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[BWF 태국 오픈] ‘Uber Cup winning lead’ Shim Yu-jin advances to the round of 16… Ahn Se-young was eliminated in the first round

[스포티비뉴스=조영준 기자] Shim Yu-jin (23, Incheon International Airport, world ranking 46th), who won the Uber Cup, the women’s national badminton competition, advanced to the round of 16 of the World Badminton Federation (BWF) Thailand Open.

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Shim Yu-jin defeated 13th world ranking Sayaka Takahashi (Japan) 2-1 (21-15 17-21 21-16) in the first round of women’s singles (round of 32) at the 2022 BWF Toyota Thailand Open held at Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand on the 18th. won

The Korean women’s badminton team defeated China 3-2 after a bloody battle for 7 hours in the Uber Cup final held at the same place on the 14th.

The women’s national team, which reached the top in 12 years after winning the tournament in 2010, stayed in Thailand and started the Thai Open. The Thai Open is the BWF World Tour Super 500 Series event. In the women’s singles event, Shim Yu-jin, Ahn Se-young (20, Samsung Life Insurance, world No. 3) and Kim Ga-eun (24, Samsung Life Insurance, world No. 19), who led Korea to the Uber Cup, all participated in the women’s singles event.

The top seed was awarded to World No. 2 Tai Ziying (Taiwan).

In the Uber Cup, Shim Yu-jin was the last single runner. With a tight game score of 2-2, he stood on the court holding the key to victory. Shim Yu-jin became the No. 1 member of the team by beating Wang Ziyi, ranked 15th in the world, with a score of 2-1 (28-26, 18-21, 21-8) after more than an hour and a half battle.

Shim Yu-jin continued her momentum at this Thai Open. He met Takahashi, who was considered a difficult opponent, in the first round and took the first set 21-15. He gave up two sets 17-21, but did not lose the lead in the last three sets and made it to the round of 16.

Shim Yu-jin’s opponent in the round of 16 is ‘Indian badminton hero’ Fusala V Sindu (World Ranking 7th). Shim Yu-jin will face off against Shindoo on the 19th to advance to the quarterfinals.

Ga-eun Kim also passed the first round with a 2-1 (11-21 21-15 21-17) victory over India’s Saina Nehwal (World No. 23).

However, ‘Ace’ Se-young Ahn lost to Linen Christophersen (Denmark, world No. 22) 1-2 (16-21 21-11 18-21) and failed to advance to the round of 16. Ahn Se-young struggled with an injury in her Uber Cup final first single against “natural enemy” Cheon Yu-fei (World No. 4), but unfortunately lost.

Meanwhile, Lee So-hee (27) and Shin Seung-chan (27, Incheon International Airport) and Kim Hye-jeong (24, Samsung Life Insurance)-Jeong Na-eun (22, Hwasun-gun Office), who entered the women’s doubles, also passed the first round.

In the first round, Hana Baek (22, MG Saemaeul Geumgo) and Yurim Lee (22, Samsung Life Insurance) faced the world’s third-placed bronze medalist at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Kim So-young (30, Incheon International Airport) and Gong Hee-yong (26, Jeonbuk Bank) in the first round. .

Hana Baek and Lee Yu-rim advanced to the round of 16 by beating Kim So-young and Gong Hee-yong 2-0 (21-18 21-11).

Meanwhile, SPOTV2 and SPOTV NOW will broadcast major matches of the BWF Thailand Open this year. It will also be broadcast live on SPOTV ASIA. Sporty Asia is a channel that is broadcast to 13 countries in Southeast Asia, motorcycle racing competitions MotoGP (GP), WTT (World Table Tennis) table tennis competition, BWF (World Badminton Federation) badminton competition International Sports Climbing (IFSC) Sports Climbing World Cup Various contents are provided.

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