Shin Yubin wins all-around medal at AGs in first appearance
South Korea’s “teenage ace” of women’s table tennis, Shin Yoo-bin (Korean Air), has secured a medal in every event at her first Asian Games.
Shin Yubin (World №8) defeated Chinese Taipei’s Chun Zhiyou (№48) 4–1 (6–11 11–9 11–7 11–7 11–3) in the women’s singles quarterfinals at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games on Tuesday at the Archer Canal Sports Park Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China.
She then teamed up with Jeon Jeon-hee (Mirae Asset Securities) to defeat the 21st-ranked Chinese Taipei duo of Chun Zhiyou and Huang Yi-hua 3–1 (9–11 11–6 11–6 11–4) in the women’s doubles.
Having previously won bronze in the women’s team event and mixed doubles, Shin now has two more bronze medals, giving her a medal in all four events she has competed in at the Games.
In table tennis at the Asian Games, bronze medals are awarded to all semifinal losers without a third place match.
This is the first time Shin Yubin has won a singles medal at an international event.
On October 1, she will face China’s world number one Sun Yingxia in the singles final.
In her four previous meetings with Sun Yingxia, she has not won a single game.
However, if the rising star can overcome Sun Yingxia, she will play the winner of the Hina Hayata (9th)-Wang Yidi (4th) match in the final for the gold medal.
Shin Yubin and Jeon Jeon-hee will play the Korean pair of Miwa Harimoto and Miyu Kihara (ranked 33rd) on Sunday for a ticket to the final. Harimoto-Kihara upset China’s Sun Yingsha-Wang Yidi (ranked 37th) 3–1 (11–9 5–11 11–7 11–9) in the quarterfinals to reach the semifinals.
‘Men’s Table Tennis Ace’ Zhang Wujin also booked a medal in every event at the tournament. After winning silver in the men’s team event and bronze in the mixed doubles, Jang secured two more medals on the day with back-to-back victories in the men’s doubles quarterfinals and men’s singles quarterfinals.
This is also the first time he has won a singles medal at an international event.
In the men’s singles, the 13th-ranked Jang defeated Japanese ace Tomokazu Harimoto (4th) in a 메이저사이트 full-game battle, 4–3 (8–11 10–12 8–11 11–9 19–17 11–4 11–8) to reach the semifinals.
Zhang will face world №1 Fan Zhendong of China in the final on October 2.
In the men’s doubles quarterfinals, the №1 pair of Jang Woo-jin and Lim Jong-hoon defeated the №38 pair of Manushi Shah and Manav Thakkar (India) with a game score of 3–2 (11–8 7–11 12–10 6–11 11–9).
Lim Jong-hoon-Jang Woo-jin will play the 12th-ranked pair of Zhang Ziyuan-Lin Yun-ru on October 1 for a spot in the final.
