Women’s doubles duo Jeon Ji-hee and Shin Yu-bin / TV Chosun broadcast screen capture
Shin Yu-bin and Jeon Ji-hee, ranked second in the world in women’s doubles, were eliminated in the first round of the World Table Tennis Tournament.
The duo of Shin Yu-bin and Jeon Ji-hee were defeated 0-3 by Japan’s Yokoi Sakura and Odo Satsuki in the quarterfinals, the first round of the women’s doubles, at the ‘WTT Finals Fukuoka 2024’ held in Kitakyushu, Japan on the 20th.
They got off to an uneasy start by losing the first set 5-11, and lost the decisive second set 9-11.
They fell 6-11 in the final three sets and failed to advance to the semifinals.
This tournament is a king-of-the-match competition in which only players with high ranking points are invited to determine the winner.
men and women Only 8 groups will participate in the doubles and 16 each in the men’s and women’s singles.
In doubles, expectations were high for Shin Yu-bin and Jeon Ji-hee to win as the world’s No. 1 pair, Chun Meng and Wang Man-wi, were unable to participate, but they fell victim to an upset in the first round.
Now expectations are focused on Shin Yu-bin in the women’s singles and Jang Woo-jin in the men’s singles.
Shin Yu-bin, ranked 11th in the singles rankings, will face No. 2 Wang Man-wi, and Jang Woo-jin, ranked 15th, will face No. 6 Hugo Calderano in the round of 16.
