Seo Seung-jae and Kang Min-hyuk Secure Spot in Semifinals of 2023 Korea Open Men’s Doubles

[배드민턴코리아] In the quarterfinals of the ‘2023 Korea Open Badminton Championships’ (hereinafter referred to as the 2023 Korea Open) men’s doubles, Seo Seung-jae-Kang Min-hyuk (above Samsung Life Insurance) beat Keiichiro Matsui-Yoshinori Takeuchi (Japan) and advanced to the semi-finals.

On July 21, Seo Seung-jae and Kang Min-hyuk met Keiichiro Matsui and Yoshinori Takeuchi in the quarterfinals of the Korea Open men’s doubles held at the Jinnam Gymnasium in Yeosu, Jeollanam-do. Seo Seung-jae and Kang Min-hyuk of the Korean badminton team, ranked 11th in the men’s doubles world rankings and winners of the ‘2022 Korea Open’, are challenging their second consecutive victory.

Seo Seung-jae and Kang Min-hyuk won the first game. Although Seo Seung-jae and Kang Min-hyeok were trailing 17-18, they made a 20-20 deuce by accumulating 1 point each. After that, Seo Seung-jae and Kang Min-hyeok succeeded in scoring consecutively and got off to a good start, beating Keiichiro Matsui and Yoshinori Takeuchi 22-20.

In the second game, the momentum slightly slanted from the beginning. When Seo Seung-jae and Kang Min-hyuk were losing 6-8, Keiichiro Matsui and Yoshinori Takeuchi scored consecutively, falling even further behind to 6-10. Keiichiro Matsui and Yoshinori Takeuchi gave up a match point first, 17-20, and eventually lost 18-21.

In the 3rd game, Seo Seung-jae and Kang Min-hyuk boasted perfect chemistry. From the beginning of the game, Seo Seung-jae and Kang Min-hyeok led Keiichiro Matsui and Yoshinori Takeuchi by 7-3, recording 11-6 at the interval. After that, Seo Seung-jae and Kang Min-hyuk scored consecutively from 19-14 to advance to the semifinals by defeating Keiichiro Matsui and Yoshinori Takeuchi 2-1 (22-20 18-21 21-14).

In an interview after the game, Kang Min-hyeok revealed the strategy for this match, saying, “Japanese players are organized, so I tried not to lose in speed.” Seo Seung-jae concluded the interview with a confident voice, saying, “The opponent in the semifinals is the world’s No. 1, but if we improve our performance, we can win.”

On the same day, Kim Yeong-hyeok (Suwon City Hall) and Wang Chan (Gimcheon City Hall) lost to Liang Weifeng-Wang Cha (China) 0-2 (11-21 10-21) and stopped their challenge in the quarterfinals. In the mixed doubles, world No. 5 Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yoo-jeong (Incheon International Airport) lost to Dechapol Puavaranukro-Sabsiri Taeratanachai (World No. 2, Thailand) with a score of 1-2 (21-18 14-21 19-21), and Ko Seong-hyun and Eom Hye-won (above Gimcheon City Hall) lost 0-2 (17-21 9-21) Watanabe Utah-Hi I lost to Arisa Kashino (Japan).

On July 22nd, World No. 11 Seo Seung-jae and Kang Min-hyuk, who advanced to the men’s doubles semi-finals, will engage in a coat war against Muhammad Ryan Adianto and Fazar Alpian (World No. 1, Indonesia).

Reporter Shin Hyun-min [email protected]

▲ Results of the men’s doubles match

Seo Seung-jae – Kang Min-hyuk (Samsung Life Insurance) 2-1 (22-20 18-21 21-14) Matsuri Kechiro-Takechi Yoshinori (Japan)

Kim Yeong-hyeok (Suwon City Hall) – Wang Chan (Gimcheon City Hall) 0-2 (11-21 10-21) Liang Weifeng – Wang Cha (China)

▲ Results of the mixed doubles match

Seo Seung-jae (Samsung Life Insurance) – Chae Yoo-jung (Incheon International Airport) 1-2 (21-18 14-21 19-21) Dechapole Puavaranukro – Sapsiri Taeratanachai (Thailand)

Ko Seong-hyeon-Eom Hye-won (Samsung Life Insurance) 0-2 (17-21 9-21) Watanabe Yuta-Higashino Arisa (Japan)

2023-07-22 12:07:06
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