Yoo Ye-rin (Hwaseong City Corporation) and Oh Jun-sung (Mirae Asset Securities) won the first singles match of the 2024 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Youth Championship.
Yoo Hae-rin advanced to the round of 16 on the 27th (Korea time) by beating Lulu Masat of Belgium 4-2 (9-117-111-7 11-6 11-4 11-5) in the first round of the women’s under-19 singles in Helsingborg, Sweden.
Oh Jun-sung also passed the first gate with a 4-0 (11-6 11-5 11-6 11-3) complete victory over Mateusz Zalevski of Poland in the round of 32 men’s singles under 19 at the tournament.
Yoo Hae-rin and Oh Jun-sung are children of Korean table tennis legends.
Yoo Hae-rin is the daughter of Yoo Nam-kyu, the Korea Exchange’s coach who won the gold medal in the individual event at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, and Oh Jun-sung is the son of the coach Oh Sang-eun, the silver medalist in the team event at the 2012 London Olympics. 온라인바카라
On the other hand, Park Ga-hyun (Korean Air), who participated in the under-19 women’s team event with Yoo Young-rin and won the championship, failed to pass the first round of the women’s singles, and Kim Ga-on (Duhogo), who participated in the men’s singles round of 32, was also eliminated early.
In the men’s and women’s singles under the age of 15, Lee Seung-soo (Daejeon Dongsan Middle School), Ma Young-min (Jeonggok Middle School), Choi Seo-yeon (Hosu-don Girls’ Middle School), and Heo Ye-rim (Hwaseong City Corporation) headed to the round of 16.
