Lee So-hee and Baek Hana brought Korea the gold medal in women’s doubles at the Badminton Asian Championships for the first time in 19 years.
Lee So-hee and Baek Ha-na (world No. 2 ranked badminton women’s doubles) defeated No. 7 ranked Zhang Shu-hsian and Zheng Yu (China) with a game score of 2-0 in the women’s doubles final of the 2024 Asian Individual Badminton Championships held at the Ningbo Olympic Sports Center in China on the 14th. He stood at the top by beating (23-21 21-12).
It has been 19 years since Lee Hyo-jung and Lee Kyung-won in 2005 that a Korean pair won the women’s doubles title at this tournament. In addition, Lee So-hee and Baek Hana, who were runners-up in this competition last year, shook off their disappointment with today’s results and also increased her chances of winning a ticket to Paris. This Asian Championships was the last competition for calculating ranking points for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.
Enlarge photo Lee So-hee (left) and Baek Hana. Photo (Xinhua) = Yonhap News
The upward trend of Lee So-hee and Baek Hana, who won the All England Open, the most prestigious badminton tournament last month, continued in the early stages of today’s game. It seemed like they would win easily, taking a comfortable 18-9 lead midway through the first set.
However, the Zhang Shuxian-Zheng Wei team was also formidable. They had a fierce chase, scoring 7 consecutive points, and as a result, the game went to deuce.
Fortunately, Lee So-hee and Baek Hana did not lose concentration. First, they succeeded in taking the lead by winning two points and taking the first set at 23-21. Afterwards, they continued their fierce attack in the second set, and thus faced the championship.
Meanwhile, mixed doubles Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yu-jeong (World No. 4) lost to Feng Yan-ze and Huang Dongping (China, No. 3) in the final held on the same day with a game score of 1-2 (21-13 15-21 14-21). . I tried to shake off the disappointment of losing to the same players in the final of the French Open last month, but unfortunately I was unable to achieve my goal.
Enlarge photo Seo Seung-jae (back) and Chae Yu-jeong. Photo (AFP) = Yonhap News
Lee Han-joo, MK Sports reporter
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