Quarterfinals from the 2nd… Director Kim Hak-gyun “Unity is the most important”
Korea’s Ahn Se-young attacks Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi in the French Open badminton women’s singles final on the 10th (local time). ⓒ AFP = News 1
(Seoul, Chengdu = News 1) Reporter Daehyun Moon = The Korean women’s badminton team, led by Ahn Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance), advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2024 Uber Cup (World Women’s Team Championship), a team event.
The badminton women’s national team defeated Denmark 5-0 in the third match of Group D of the 30th Uber Cup held in Chengdu, China on the 30th, winning all three matches in the group and advancing to the quarterfinals as first place in the group.
Following Korea, Denmark advanced to the quarterfinals with 2 wins and 1 loss and 2nd place in the group.
This competition, held every two years, is not an individual competition but a national team competition. Singles 1 → Doubles 1 → Singles 2 → Doubles 2 → Singles 3, and the country that wins three times first wins.
Korea, which participated in the Uber Cup as the defending champion, took the lead when Ahn Se-young defeated Rine Kiaersfeld 2-0 (21-14 21-14) in the first singles match, and won all of the remaining matches to comfortably advance to the quarterfinals. climbed to
Meanwhile, the Korean men’s national team, participating in the 33rd Thomas Cup at the same venue, lost 2-3 to China in the third match of the group stage.
The men’s national team, which had previously defeated Canada and Australia, recorded 2 wins and 1 loss in Group A and entered the quarterfinals as 2nd place in the group. First place in the group was taken by China, which won three games in a row.
The quarterfinals tournament for the men’s and women’s national teams begins on the 2nd. The opponent has not been decided yet.
Coach Kim Hak-kyun, who is leading the men’s and women’s national teams, said, “We were able to reach the quarterfinals thanks to the support of all the players. In team competitions, unity is the most important. One person must give positive energy to the team. Quarterfinals.” “We will prepare well with the players so that we can win,” he said.
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2024-05-01 00:54:11
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