Lee Yun-gyu, ranked 119th, defeated the world’s 19th ranked 5th place.
The unexpected performance of the neglected men’s singles attracts attention
The men’s badminton team, which was considered weak, defied expectations and advanced to the semifinals of the team event, securing a bronze medal. The nearly unknown men’s singles player Yun-gyu Lee (26, Gimcheon City Hall) defeated the world’s top players one after another and served as a leader in advancing to the semifinals.
The Korean men’s badminton team won the match against Indonesia in the men’s badminton team quarterfinals with a match score of 3-1, advanced to the semifinals and secured a bronze medal, held at the Binjiang Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China on the 29th. In the men’s badminton team event, the first-place team will receive a gold medal, the second-place team will receive a silver medal, and the two teams that lost in the semifinals will receive bronze medals.
With the match score against Indonesia tied at 1-1, World No. 119 Lee Yun-gyu, who played as a singles runner in three matches, defeated World No. 5 Jonathan Christie with a game score of 2-0 (21-15 21-16).
Afterwards, the world’s 332nd-ranked team of Kim Won-ho (24, Samsung Life Insurance) and Na Seong-seung (24, Gimcheon City Hall), who played doubles in four matches, beat the world’s 11th-ranked team of Leo Lolicarnando and Martin Daniel with a game score of 2-0 (21-18 21- 17), Korea advanced to the semifinals.
The prevailing expectation was that Indonesia, which featured world-class players including Jonathan Christie, would win, but the unknown Yun-gyu Lee changed the course of the game.
Lee Yun-gyu revived the dying embers in the match against Malaysia in the round of 16 the previous day.
Jeon Hyuk-jin won the 1st match singles match, but in the 2nd match doubles, the world’s 4th ranked Seo Seung-jae and Kang Min-hyuk pair bowed to the world’s 5th ranked Aaron Chia and So Wi-ik. Although his defeat was getting worse, Lee Yun-gyu caused an upset by defeating world number 19 Eung Cheo-yung, who was 100 places above him in the world rankings, 2-0 (21-11 21-16). Lee Yun-gyu used a powerful smash to push Eung Cheo-yung and achieved a complete victory.
In this tournament, Lee Yun-gyu is surprising the badminton world with his bold shots and skillful game management that are hard to believe that he is ranked 119th in the world.
Yun-gyu Lee did not receive much attention ahead of this competition. Not only Lee Yun-gyu, but all men’s singles players did not receive the spotlight. The men’s singles team has been in a slump for a long time, failing to produce any notable world-class players since Sung Hankuk, Park Sung-woo, Lee Hyun-il, Son Seung-mo, Park Sung-hwan, and Son Wan-ho. Men’s singles players were not even invited to the media day event held at the Jincheon National Athletes’ Village on the 16th of last month ahead of the Asian Games.
Lee Yun-gyu was a promising player, having been selected as the best player in the middle school boys’ division at the 42nd National Boys’ Sports Competition, but he only performed well in domestic competitions. Domestic competitions such as 1st place in the men’s singles (U19) at the 2015 Yonex Korea Junior Open Badminton Championships, 1st place in the men’s general division singles at the 2019 National Fall All-Badminton Championships, and 1st place in the men’s general division singles (government) at the National Collegiate Badminton Federation Championships last year. Grades were the main factor.
Yun-gyu Lee began to increase his experience in international competitions this year. He achieved results such as 2nd place in the mixed team event at the Asian Mixed Team Badminton Championships, 2nd place in the mixed team event at the World Mixed Team Badminton Championships, and 3rd place in the men’s singles event at the Saipan International Badminton Challenge Competition.
Lee Yun-gyu, who gained experience in international competitions, exploded his potential at this Asian Games. The men’s badminton team secured a bronze medal in the team event thanks to the performance of Lee Yun-gyu, who defeated the world’s top ranked players one after another. If they win against India in the semifinals held on the afternoon of the 30th, they will advance to the finals. If they win the final, they can win the men’s team gold medal for the first time in 9 years since 2014. The Korean men’s badminton team won the team gold medal at the 2014 Incheon Games held at home.
Attention is being paid to whether Lee Yun-gyu, who is on the rise, can lead men’s badminton to the finals.
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