The women’s national team defeated Malaysia 3-0 in the quarterfinals of the 2018 World Team Championships.
On the 7th, the winner of the Thailand-Indonesia match will compete to advance to the finals.
[서울=뉴스핌] Reporter Park Sang-wook = After ‘Shuttlecock Empress’ Ahn Se-young neatly won the first singles match, the hastily created doubles combination of Baek Ha-na and Kim Hye-jeong added the second victory. Park Ga-eun, who participated in the 3rd singles match thanks to the encouragement of her seniors, achieved a comfortable victory.
The Korean national team advanced to the semifinals by beating Malaysia 3-0 in the women’s team quarterfinals of the 2026 Asian Men’s and Women’s Team Badminton Championships held at the Kon Son Gymnasium in Qingdao, China on the 6th (Korean time). In this tournament, which is held in a best-of-five format for three singles and two doubles, Korea advanced to the semifinals early without playing the remaining two games.
The opponent in the semifinals is the winner of the Thailand-Indonesia match. China and Japan are on opposite sides of the bracket and will not meet until the finals. By advancing to the semifinals of this tournament, the national team secured the right to participate in the finals of the World Women’s Team Championship (Uber Cup) to be held in April.
In the first singles match, world No. 1 Ahn Se-young defeated Karupatevan Letsana (37th) 2-0 (21-11 21-11) in 36 minutes, and in the second doubles match, Baek Ha-na and Kim Hye-jung took the lead by beating Ong Shin Lee-Kamen Ting 2-0 (21-13 21-9) in 40 minutes. Next, Park Ga-eun (70th place), who appeared in the 3rd singles match, was expected to have a bit of a struggle against Wong Ling-ching (41st place), but won 2-0 (21-16 21-12) in 44 minutes.
Park Ga-eun, a member of the domestic business team Gimcheon City Hall’s badminton team, was born in 2001 and has been steadily known in national and international junior competitions since her days at Beomseo High School in Ulsan. Won a bronze medal in women’s doubles at the 2018 Thailand Junior Badminton Championships. The video of the match against Ahn Se-young in the general division of the 2022 National Badminton Championships became a hot topic. Her appearance, along with her athletic ability, attracted attention, and some fans and media gave her nicknames and modifiers such as ‘Badminton Ulzzang’ and ‘Blackpink Jennie Look-alike’.
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