China had a high wall. Korea lost just before the gold medal match, heading for the bronze medal match.
The South Korean women’s table tennis team lost to China 0-3 (5-111-113-11) in the semifinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics at the South Paris Arena in Paris, France, on the 8th (local time).
Shin Yu-bin, Lee Eun-hye (Korean Air), and Jeon Ji-hee (Mirae Asset Securities) will meet Germany at the bronze medal match at 5 p.m. on Saturday (Korea time). China will face Japan in the final.
He is aiming at his first medal in 16 years. South Korea had won a bronze medal in the event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Korea was defeated by China in the men’s quarterfinal match on Sunday, and suffered a setback. The latest loss is the 14th consecutive year that Korea has defeated China in table tennis. It was the last victory of Yoo Seung Min (president of the Korea Table Tennis Association), who beat Wang Hao at the 2004 Athens Olympics to win the gold medal.
Shin, who also finished third in mixed doubles, is aiming for her second bronze medal at the event. Jeon Ji-hee is aiming for her first career Olympic medal. 먹튀검증
The Korean women’s team struggled against the strongest country, China. In the first game, Korea doubles up Shin Yu-bin and Jeon Ji-hee. Korea lost 5-11 after a series of low scores from the middle. Lee Eun-hye played in a two-game singles. Ranked 44th in the world, Lee lost 1-11, scoring just one point against top-ranked Sun Ying-sa.
In three games, the team lost to China unilaterally. Jun Ji-hee, ranking 15th, lost to Wang Man-wi, ranking 3-11. Korea, which lost even the last game, is heading for the bronze medal match.
Germany lost to Japan 1-3 in the semifinals of this year’s event. Korea met Germany in the quarterfinals of women’s team event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. At that time, the Korean team lost 2-3.
In this year’s Olympics, Korean table tennis team won a bronze medal in mixed doubles consisting of Shin Yu-bin and Lim Jong-hoon. In women’s team, Korea will hunt for the last medal of the Paris Olympics.
