Korean badminton continued its cruising journey to the top of the Sudirman Cup (World Mixed Team Badminton Championships) for the first time in six years.
Korea won the match score 4-1 in the second match of Group D of the 2023 Sudirman Cup group stage against England at the Olympic Center in Suzhou, China on the 15th. The national team, which won 4-1 against France the previous day (14th), was confirmed to advance to the quarterfinals regardless of the result of the final Group D match against Japan on the 17th.
Against England, the opponent under one move, he showed leisurely player skills. In the mixed doubles match, a combination of Kim Won-ho and Chae Yoo-jeong (no ranking) was used instead of Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yoo-jeong (5th in the world) and Kim Won-ho and Jeong Na-eun (9th), but Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith () scored a set score. It was easily defeated by 2-0 (21-16 21-7). In the second match, men’s singles, Jeon Hyeok-jin (69th) won 2-0 (21-13 21-6) over Kolan Kayan (234th) and seized the victory. In the men’s singles event, which had initially been a concern, Lee Yoon-gyu (215th) lost to France’s Christophe Popov the previous day, but Jeon Hyuk-jin revealed the prospects for this tournament with his performance that dispelled the concerns that day.
In the women’s singles match, which is a three-match match, Korea succeeded in securing points early by winning 2-0 (21-7 21-8) over Freya Redfern (229th) despite using Kim Ga-eun (22nd) instead of Ahn Se-young (2nd). did. In the 4-match men’s doubles match, a new combination Choi Sol-kyu and Na Seong-seung (no ranking), instead of giving Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae (17th place) a break, defeated Ben Lane and Sean Buddy (16th place) 1-2 (20-22 21 -12 21-13), but in the women’s doubles match, which is 5 matches, ‘Racquet Fairies’ Jeong Na-eun and Kim Hye-jeong (6th place) beat Chloe Birch-Estel Van Lewin (26th place) 2-0 (21-17) 21-11) and closed the game. It showed solidity, giving only one set for 1 to 5 matches without using a main combination.바카라사이트
On the 17th, Korea will face off against Japan, who confirmed their advance to the quarterfinals by defeating France, for first place in Group D of the group stage. 1st and 2nd place in the group stage will meet in the quarterfinals with 2nd and 1st place in a separate group, respectively. In order to cruise, they must place first in Group A and avoid China and Indonesia, which are likely to be first in Groups A and B, and Malaysia and Taiwan, the ‘ambush’ in Group C.
An elder in the badminton world said, “In mixed doubles, the male player’s role determines about 60% of the win or loss. Kim Won-ho showed off good chemistry with Chae Yoo-jung this day following Na-eun Jeong the previous day,” and “the women’s doubles showed off their solidity with the performances of Na-eun Jeong and Hye-jung Kim this day, following Kim So-young and Gong Hee-yong (8th place) the previous day.”