Badminton national team |
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Choi In-young = The badminton national team resumes the schedule of the international competition, which was suspended due to a novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19), in 10 months.
The national team, led by new coach Kim Choong-hoe, will participate in the World Tour Super 1000 Thailand Open of the World Badminton Federation (BWF) held in Bangkok, Thailand on January 12 next year.
It is about 10 months since the national team opened in March for the national team to participate in the international competition.
This is because the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) spread rapidly around the world during the exhibition period, and the following international competitions were canceled and postponed.
The national team confirmed that the Thai Open has prepared strict quarantine guidelines and confirmed their participation in the tournament.
The national team players are scheduled to leave the country on the 2nd of next month after being tested for Corona 19, confirming the’voice’.
The organizers of the tournament are also planning to conduct Corona 19 tests several times for athletes participating in Thailand.
Most of the world’s top athletes, such as Gento Momota (Japan), who ranked first in the men’s singles world ranking, will participate in this event.
In Korea, women’s singles Seong Ji-hyun (Incheon International Airport) and Ahn Se-young (Gwangju Gymnasium → Samsung Life), Kim Ga-eun (Samsung Life), men’s singles Heo Gwang-hee (Samsung Life), men’s singles Choi Sol-gyu (Yonex)-Seo Seung-jae (Samsung Life), women’s doubles Kim So-young (Incheon International Airport)-Gong Hee-yong (Jeonbuk Bank), Jang Ye-na (Gimcheon City Hall)-Kim Hye-rin (Incheon International Airport), Lee So-hee (Incheon International Airport)-Shin Seung-chan (Incheon International Airport) will be exhibiting.
All of them are the top players in the world rankings, and they are the national flagship players who automatically acquired the national team qualification in 2021.
Men’s Doubles Team (Yonex)-Kim Ki-jeong (Samsung Life Insurance → Dangjin City Hall), Go Seong-hyeon (Gimcheon City Hall)-Shin Baek-cheol (Incheon International Airport). Veteran players such as mixed doubles Ko Seong-hyun and Eom Hye-won (Gimcheon City Hall) also participate in individual qualifications.
The 2021 national team has yet to be confirmed.
This is because the national selection, scheduled to be held in the middle of this month, was canceled due to the Corona 19 issue.
The Korean Badminton Association announced that it is pushing ahead with a plan to hold a selection game in Muju, Jeollabuk-do on January 18-23 next year.
Thailand Open scores are not reflected in points for the Tokyo Olympics.
Instead, if you achieve good results in this competition, you can increase your chances of participating in the 2020 BWF World Tour Final, which will be held in Bangkok, Thailand on the 27-31 of next month.
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