On the evening of Wednesday, December 10, the first day of the 2025 World Table Tennis (WTT) Finals, two Korean players faced off in the women’s singles round of 16.
In this finals competition, where players are invited based on world rankings, Cheonhee Joowas the last player confirmed to participate, ranked 18th.
Joo Cheon-hee faced world number 12 and national team teammate Shin Yu-bin in the first round of the tournament.
Shin Yu-bin played only two matches in Stage 1 due to a left knee injury at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Mixed Team World Cup, which ended on the 8th, and was unable to complete the remaining matches.
After some rest, she moved to Hong Kong China, where the WTT Finals are held in Chengdu, People’s Republic of China, and won the first mixed doubles match with Lim Jong-hoon on the first day of the competition. Shin Yu-bin did her best in the women’s singles match even though she was not in perfect condition due to injury and physical strength issues, but eventually succumbed to Joo Cheon-hee’s quick attack.
Joo Cheon-hee attempted a quick attack from the first game and won 11-7, then held Shin Yu-bin in the second game and won 11-9. However, Shin Yu-bin successfully counterattacked by taking games 3 and 4.
With the match score at 2-2, Joo Chun-hee completely took the lead by winning five games that were decisive. Continuing the momentum, they took game 6 with a score of 11-5, confirming their advancement to the quarterfinals.
Two days later, Joo Chun-hee will face world No. 2 Wang Man-yu in the women’s singles quarterfinals.
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