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Korean badminton advances to World Mixed Team Championship finals after 6 years

The Korean badminton team reached the final of the Sudirman Cup, the world mixed team championship, for the first time in six years.

The national team defeated Malaysia 3-1 in the semifinals of the Sudirman Cup held in Suzhou, China today (20th).

In Korea’s mixed doubles match, Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yoo-jeong won the Malaysian group 2-1 (11-21 21-13 21-7) and laughed first.

In men’s singles Jeon Hyeok-jin lost 0-2 (11-21 9-21) to world No.

In the men’s doubles, Kim Won-ho and Na Seong-seung paired world No. 2 Aaron Chia-Sou-ik pair.2-0 (21-12 21-11) to confirm the finals.

The Sudirman Cup will be played in a best-of-five system of mixed doubles, men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles and women’s doubles.

Having secured the silver medal, Korea will face the winners of the semi-finals between China and Japan in the final tomorrow.

After winning the 4th championship in 2017 in this biennial competition, the national team stayed in the quarterfinals in 2019 and 3rd in 2021.

2023-05-20 06:14:30
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