3-0 against Woo Hyung-kyu (23, Mirae Asset Securities) in the men's singles final of the 2025 Dunamu Pro Table Tennis League Final held at Gwangmyeong Civic Gymnasium on the afternoon of the 16th.
Jang Woo-jin, the winner of the 'Second Series', defeated Cho Ki-jung (Hwaseong City Corporation) 3-1 in the round of 16 and Jang Sung-il (Boram Hallelujah) 3-0 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, Park Kang-hyun (Mirae Asset Securities) of the left hand, who was tight with 1 win and 1 loss in the series, was turned 3-2 after a close game and a hard time to reach the final. In the semifinals, he defeated Park Kyu-hyun (Mirae Asset Securities), who defeated Park Kyu-hyun (Mirae Asset Securities), who faced off in the final of the "1st series" and gave up the championship, and played a hot game against Woo Hyung-kyu, who reached the final. He won the seesaw game of one game, 15-13, and then won 11-5, 11-7, hugging coach Jung Young-sik and Lee Tae-sung, president of the Korea Table Tennis Association.
Jang Woo-jin, a "Korean veteran top ranker", once again proved why he is the best ace in Korea with his best performance in front of 500 fans at Gwangmyeong Civic Gymnasium. Jang Woo-jin announced his revival in the following international competitions after regaining confidence by winning the second series of professional table tennis amid a series of injuries and poor conditions since last year's Paris Olympics. He made it to the semifinals for the second consecutive time in Macau (September) and Montpellier (November) at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Champions, announcing the return of the ace, and eventually became the new Pro-Table League Final Champion and First Champion 'Thrones' this season.
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The men's and women's winners of the Finals will receive a prize of 20 million won. While the professional table tennis league was successful amid cheers from more than 500 table tennis fans, there were concerns that some business teams such as Samsung Life Insurance, the Korea Exchange, and POSCO Energy were not participating due to their own circumstances, but players such as Jang Woo-jin appreciated the utility of the professional league. In the winning interview, Jang Woo-jin said, `I thought it was more difficult than Series 1-2, but I'm also happy and fortunate to win. The more you play the game, the better the players' skills get. We are also feeling the media and fans' interest." When asked if the professional league would help him improve his skills, Jang Woo-jin immediately replied, `It's for sure.' "Young players and low-ranking players have little experience in international competitions with just one table. You won't have a chance to feel nervous, but the way the professional league plays is helpful. Players who are good at it are burdensome if they rank low or if they compete with young players. If you experience such things in Korea first, it is less burdensome on the international stage. Of course, it's a plus." "At first, I had a personal thought about whether it would be a box office hit, but when I tried it, it wasn't. You may have seen a lot on the part of the unemployment federation. in the professional league.Each team will decide what comes in, but I hope more teams come in. Of course, it's the decision of each team. But I'd like to say, `Come in if you're jealous.'" he sent a confident love call.
In fact, Jang Woo-jin realized the effect of raising his self-esteem and confidence by playing in the professional league and winning the second series and final tournament. "In the case of burdensome games, they often collapsed quickly to 0-3. As we play here, there are many games where we lose and turn the tables. It helped us overcome the crisis, and it helped us a lot to endure the burdensome game with defense." "After winning the second series, my confidence rose a lot, and as my self-esteem went up, I also had good results in Makako and Montpellier Champions. My confidence and self-esteem in table tennis are going up again through the Pro Table Tennis League."
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| Photo provided by Jang Woo-jin, the winner of the 2025 Pro Table Tennis League Final, topless ceremony=Korea Pro Table Tennis Federation |
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| Jang Woo-jin's winning performance, the three-time winner of the 2018 Korea Open. |
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Jang Woo-jin, who already experienced the professional stage in Germany in high school, is a talented player who knows the taste of a professional. Immediately after winning the Junior World Championship, the young table tennis player won the Korean Open singles in 2018 and jumped on the table immediately after winning three gold medals, drawing cheers from the audience with a ceremony of showing his uniform 'Sea No.10' after taking off his top right after winning the professional championship. Regarding the ceremony of wearing off No.10's top, Jang Woo-jin introduced numbers like professional soccer and baseball since the launch of the Seahtakgudan. I like Neymar, so I chose number 10." About the topless ceremony "I had no plan during the 2018 Korea Open. Today, I thought at the end. It's the last game and there are a lot of spectators, so I thought it would be an issue," he said with a smile.
He also revealed the purpose of the 20 million won prize. Jang Woo-jin, who said, `I gave a thank you to the trainers with the prize money for the second competition,' said on Media Day before the competition `If I win, I will do it to the entire team"I made a pledge. In the interview on this day, Jang Woo-jin's "First of all, I want to thank the team for their hard work…. First of all, wouldn't you like 'cash'?" His outspoken words, like his foredrive, burst into laughter.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
