‘Pippi’ blocked by the Great Wall of China “I won’t have any regrets with the remaining game”
Shin Yu-bin, lost to China in the semifinals of the women’s table tennis singles. Will challenge for the bronze medal match this afternoon. If she wins, she will become the first singles medalist in 20 years.
Shin Yu-bin wipes off her sweat during the semifinals of the women’s singles table tennis match against Chen Meng (China) at the Paris Olympics on the 2nd at the South Paris Arena 4 in Paris, France. Shin Yu-bin, who lost 0-4 on the day, will play the bronze medal match at 8:30 PM on the 3rd.
Shin Yu-bin (20) looked at the empty stadium for over a minute after losing the 43-minute match. Shin Yu-bin nodded several times while listening to the story of the women’s table tennis team coach Oh Kwang-heon (54), then stood up again with a calm expression. She also waved to fans holding the Taegeukgi. Shin Yu-bin, who visited the mixed zone (joint press area) after the match, said, “The game is not over yet. I will prepare with an empty mind and a clear head, as if I were starting over.” She continued, “I will do my best in the remaining match and have no regrets.”
Korean table tennis ace ‘Ppyak-ee’ Shin Yu-bin was blocked by the world’s strongest ‘Great Wall’ in the women’s singles semifinals at the Paris Olympics. Shin Yu-bin, ranked 8th in the world in the women’s singles, was crushed 0-4 (7-11, 6-11, 7-11, 7-11) by 2021 Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Chen Meng (30, China, ranked 4th) in the semifinals of this event held at the South Paris Arena 4 in Paris, France on the 2nd.
Although she missed out on becoming the first Korean female table tennis player to advance to the Olympic singles final, Shin Yu-bin still has a goal left. If Shin Yu-bin wins the bronze medal match to be held at the same venue at 8:30 p.m. on the 3rd, she will become the third Korean female player to win a singles medal, following Hyun Jung-hwa (bronze) at the 1992 Barcelona Games and Kim Kyung-ah (bronze) at the 2004 Athens Games. Including male players, this is the first singles medal challenge in 20 years since Ryu Seung-min won gold at the Athens Games.
If Shin Yu-bin, who won a bronze medal with Im Jong-hoon (27) in the mixed doubles, also wins a bronze medal in the women’s singles, she will become the first Olympic multi-medalist in 32 years since Hyun Jung-hwa and Kim Taek-soo in the 1992 Barcelona Games. At that time, the two players each won bronze medals in the men’s and women’s singles and doubles. Shin Yu-bin will also compete in the women’s team event with Jeon Ji-hee (32) and Lee Eun-hye (29) starting on the 5th.
Shin Yu-bin said, “I have to be more calm because there are still matches left. I think the match will change depending on how I play,” expressing her determination for the bronze medal match. She added, “I think I can win if I analyze my opponent’s weaknesses well and prepare.” Regarding the semifinal match with Chen Meng, she said, “I think my opponent was better. He persistently dug into my weak points. Since my opponent held strong, I made many mistakes in easy situations.” Shin Yu-bin took the lead in the 2nd and 4th games that day, but was eventually unable to play the game as she wanted due to Chen Meng’s backhand attacks.
China’s performance in the Olympic women’s singles event is overwhelming. Since table tennis was adopted as an official event in the 1988 Seoul Games, China has swept 9 gold medals in women’s singles in 9 Olympics. Of these, 7 times, Chinese players faced each other in the finals. 바카라사이트
