Korean table tennis team won a bronze medal in women's doubles at the World Championships. Shin Yu-bin (21) reached the final with Jeon Ji-hee (retired) at the Durban Championships in South Africa two years ago, but stopped at the semifinals along with Yuhan (23) at the Doha Championships in Qatar this year.
Shin Yu-bin and Yoo Han-na (30th in the world) lost to Bernadette Sütz (Romania) and Sofia Polkanova (Austria, 10th) in the women's doubles semifinals on the eighth day of the tournament, 2-3 (5-11-11 11-8 8-11-9 9-11) at Lusail Sports Arena on the 25th (Korea time). They shared a bronze medal with Miwa Harimoto and Miyu Kihara (Japan, 6th), who lost 0-3 to Wang Man-yui-Kwaiman (China, 5th) in the semifinals on the other side. In this competition, a bronze medal is given even if they reach the semifinals because there is no bronze medal match.
Shin Yu-bin and Yoo Han-na achieved better-than-expected results at this year's event. This was due to Yoo's overcoming of her poor experience at international competitions. She was not overconfident, however. She avoided strong teams from China and Japan, but her team's strength in the semifinals was not strong enough. Although their nationalities are different, Schötz and Polkanova have worked together for quite a while. They also rank 12th and 15th in the world singles competition, respectively. Shin failed to lead the group by posting two wins, one loss and one loss, respectively. He could not be optimistic about his win.
When I opened the lid, Schötz-Paulcanova was also strong. Shin Yu-bin and Yoo Han-na failed to show their strengths at the beginning of the game. Both are strong in forehand attacks, but Schötz-Paulcanova persistently encouraged them to use backhand. Shin Yu-bin and Yoo Han-na gave up the first game as Yuhan's backhand attack went off the court at every crisis.
He changed his strategy from the second game. He continued to use his backhand, but continued to use deep ball to keep Sötz and Polkanova away from the court. Shin Yu-bin and Yu Hanna induced Sötz and Polkanova to make mistakes in receiving in two games, 4-4, changing the mood to score three consecutive points. 메이저놀이터
After winning two games, they lost three, but dragged their game to five. Shin Yu-bin and Yoo Han-na scored three points in a row with their signature forehand attacks in four games, 6-6. They were trailing 10-9, but won four games with their lucky run of the Saints' flat drive in the rally after the timeout.
But in five games, I was troubled. With the lead at 4-3 close, Shin seemed to gain the upper hand by scoring with a powerful forehand drive. However, right after the timeout, Sütz and Polkanova revived and lost the game 6-6. Consequently, Shin and Yoo lost points for three consecutive times due to a series of mistakes caused by attacks. They followed the lead with 9-10, but Yuhan's receiving missed the court unfortunately.