Hwasun High School and Jeonnam High School of Science and Technology badminton teams showed off their side as a strong team by sweeping one gold medal, two silver medals, and two bronze medals at the ‘2021 Hwasun Yongdaebae National High School Badminton Championships’.
Hwasun High School and Jeonnam High School of Technology and Science were held at the Hwasun Hanium Culture and Sports Center from the 9th to the 22nd, and Da-yeon Jeong and Yeo-jin Gong won a gold medal in the women’s high school individual doubles, a silver medal in the team event, Da-yeon Jeong took a bronze medal in the individual singles, and the men’s high school individual singles. Min-je Jeong and Seong-ju Park won silver and bronze medals in
Da-yeon Jeong (2 years) and Yeo-jin Gong (2 years) in the women’s high school singles doubles met Choi Kyung-jin and Kim Na-hyeon (Changdeok Girls’ High School) in the finals and defeated them with a set score of 2-0 to win the gold medal. From the round of 64 to the final, he gave only one set score and showed superior performance.
In the same sub-team event, Hwasun High School defeated strong opponents such as Gimcheon Girls’ High School, Pocheon High School, Beomseo High School, and Yeongdeok High School and gave up only one set to advance to the final.
In the women’s high school individual singles, Da-yeon Jeong, who played an active part in the doubles, entered the singles and advanced to the semi-finals with great skill that did not give up even a single set. However, they met again Seojin Lee (Chungju Girls’ High School) and had a fierce match, but unfortunately lost with a set score of 2-0 and ended up with a bronze medal.
In the men’s singles event, Min-Je Jeong (2 years) and Seong-Joo Park (1 year) competed and won 1 silver and 1 bronze. Park Seong-ju met and lost to Choi Pyung-gang (Maewon High School) in the semifinals and won the bronze medal, and Jeong Min-je sharpened his revenge in the final, but unfortunately lost and took the silver medal.
Jeonnam Provincial Sports Council President Kim Jae-moo said, “I am grateful that our students showed the light of Jeonnam sports in a difficult situation due to Corona 19.”
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