South Korean table tennis team players Jeon Ji-hee and Shin Yu-bin are talking to Brazil’s Bruna Alexandre and Julia Takahashi during the women’s team round of 16 table tennis match at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at South Paris Arena 4 in Paris, France on the morning of the 6th (Korean time).
The women’s table tennis team, aiming for a team medal for the first time in 16 years, defeated Sweden and advanced to the semifinals. The
women’s table tennis team, consisting of Jeon Ji-hee (32, Mirae Asset Securities), Shin Yu-bin (20), and Lee Eun-hye (29, both Korean Air), defeated Sweden 3-0 in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics table tennis team event held at the South Paris Arena in Paris, France at 10 p.m. (Korean time) on the 6th, advancing to the semifinals.
The table tennis team event was introduced at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but the Korean women’s table tennis team only won a bronze medal at the inaugural competition. They finished in 4th place at the 2012 London Olympics, and were eliminated in the quarterfinals at both the 2016 Rio de Janeiro and 2020 Tokyo Games.
Korea took the lead in the first doubles with Shin Yu-bin and Jeon Ji-hee. Shin Yu-bin and Jeon Ji-hee showed off their overwhelming skills against the Philippa Bergand and Christina Calverri pair, winning 3-0 (11-2 11-7 11-5). The
second singles was a close match. Lee Eun-hye struggled, losing the first game to the ‘defensive player’ Linda Bergstrom, but quickly won the second game. Then, in the third and fourth games, they played a close deuce match, but Lee Eun-hye showed her stamina and pulled off a thrilling comeback with a score of 3-1 (2-11 11-4 12-10 13-11).
Korea, leading 2-0 in the match score, sent Jeon Ji-hee to the third singles. Jeon Ji-hee won 3-1 (8-11 13-11 11-6 11-7) against Calvery, confirming her advance to the semifinals.
Korea will compete with the winner of China-Taiwan on the 8th for a spot in the finals. The match times will be announced later. The quarterfinals between China and Taiwan will be held at 10 p.m. on the 7th, and the ‘strongest’ China, aiming for its fifth consecutive women’s team championship, is likely to be Korea’s opponent. 파워볼사이트