Shuttlecock wins Korea-Japan match… Defeated Denmark 3-0 with Se-young Ahn and Ga-eun Kim [우버컵 현장]

[스포츠서울 | 방콕=김경무전문기자] The Korean women’s badminton team met again on the way to the final with Japan, led by coach Park Joo-bong. It’s been 7 months since last October.

On the afternoon of the 12th (local time), the fifth day of the 2022 World Badminton Federation (BWF) Thomas & Uber Cup (World Men’s Team Badminton Championships) continued at Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand. The Korean women’s national team, led by coach Kim Chung-hoe and coach Lee Kyung-won and Seong Ji-hyun, won the Uber Cup (women’s team) quarter-finals 3-0 against Denmark and advanced to the quarter-finals.

In the first singles event on the same day, Korea’s fourth-placed Ahn Se-young (20, Samsung Life Insurance) met 14th-placed Mia Blichfeld, and the condition was somewhat difficult, but it turned around 2-1 (18-21, 21-15, 21-18). went ahead Se-Young Ahn fell behind 16-17 in the third set to score four points and eventually won by three points.

Ga-eun Kim, who put a wedge in the game today. Bangkok | Reporter Kim Kyung-moo

In the doubles that followed, Shin Seung-chan (28) and Lee So-hee (28, Incheon International Airport), who placed 2nd in the world, defeated 16th-placed Maiken Freuergard-Sara Tikkensen 2-1 (21-23, 21-16, 21-19). boosted the momentum Then, in the singles, 19th place Kim Ga-eun (24, Samsung Life Insurance) defeated 22nd place Rene Christofferson 2-1 (10-21, 21-9, 21-16) to finish the game.

In another quarterfinal match held earlier in the morning, Japan defeated Taiwan 3-0 and advanced to the quarterfinals. World No. 1 Akane Yamaguchi won the 1st singles match 2-1 (21-10, 19-21, 21-19) after a close encounter with 2nd placed Tai Ziing. Then, in doubles, they defeated world 3rd placed Yuki Fukushima and Hiroto Sayakado Suyaching and Lin Wanching 2-1 (19-21, 21-7, 21-14).

Ahn Se-young’s natural enemy, Yamaguchi Akane (Japan), ranked No. 1 in the women’s singles world rankings. She won the 2020 All-Time Open final in March last year, beating Se-Young Ahn 2-0 (21-15, 21-15). EPA Yonhap News

Then, in the singles, Nozomi Okuhara, ranked 6th in the world, defeated Wenchisu, 58th, 2-1 (15-21, 21-13, 21-9) to finish the game.

In another quarterfinal match on the same day, China defeated Indonesia 3-0 and advanced to the semifinals with major stars such as Chen Yufei (world 3rd), Qianqing-Jiawipan (1st), and He Bingjiao (9th) leading the way. China’s opponent in the quarterfinals is home team Thailand. Thailand defeated India 3-0 in the quarterfinals.

Korea and Japan will clash for the finals on the 13th at 2 pm (Korean time).

The two teams also met in the quarterfinals of the Uber Cup (2020, postponed due to COVID-19) held in Aarhus, Denmark on October 15 last year. Korea Rep. Ahn Se-young defeated Yamaguchi Akane 2-0 at the time and took the lead, but Shin Seung-chan-Lee So-hee had Fukushima Yuki-Matsumoto Mayue 1-2, Kim Ga-eun 1-2 Takahashi Sayakae, Kim So-young-Gong Hee-yong Matsumoto Masaki-Matsuyama Namie 0- They lost 2 and suffered a comeback defeat. [email protected]