Kim Ga-eun of South Korea is playing in the badminton women’s team quarterfinal match between Korea and India at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games held at Binjiang Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China on the morning of the 29th. 2023.9.29/News1 ⓒ News1 Reporter Min Kyung-seok
(Seoul = News 1) Reporter Daehyun Moon = Badminton women’s singles Kim Ga-eun (Samsung Life Insurance) failed to cross the final threshold in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 750 China Masters women’s singles.
Ga-eun Kim, ranked 15th in the BWF world rankings, lost 0-2 (16-21 15-21) to Chen Yufei (China), ranked 3rd in the world, in the women’s singles semifinals of the tournament held in Shenzhen, China on the 25th.
Kim Ga-eun is a player who played a decisive role in helping Korea win the gold medal by defeating China’s powerhouse He Bingjiao in the badminton women’s team event at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games last month.
Recently, he won the Korea Masters and used the momentum to aim for the top spot in this tournament as well, but was stopped by Chen Yu-fei and his progress was halted.
Kim Ga-eun lost to Chen Yu-fei with a record of 1 win and 7 losses.
Chen Yufei will face world number 8 Han Yue (China) in the final.
Meanwhile, the mixed doubles team of Seo Seung-jae (Samsung Life Insurance) and Chae Yu-jeong (Incheon International Airport) defeated Hong Kong’s Tang Chun-man and Tse Ying Suet 2-0 (21-17 21-13) in the semifinals to reach the final.
The pair of Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yu-jeong will compete for the championship with China’s Zheng Si-wei and Huang Yaqiong.
The pair of Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yu-jeong lost to the team of Zheng Si-wei and Huang Ya-qiong in the semifinals of the Hangzhou Asian Games and only took bronze, and are aiming for revenge in this tournament.
On the other hand, in the women’s doubles, the pair of Kim Hye-jeong (Samsung Life Insurance) and Jeong Na-eun (Hwasun County Office) failed to advance to the finals, losing 0-2 (13-21, 20-22) to Japan’s Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida.
Kim Hye-jeong and Jeong Na-eun tried to avenge Korea’s Lee So-hee (Incheon International Airport) and Baek Ha-na (MG Saemaeul Geumgo), who fell to the Matsuyama and Shida group in the quarterfinals, but lost and had to be satisfied with the bronze medal.
The team of Matsuyama and Shida will compete for the gold medal with Japan’s Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota, ranked fourth in the world.
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2023-11-25 11:32:18
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