Received the 2nd seed and received a bye in the round of 16… The green light has been given to Korean badminton’s golden smash challenge as they appear to be facing Thailand in the semifinals.
According to the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games badminton women’s team match bracket announced on the 27th, Korea will receive the second seed and advance to the round of 16 by default.
Strong competitors China (1st seed) and Japan (3rd seed) are located on opposite sides of the bracket, so they will only meet in the finals.
China boasts a solid player base that ranks in the top 10 in the world rankings for both women’s singles and doubles.
In singles, there are 3rd place Chen Yufei, 5th place He Bingjiao, and 9th place Han Yue, and in doubles there are 1st place Chen Qingchen-Zaifan and 6th place Zhang Shuixian and Zheng Yu.
Japan has Akane Yamaguchi ranked 2nd in singles, Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota ranked 4th in doubles, and Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida ranked 5th in doubles.
Korea, which avoided them all the way to the finals, has a higher chance of securing a silver medal.
If China and Japan engage in a fierce battle in the semifinals, Korea may have a physical advantage in the finals. Korea’s quarterfinal opponent is one of Nepal and Maldives.
Nepal is the lowest seed, 11th, and Maldives is the 9th seed.
Korea is likely to meet Thailand, the 4th seed, in the semifinals.
Thailand is an opponent to be wary of because they have a good player base even though they do not have a top ranked player.
In singles, there are Ratchanok Inthanon (world number 8), Pornpawi Chochuwong (12th) and Busanan Ongbamrungpan (16th), and in doubles, world number 10 Jongkolpan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai pair are 11. Above, there is a team of Benyappa Aimsad and Nuntakarn Aimsad.
This is in contrast to the Korean national team, where the gap between players is not small.
Korea won the second seed with women’s singles world No. 1 Se-young Ahn, doubles No. 2 Baek Ha-na and Lee So-hee, and No. 3 Kim So-young and Kong Hee-yong, but the second and third singles players, Kim Ga-eun (18th) and Kim Garam (126) The world ranking (above) is somewhat low.
Meanwhile, the men’s team national team received the 8th seed and faced Malaysia (5th seed) in the round of 16 and Indonesia (1st seed) in the quarterfinals, and the red light came on.
/yunhap news
2023-09-27 07:15:02
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