Korean badminton advanced to the quarterfinals in the Asian mixed team event.
On the 16th (Korean time), Korea lost the match score 2 to 3 against China in the final Group A match of the ‘2023 Asian Mixed Team Badminton Championships’ held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
As a result, Korea won 5-0 in both the first and second group matches against Singapore and Uzbekistan, followed by a record of 2 wins and 1 loss, advancing to the quarter-finals with a record of 2 wins and 1 loss.
The mixed team event is a way to determine the winner with a match in 5 events, including men’s and women’s singles, doubles + mixed doubles. Korea actually sent members of the second team of the national team this time to find the best doubles group and give the aces players time to recharge. The same was true for competing countries such as China and Japan.
In the first and second rounds of the group stage, Korea, which easily cooked against the relatively underdogs, had a bit of a struggle when it met the championship candidate China in the ‘preview final’.
In the first match (men’s singles), Cho Joon-yeop (Army Army Sports Corps) lost to Zhao Junpeng 1:2 (21-11, 16-21, 22-24), followed by the second match (women’s singles) Kim Ga-eun (Samsung Life Insurance). ) was unfortunately defeated 0-2 (20-22, 19-21) after a close match against Gao Fangji. 슬롯사이트
After that, a breathtaking chase. Kim Won-ho (Samsung Life Insurance) – Na Seong-seung (Gimcheon City Hall) in the third match (men’s doubles) defeated Ren Xiang-yu and Tanchiang 2-0 (21-18, 21-16). (MG Saemaul Geumgo) – Lee So-hee (Incheon International Airport) also returned the game to the starting point by answering Ryu Seong-shu and Tanning with the same 2-0 (21-16, 21-16).
Last 5 matches (mixed doubles). Kim Yeong-hyeok (Korea Armed Forces Sports Corps) and Lee Yu-rim (Samsung Life Insurance) won the first set 21-17 in the match against Jiang Jianbang and Wei Yaxin, but later lost 15-21 and 13-21, unfortunately coming from behind.
With this victory, China advanced to the quarterfinals as the first place in the group, and if Korea advances to the final, there is a possibility of a ‘return match’.