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7th Consecutive Silver Medal in Men’s Table Tennis

7th Consecutive Silver Medal in Men’s Table Tennis

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[Asian Games] 7th Consecutive Silver Medal in Men’s Table Tennis, “This Time to a Higher Place”




Men's national team coach Joo Se-hyuk "The players will burn their will"

Women's coach Oh Kwang-heon "Chinese players will have a burden at home... We are relieved."

“I won the silver medal for the 7th time in a row.

This time, I have been working hard to aim for a higher level.

The head coach of the Korean men's and women's table tennis national teams participating in the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games pledged to do well. 스포츠토토

Men's national team coach Joo Se-hyuk set a bold goal of 'winning the men's team event' as he left for Hangzhou, China, the site of the final match, with the players on the morning of the 19th. Table

tennis It is easier to win a prize in an event at the Asian Games than at the Olympics, but winning a gold medal is equally difficult in both competitions.

This is because whether it is the Asian Games or the Olympics, to win a gold medal, you have to overcome China, the 'absolute powerhouse'.

Korea won silver medals in the men's team event at the Asian Games seven times in a row, from the 1994 Hiroshima Games to the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Games.

This is all a result of losing to China in the finals.

Coach Joo said, “I know it won’t be an easy fight, but I will try my best in the right place.”

He added, “I have been paying attention to my condition since the Pyeongchang Asian Championships, and the players are also showing their will.”

Coach Oh Gwang-heon of the women's national team, who also left the country, said, "I want to meet (fans') expectations in Hangzhou that I couldn't meet in Pyeongchang."

The women's national team performed well, winning a silver medal in the team event at the Pyeongchang Asian Championships.

However, she did not achieve satisfactory results in individual competitions such as singles and women's doubles.

Coach Oh said, "We are waiting for a huge cheering enthusiasm from China. The

Chinese players will also feel pressure," and added, "Our players have prepared with a light heart.

Please show your support."

The national team consists of men's Jang Woo-jin (Invincible), Lim Jong-hoon, Ahn Jae-hyun (Korea Exchange), Park Kang-hyun (Korea Water Resources Corporation), Oh Jun-seong (Mirae Asset Securities), and women Seo Hyo-won (Korea Racing Authority), Jeon Ji-hee (Mirae Asset Securities), Yang Ha-eun (POSCO International), and Lee Eun-hye. It consists of a total of 10 players, including Shin Yu-bin (Korean Air).

All five players are included in the entries for the men's and women's team events, while Jang Woo-jin and Lim Jong-hoon will participate in the men's singles, and Seo Hyo-won and Shin Yu-bin will participate in the women's singles.

The men's doubles team of Jang Woo-jin and Lim Jong-hoon and Park Kang-hyun and Ahn Jae-hyun will compete, while the women's doubles team will feature Shin Yu-bin and Jeon Ji-hee and Yang Ha-eun and Lee Eun-hye. The mixed doubles team will feature the teams Jang Woo-jin and Jeon Ji-hee and Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin.

The main point to watch is how well the national team will perform in the singles match, where all players were eliminated in the round of 16 in Pyeongchang.

The table tennis match schedule for this tournament begins on the 22nd, one day before the opening day.
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