Men's table tennis takes Denmark to the semifinals of the Busan World Championships... 'Come out to China!'
Securing a team medal for the fourth time in a row
Korean men's table tennis defeated Denmark and secured a team medal at the World Championships for the fourth time in a row.
Korea (5th place), consisting of Jong-hoon Lim, Jae-hyun Ahn (hereinafter referred to as Korea Exchange), and Woo-jin Jang, defeated Denmark (20th place) with a match score of 3- in the quarterfinals of the BNK Busan Bank 2024 Busan World Table Tennis Championships held at the BEXCO Special Stadium in Busan on the 23rd. Won by 1.
With this, Korea secured the bronze medal. 파워볼사이트
At the Table Tennis World Championships, there is no third place match, and bronze medals are awarded to all teams that lose in the semifinals.
Korea extended its streak of consecutive medals at the World Championships, which had continued since the 2016 Kuala Lumpur Games, to four.
Korea is now attempting to advance to the finals for the first time in 16 years since the 2008 Guangzhou Games.
However, the semifinal opponent is China, the ‘world’s strongest’, so advancing to the finals will likely be very difficult.
China advanced to the semifinals by defeating their rival Japan with a match score of 3-0 in the quarterfinals held the previous day.
The semifinals between Korea and China will be held on the 24th.
Korea took the lead in the first singles when Lim Jong-hoon (18th) defeated Danish top ranker (28th) and ace Anders Lind 3-1 (11-8 11-8 9-11 14-12).
However, in the second singles match, Korea's 'ace' Jang Woo-jin (14th place) was defeated by Yonatan Groat (29th place) 1-3 (9-11 9-11 11-5 3-11), and the match returned to square one.
Woojin Jang was unable to properly respond to Groat’s strong left-handed topspin.
Ahn Jae-hyeon, a 3-singles player, changed the gloomy atmosphere caused by Ace's defeat.
Jaehyun Ahn (34th) defeated Martin Andersen (387th) 3-0 (11-2 13-11 11-7) with his unique aggressive table tennis.
The match was decided in the 4th singles match between Jong-Hoon Lim and Groat.
Lim Jong-hoon gave up the first game, but took the second game with a half-beat fast shot.
Lim Jong-hoon, whose backhand topspin, which was his skill, gained strength, eventually won 3-1 (9-11 12-10 11-6 11-8), confirming Korea's advancement to the semifinals.
