Consecutive ‘upsets’ following the round of 16 against Malaysia… The Korean men’s badminton team, which received a green light for winning in all seven events, secured a bronze medal by defeating ‘strongest power’ Indonesia at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.
Korea defeated Indonesia 3-1 in the men’s team quarterfinals held at the Binjiang Gymnasium in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on the 29th.
Korea, which defeated the powerhouse Malaysia the previous day, overcame a severe power gap against Indonesia on this day and produced an unexpected drama.
With this, the national team secured a bronze medal in the men’s team event and gave the green light to achieving the goal of this competition.
Korean badminton aims for medals in all two team events (men’s team event, women’s team event) and five individual events (men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles).
In the Asian Games team competition, the first team to win 3 games out of 3 singles matches and 2 doubles matches wins.
World No. 47 Jeon Hyuk-jin (Yonex) fought against World No. 2 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, but lost 0-2 (15-21 17-21).
At one point in the second set, he led his opponent to make a mistake with solid receiving, leading up to 15-8, but he was repeatedly defeated by Ginting’s sharp jump smashes and lost.
However, men’s doubles aces Seo Seung-jae and Kang Min-hyuk (Samsung Life Insurance, world No. 4) played their part and balanced the game.
Seo Seung-jae and Kang Min-hyuk came from behind to win 2-1 (11-21 24-22 21-17) after an 87-minute fierce battle against the world number one pair of Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Ryan Ardianto.
Seo Seung-jae and Kang Min-hyuk, who lost the first set helplessly, began to regain their rhythm in the second set.
Seo Seung-jae and Kang Min-hyuk, who allowed the score to be tied after leading 18-15, threw down a smash bomb in the third deuce, 22-22, to shake off their opponent’s persistent pursuit.
In the closely contested third set, 14-14, Seo Seung-jae’s sharp smashes continued to shine and he secured the victory.
With the match score of 1-1, world number 119 Lee Yun-gyu (Gimcheon City Hall) brought the pendulum to Korea’s side.
Yun-Kyu Lee played flawlessly against Jonathan Christie (world No. 5) and won an easy 2-0 (21-15 21-16).
Lee Yun-gyu, who maintained the upper hand throughout the match, highlighted the game by slamming a shuttlecock into the opponent’s court with a jump smash right after showing off a series of diving defenses at 18-15 in the second set.
In a situation where the world’s 332nd ranked Kim Won-ho (Samsung Life Insurance) and Na Seong-seung (Gimcheon City Hall) won, they beat the 11th ranked Leo Carnando and Martin Daniel Joe 2-0 (21-18 21-17), marking the end of their victory. .
Korea’s semifinal opponent is India, which defeated Nepal.
Previously, the women’s national team easily defeated the Maldives 3-0 in the quarterfinals this morning and advanced to the semifinals, securing a bronze medal.
/yunhap news
2023-09-29 13:06:38
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