Faces top-ranked China in team event quarterfinals
No. 4 Korea defeats No. 30 Kazakhstan 3-0 in team competition
Jang Woo-jin and Lim Jong-hoon win in straight sets against lower-ranked opponents
The South Korean men’s table tennis team won their quarterfinal match at the Asian Table Tennis Championships to advance to the quarterfinals. 한국야동 Their quarterfinal opponent is world number one China.
World team No. 4 South Korea defeated world No. 30 Kazakhstan 3-0 in the men’s team quarterfinals of the 2023 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)-Asia Table Tennis Union (ATTU) Pyeongchang Asian Championships on Thursday at the Pyeongchang Dome in Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon Province, to advance to the quarterfinals and secure the bronze medal.
Korea’s quarterfinal opponent will be China. 성인웹툰 China, ranked No. 1 by the International Table Tennis Federation, swept World No. 3 Japan 3-0 in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals.
Despite reaching the quarterfinals, Korea had a tough loss to Kazakhstan on the day.
In the men’s singles, World No. 8 Jang Woo-jin defeated World No. 204 Alan Kurmangaliev 3-2 (9-11 9-11 11-7 11-3 11-5) in the first match. After dropping the first and second games, Jang rallied to win the next three games to take the match.
In the men’s singles, world No. 17 Lim Jong-hoon defeated Kazakh ace Kirill Gerasimenko, world No. 72, 3-2 (9-11 11-8 11-8 10-12 11-7) in the second match. Lim won the final game after being tied at 2-2.
In the men’s singles, 19가이드03 world No. 39 Ahn Jae-hyun defeated world No. 282 Aidos Kenzhigulov 3-0 (11-8 11-4 11-2) in three matches. Ahn showed off his superior skills and dominated his opponent.