Clash in the quarterfinals of the World Women’s Team Championship on the 3rd
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Se-young Ahn participating in the 30th Uber Cup. AFP Yonhap News
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Se-young Ahn participating in the 30th Uber Cup. AFP Yonhap News
Korean women’s badminton, led by world number one Ahn Se-young, will clash with Taiwan, led by world number three Tai Tzu-ying, to advance to the semifinals of the 30th World Women’s Team Championship (Uber Cup).
The Korean women’s badminton team, which is attempting to win the tournament for the second time in a row, will play the Uber Cup quarterfinals against Taiwan at 10:30 a.m. on the 3rd at the High Tech Zone Sports Center in Chengdu, China.
In the Group D stage of this tournament, Korea faced Mexico on the 27th of last month, the United States on the 28th, and Denmark on the 30th, and won 5-0 without conceding a single game, taking first place in the group with all three wins and advancing to the quarterfinals. did. Taiwan lost 0-5 to Thailand in Group B and advanced to the quarterfinals in second place in the group with 2 wins and 1 loss.
As a result of the quarterfinals draw on the 1st, Korea will face Taiwan in the quarterfinals. Additionally, they are in an advantageous position to avoid a semi-final showdown with China and Japan. The remaining quarterfinals are China (1st place in Group A) – Denmark (2nd place in Group D), Thailand (1st place in Group B) – Indonesia (2nd place in Group C), Japan (1st place in Group C) – India (2nd place in Group A). ) was woven. The winner of the Korea-Taiwan match will compete with the winner of the Thailand-Indonesia match to advance to the finals.
Ahn Se-young and Tai Tzu-ying are expected to face each other in the first singles quarterfinal match between Korea and Taiwan to take the lead. Ahn Se-young played in the 2nd and 3rd matches of the group stage, and Tai Tzu-ying only played in the 1st match. Ahn Se-young is ahead of Tai Tzu-ying with 12 wins and 3 losses. However, the last three games were close matches that went to three games, and two of them ended in three-game deuces.
Korea defeated China in the finals of the 29th tournament held in 2022 and won its second championship since 2010.
Reporter Hong Ji-min
2024-05-01 14:26:58
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