Ace Jang Woo-jin played 3 points, won 8-5 against enemy Hong Kong! Shin Yu-bin's knee fatigue accumulated absence, top two match-winners against Korea and Japan

Dec 04, 2025

Ace Jang Woo-jin played 3 points, won 8-5 against enemy Hong Kong! Shin Yu-bin's knee fatigue accumulated absence, top two match-winners against Korea and Japan
photo courtesy of the Korea Table Tennis Association



Ace Jang Woo-jin played 3 points, won 8-5 against enemy Hong Kong! Shin Yu-bin's knee fatigue accumulated absence, top two match-winners against Korea and Japan
photo courtesy of Jang Woo-jin = Korea Table Tennis Association
The Korean table tennis team recorded one win and one loss on the second day of the 2025 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Mixed Team World Cup.

Oh Sang-eun and Seok Eun-mi, the men's and women's teams coach, were completely defeated by China 0-8 on the second stage at Sichuan Gymnasium in Chengdu, China on the 4th (Korea time), but in the afternoon's showdown with Hong Kong, ace Jang Woo-jin won 8-5 while catching 3 games.

Ace Jang Woo-jin played 3 points, won 8-5 against enemy Hong Kong! Shin Yu-bin's knee fatigue accumulated absence, top two match-winners against Korea and Japan
photo courtesy of Kang-Hyun Park and Young-Jo Lee = Korea Table Tennis Association
Ace Jang Woo-jin played 3 points, won 8-5 against enemy Hong Kong! Shin Yu-bin's knee fatigue accumulated absence, top two match-winners against Korea and Japan
photo courtesy of Lee Eun-hye = Korea Table Tennis Association
In the mixed doubles match against Hong Kong, Park Kang-hyun (Mirae Asset Securities) and Kim Na-young (Posco International) lost 1-2 to Wong Chun-ting-Duhoi-kem group Kang-ho, but they caught a valuable game, and after Pro Tak-gu women's singles champion Lee Eun-hye (Korean Air) beat Hong Kong ace Joo Chung-joo 2-1, Jang Woo-jin (Se-ah) beat Chadwin 3-0. Leading the game score 6-3.




Ace Jang Woo-jin played 3 points, won 8-5 against enemy Hong Kong! Shin Yu-bin's knee fatigue accumulated absence, top two match-winners against Korea and Japan
Choi Hyo-joo-Kim Na Young-jo. Photo courtesy = Korea Table Tennis Association
In the four-match men's doubles, Pil Seung-jo Park Kang-hyun and Oh Jun-sung (Korea Exchange) fell behind Wong Chun-ting and Chan Bal-Win's 1-2 and allowed a 7-5 chase, but Choi Hyo-joo (Korea Racing Authority) and Kim Na-young-jo won the last five-match women's doubles by lightly catching 11-2 in the first game against Joo Chung-joo and Duhoichem Group. South Korea reached the quarterfinals with three wins and one loss, seven points, and one game plus one, maintaining its second-place ranking.

China is showing the overwhelming power of giving up only three games in a total of six games, including the first stage. In the second stage alone, all four wins, eight points and a whopping +29 gains and losses in games.

South Korea faced a bad news that Shin Yoo-bin (Korean Air) of 'Top Ranker' could not play after the second round of the first stage due to accumulated knee fatigue. Lee Eun-hye, the champion of the professional league, continues to perform like an altoran in the women's singles, but Shin Yu-bin's gap in the national competition is bound to be large. Team player Shin Yoo-bin is committed to treatment and rehabilitation, but it is difficult to predict his return schedule amid a continuous schedule.




South Korea will face Croatia, Japan and Germany in the second stage. In particular, the match against Japan is expected to be a watershed in the fight for second place. The match between Korea and Japan in the fifth round of the second stage will be held at 6 p.m. on the 5th in Korea time.



▶Korea 0:8 China




-1 Match (mixed double) | Park Kang-hyun-Kim Na-young 0 (5-11, 12-14, 8-11)3 Lin Si-dong-Quaiman

-2 Match (Women's Single) | Lee Eun-hye 0 (7-11, 7-11, 8-11)3 Wang Man-wi

-3 Match (Men's Singles) | Ahn Jae-hyun 0 (9-11, 4-11)2 Wang Chu-chin

▶Korea 8:5 Hong Kong

-1 Match (mixed double) | Park Kang-hyun-Kim Na-young 1 (11-6, 7-11, 10-12)2 Wong Chun-Ting-Du Hoicem

-2 Match (Women's Single) | Lee Eun-hye 2 (11-6, 11-8, 9-11) 1 Joo Cheong-ju

-3 Match (Men's Single) | Jang Woo-jin 3 (11-9, 11-6, 11-9)0 Chan Valdwin

-4 Match (Men's Doubles) | Park Kang-hyun-Oh Jun-sung 1 (5-11, 11-5, 9-11)2 Wong Chun-Ting-Chan Baldwin

-5 Match (Women's Doubles) | Choi Hyo-joo-Kim Na-young 1(11-2)0 Joo Cheong-ju-Duhoi Chem



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.