He also beat the world’s second place in men’s doubles… Korean badminton Sudirman Cup finals

Kim Won-ho and Na Seong-seung, Malaysia Aaron Chia and Sou-ik Joe 2-0

Women’s singles Ahn Se-yeong also won a complete victory, overall 3-1, advanced to the final, secured silver

The Korean badminton team reached the final of the 2023 World Mixed Team Championships (Sudirman Cup).

The national team beat Malaysia 3-1 in the Sudirman Cup semi-final held in Suzhou, China on the 20th. The national team, which secured the silver medal, rose higher than in the previous tournament, when it finished in third place.

After winning the fourth championship in 2017 in this biennial tournament, Korea stayed in the quarterfinals in 2019 and third in 2021. The final opponent is either China or Japan.

The Sudirman Cup is played in five matches, in the order of mixed doubles, men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, and women’s doubles, and the first player to win three matches wins.

In the first edition of the mixed doubles, Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yoo-jeong had a 2-1 (11-21, 21-13, 21-7) come-from-behind victory over the Malaysian group, marking a pleasant start. In men’s singles Jeon Hyuk-jin lost to world No.

And in the men’s doubles, Kim Won-ho and Na Seong-seung created a reversal by defeating the world No. Thanks to this, the women’s doubles Baek Hana-Lee So-Hee team conserved their stamina.