Lee So-hee (left) and Baek Hana with gold medals around their necks
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Hong Gyu-bin = Badminton Lee So-hee (Incheon International Airport) and Baek Hana (MG Saemaeul Geumgo) reached the top of the All England Open.
World No. 2 Lee So-hee and Baek Hana defeated Japan’s Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida (world No. 5) 2-1 (21-19 11-21 21-) in the women’s doubles final of the tournament held in Birmingham, England on the 17th (Korean time). 17) won.
Lee So-hee and Baek Hana shook off the disappointment of finishing second in the finals of last year’s competition, behind their national team teammates Kim So-young and Kong Hee-yong.
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This is his first international win since the Indonesia Open in June last year. Lee So-hee and Baek Hana won a silver medal at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.
It was also a revenge against Matsuyama and Shida, who had defeated them in the French Open quarterfinals last week, in about a week.
As a result, Korean badminton won the gold medal for the second consecutive year at the All England Open, the world’s oldest and most prestigious badminton competition.
Defending back Hana (front)
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Lee So-hee and Baek Hana broke off a strong chase in the first set and won a new victory, but were somewhat helpless in the second set and lost by a margin close to a double score.
In the long-awaited third set, Baek Hana’s solid defense and Lee Sohee’s sharp attack worked in harmony to take a 4-0 lead.
Although Matsuyama and Shida’s momentum was fierce, Lee So-hee and Baek Hana never allowed a tie.
When Japan broke the trend at 9-14 with medical time and chased after 13-15, Lee So-hee and Baek Hana also called medical time to bring the momentum back.
Afterwards, Sohee Lee accumulated championship points with a smash, and won the championship by inducing an opponent’s receiving mistake at 20-17.
Sohee Lee expressed her feelings in an on-site interview, saying, “It’s meaningful because it’s my first win this year,” and Baek Hana looked back and said, “Unlike last year, my body was light today. I didn’t want to come in second place like I did back then, so I tried to do more and it was a good thing.” .
Lee So-hee attacking
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