Defeated Korea and Japan to advance to the quarterfinals as No. 1 in the group

The Korean badminton team defeated Japan 5-0 in the final match of Group D of the 2023 World Volleyball Federation (BWF) Sudirman Cup held at the Olympic Sports Center in Suzhou, China on the afternoon of May 17.

Korea, which defeated France and England in turn in the first and second games, was confirmed to advance to the quarterfinals alongside Japan, who also won two consecutive victories, but fought fiercely for the top spot in Group D.

First of all, in the mixed doubles, the first match against France last Sunday was won. Kim Won-ho / Jung Na-eun After losing the first set to Japan’s Watanabe Yuta/Higashino Arisa Joe, the match ended in a lopsided match and came from behind with a set score of 2-1.

In the men’s singles that followed Hyukjin JeonThis defeated Kenta Nishimoto with a set score of 2-0, and in the women’s singles Seyoung AhnAfter beating Akane Yamaguchi 2-0, Korea Republic confirmed the victory 3-0.

In men’s doubles Kang Min-hyeok/Seo Seung-jae In the women’s doubles following Joga defeating Takuro Hoki/Yugo Kobayashi Joe 2-0 Hana Baek / Sohee Lee As the group defeated the Fukushima/Hirota Sayaka group 2-0, South Korea won 5-0 and advanced to the quarterfinals as first place in the group.

History of the Sudirman Cup

Founded in honor of Dick Sudirman (1922-1986), who led the founding of the Indonesian Volleyball Association (PBSI) and served as president for 22 years, the Sudirman Cup is a world mixed team championship that has been held every two years since 1989. . After hosts Indonesia won the first tournament, South Korea won two consecutive championships in the next two tournaments, and from 1995 to 2021, the People’s Republic of China won all but two (12) championships, dominating. showed up.

Over the past 25 years, the team that has blocked China’s dominance is Korea. They have won trophies in Eindhoven (Netherlands) in 2003 and Gold Coast (Australia) in 2017, winning a total of four times. In the recent tournament, Korea advanced to the quarterfinals in 2019 and finished third in 2021.

2023 BWF Sudirman Cup Final Group D

Korea match results

May 14, 2023 (Sunday)

South Korea 4-1 France

1. Mixed Doubles: Kim Won-ho / Jung Na-eun 21-18, 21-17 Tom Zickel/Delphine Delu
2. Men’s singles: Yunkyu Lee 8-21, 18-21 Christo Popov
3. Women’s Singles: Seyoung Ahn 21-7, 21-14 Qishuepei
4. Men’s Doubles: Kang Min-hyeok/Seo Seung-jae 21-16, 18-21, 21-19 Lucas Corbet/Ronan Lavarre
5. Women’s Doubles: Kim So-young / Gong Hee-yong 21-8, 21-16 Margot Lambert/An Tran

May 15, 2023 (Monday)

South Korea 4-1 England

1. Mixed Doubles: Kim Won-ho / Chae Yoo-jeong 21-16, 21-7 Marcus Ellis/Lauren Smith
2. Men’s Singles: Hyukjin Jeon 21-13, 21-6 Collan Caen
3. Women’s Singles: Gaeun Kim 21-7, 21-8 Freya Redpione
4. Men’s doubles: Choi Sol-kyu/Na Sung-seung 20-22, 21-12, 21-13 Ben Lane/Sean Bendy
5. Women’s Doubles: Jeong Na-eun / Kim Hye-jeong 21-17, 21-11 Chloe Birch/Estel van Reuben

May 17, 2023 (Wednesday)

South Korea 5-0 Japan

1. Mixed Doubles: Kim Won-ho / Jung Na-eun 19-21, 21-15, 21-5 Yuta Watanabe/Arisa Higashino
2. Men’s Singles: Hyukjin Jeon 21-11, 21-19 Kenta Nishimoto
3. Women’s Singles: Seyoung Ahn 21-11, 21-15 Akane Yamaguchi
4. Men’s Doubles: Kang Min-hyeok/Seo Seung-jae 21-18, 21-12 Takuro Hoki/Yugo Kobayashi
5. Women’s Doubles: Hana Baek / Sohee Lee 21-13, 21-18 Yuki Fukushima/Sayaka Hirota