Lim Jong-hoon & Shin Yu-bin Win WTT | Table Tennis Champions

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JoongAng Ilbo

2025.06.29 08:01

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Lim Jong-hoon (28, Korea Exchange) and Shin Yu-bin (21, Korean Air) won the World Table Tennis (WTT) series for two consecutive weeks. The two are a long -term pair of bronze medals in the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games and the Paris Olympic Table Tennis Mixed Doubles last year.

Lim-Shinjo finished the WTT Contender Zagreb Mixed Doubles Final in Croatia on the 29th (Korea Time).

The star contender Liublana, which was held just before the tournament, and the Chennai Tournament in March, the two won three wins in the WTT series. In May, the bronze medal was harvested at the Doha World Table Tennis Championship.

Lim-Shin-jo, who overpowered Harimoto Tomo Kazu-Harimoto Miwa (Lee Sang-ji) in the semi-finals, did not ride the game at the beginning of the finals. There was a scene where the opponent could not be treated neatly, and he missed a certain opportunity. Shin Yu-bin shined in the first game 10-10 deuce. Shin Yu-bin scored a continuous goal with a drive attack and finished the game at 12-10.

The trend-Shinjo finished 2 games with 11-8. In the three games, he was pushed to 4-6 at the beginning of the game, but he made a 6-6 tie with his opponent’s room and Lim Jong-hoon’s fast-paced. Subsequently, Shin Yu -bin’s Smash and Lim Jong -hoon’s drive attack completed the victory and confirmed the championship.

Earlier, Lim Jong-hoon and Ahn Jae-hyun (26, Korea Exchange) won the bronze medal in 1-3 in Hwang Yu-jeong and Scheme (Lee Sang-ji) in the men’s doubles semi-finals. Yuhanna (23) -Kim Na-young (20, POSCO International) was also 0-3 to the Yokoi Sakura-Sato Hitomi (Lee Japan) in the semi-finals. Ahn Jae-hyun, the only semi-finalist in the singles, lost 0-3 to Cheondang (China) in the men’s singles semi-finals.

Go Bong -jun ([email protected])








James Whitfield

James Whitfield is Archysport's racket sports and golf specialist, bringing a global perspective to tennis, badminton, and golf coverage. Based between London and Singapore, James has covered Grand Slam tournaments, BWF World Tour events, and major golf championships on five continents. His reporting combines on-the-ground access with deep knowledge of the technical and strategic elements that separate elite athletes from the rest of the field. James is fluent in English, French, and Mandarin, giving him unique access to athletes across the global tennis and badminton circuits.

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