Heroes of Glory (Hangzhou = Yonhap News) Reporter Shin Hyun-woo = Korean players and coaches are taking a commemorative photo after winning the gold medal against China in the Hangzhou Asian Games badminton women’s team final held at the Binjiang Gymnasium in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on the 1st. 2023.10.1 [email protected]/2023-10-01 14:37:49/
The Korean women’s badminton team won the gold medal by winning 3-0 without giving up a single game to China in the team finals of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games (AG) held on the 1st. This was the second time AG had reached the top, 29 years after the 1994 Hiroshima Games. They also broke a 5-game losing streak against AG China that had lasted since the 1998 Bangkok Games.
It was an even more valuable victory because it overcame the one-sided support of the home crowd in a competition held in China. Korean players, who have already gained a lot of experience in international competitions, do not seem to be affected by the external environment at all. The confidence built up by performing well at this year’s Badminton World Federation (BWF) tour competition was also revealed on the AG stage.
In team competitions, momentum and trust in each other are most important. We cannot help but mention the contribution of Ahn Se-young (21), who was the first runner (1 singles match). Ahn Se-young, currently ranked No. 1 in the BWF rankings, won the game 2-0 against Chinese ace Chen Yu-fei, which seems to have had a positive impact on the subsequent game.
Ahn Se-young’s performance was absolutely perfect. Rather than technique, I would like to give higher praise to the mentality that showed his play against a formidable opponent in a game where the pressure was greater than an individual match.
Cheering women’s badminton team (Hangzhou = Yonhap News) Reporter Shin Hyun-woo = Players are happy after Korea’s Kim Ga-eun won the gold medal against China’s He Bingjiao in the badminton women’s team final of the Hangzhou Asian Games held at Binjiang Stadium in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China on the 1st. there is. 2023.10.1 [email protected]/2023-10-01 15:43:09/
The watershed moment in the finals was the two matches between the doubles teams. The pair of Lee So-hee and Baek Ha-na, who faced the world number one team in this event, Chen Qing-chun and Jai-pan, won 2-0 and came closer to winning the gold medal.
The pair of Chen Qingchen and Jaifan are currently the strongest in women’s doubles, but they have the disadvantage of falling apart quickly when the match is not going well. Perhaps because Chen Yufei lost in the first singles match, tension was visible on both players’ expressions from the beginning of the match. When the game gets messy, we need to encourage each other and find composure, but I don’t think we were able to do that. This could be because the two players (Cheon Ching-Jeon and Jai Fan) are the same age (born in 1997).
On the other hand, Lee So-hee and Baek Hana appeared to talk repeatedly when one player seemed shaken. She has a lot of experience in international competitions, and she supported Lee So-hee, who is 6 years older than Baek Hana, born in 2000, to utilize the power (smash), which is the strength of her partner and her junior (Baek Hana). She continued to play aggressively and did not miss any openings that her opponent showed.
Thanks to the two players’ excellent performance and victory, it seems that Kim Ga-eun, who was the third runner (2 singles matches), was able to win against He Bing-jiao (score 2-0) without feeling the pressure of ‘must win’. This is teamwork.
The badminton women’s team is at the top of Asia for the first time in 29 years (Hangzhou = Yonhap News) Reporter Shin Hyun-woo = After Korea’s Kim Ga-eun won the gold medal against China’s He Bingjiao in the badminton women’s team final of the Hangzhou Asian Games held at the Binjiang Gymnasium in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China on the 1st. I am happy. 2023.10.1 [email protected]/2023-10-01 14:52:58/
I think the men’s national team also had a positive impact. In the semifinals of the team event held on the 30th of last month, India lost 2-3 and failed to advance to the finals, but achieved a meaningful achievement by winning a bronze medal despite being underrated as an ‘underdog’. In particular, it was impressive that Lee Yun-gyu and Geon Yeop, who did not have much experience in international competitions, struggled and gave hope.
Competition, harmony, and synergy within the national team are very important in international competitions. Thanks to the men’s team’s good start and good energy, I think the women’s team was also able to gain strength.
The contributions of coach Kim Hak-gyun and the coaching staff cannot be left out. In particular, coach Kim Hak-gyun, who has played in many international competitions as a player and has a long history as a national team leader, seems to be good at not only establishing a growth system but also understanding individual players’ psychology. He helped Korean badminton, which had been in a recession due to generational changes, enter a revival period.
Individual competitions for each event remain. Now that he has relieved himself of the burden with his performance in the team competition, I hope that he will now do his best to enhance his personal honor and national prestige.
Professor at Korea National Sport University. A legend representing Korea’s badminton team, who won the 2002 Busan AG mixed doubles and women’s doubles gold medal and the 2004 Athens Olympics women’s doubles bronze medal.
Reporter Ahn Hee-soo [email protected]
2023-10-03 23:07:04
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