Badminton women’s doubles avoids domestic strife… Will they sweep gold and silver medals following shooting?
Article input 2024-07-31 11:13:33
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In the 2024 Paris Olympics badminton women’s doubles, two Korean teams have succeeded in advancing to the quarterfinals. They have avoided a face-off in the finals and can aim for a second gold and silver medal sweep after shooting.
The women’s doubles preliminary round matches were concluded when the pair of Baek Ha-na (Saemaeul Geumgo) and Lee So-hee (Incheon Airport) defeated the Thai team in the third match of Group D of the women’s doubles preliminary round held at the Porte de La Chapelle Arena in Paris, France on the 31st.
The pair of Baek Ha-na and Lee So-hee (2nd) are playing against the pair of Rawindah Prajongjai and Jongkolpan Kitithalakul (9th, Thailand) in the third match of Group D of the women’s doubles group preliminary round of the 2024 Paris Olympics badminton held at the Porte de La Chapelle in Paris, France on the 30th (local time). AP News
Fortunately, they avoided any internal strife before the finals. In other words, they can aim for gold and silver medals. According to the badminton women’s doubles quarterfinals, the four teams that advanced to first place in each group and the four teams that advanced to second place will play. Currently, Baek Ha-na and Lee So-hee are in second place in Group D, and Kim So-young and Kong Hee-yong are in first place in Group C, advancing to the quarterfinals.
If the Baek Ha-na-Lee So-hee pair (ranked 2nd in the world) had not suffered an unexpected defeat to the Danish pair of Maiken Fruergaard-Sarah Tigersen (ranked 25th in the world) on the 28th, there could have been an unfortunate event where two Korean teams would have faced each other in the quarterfinals. This is why the saying, “A blessing in disguise can turn into a curse.”
The Kim So-young-Gong Hee-yong pair (ranked 10th in the world) will play against the 2nd ranked group A pair of Pearly Than-Tina Muralitharan (Malaysia) on August 1st for a spot in the semifinals. Ranked 12th in the world, they are not an easy opponent. Even if they beat the Malaysian team, the 1st ranked Chinese pair of Tian Qingchen-Zhai Fan are likely to be waiting for them, making for a series of difficult matches.
The pair of Baek Ha-na and Lee So-hee (2nd) are playing against the pair of Rawindah Prajongjai and Jongkolpan Kitithalakul (9th, Thailand) in the third match of Group D of the women’s doubles group preliminary round of the 2024 Paris Olympics badminton held at the Porte de La Chapelle in Paris, France on the 30th (local time). AP News
The matchup between Baek Ha-na and Lee So-hee is also not easy. They have to face the world’s third-ranked Chinese pair of Liu Shengshu and Tanning in the quarterfinals. If the two Korean teams win both the quarterfinals and semifinals, there will be a friendly competition between Korean teams for the gold medal.
The Korean women’s doubles team also avoided the misfortune of the draw at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. However, the pairs of Kim So-young and Kong Hee-yong and Lee So-hee and Shin Seung-chan (Incheon Airport) both lost in the semifinals, forcing the Korean players to face each other in the bronze medal match. At that time, Kim So-young and Kong Hee-yong won 2-0 and took the bronze medal.
Meanwhile, in mixed doubles, where two Korean teams have advanced to the quarterfinals, just like in women’s doubles, unfortunately, there is a high possibility that Korean teams will face each other in the semifinals before the finals. If both the pairs of Seo Seung-jae (Samsung Life) – Chae Yu-jeong (Incheon Airport) and Kim Won-ho (Samsung Life) – Jeong Na-eun (Hwasun County Office) win the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles on August 1, they will face each other in the semifinals.
2024-07-31 02:31:12
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