Shin Yu-bin, Thrilling Korea-Japan Victory
Shin Yu-bin, Thrilling 'Korea-Japan' Victory... Women's Singles Semifinals for the First Time in 20 Years [2024 Paris Olympics]
Ppyak-ee' Shin Yu-bin (20) has advanced to the semifinals of the women's singles table tennis event at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Shin Yu-bin defeated Japan's Hirano Miu (13th) 4-3 (11-4, 11-7, 11-5, 7-11, 8-11, 9-11, 13-11) in the quarterfinals of the tournament held at South Paris Arena 4 in Paris, France on the 1st.
Following her bronze medal in the mixed doubles event with Lim Jong-hoon on the 30th of last month, she is now one step closer to winning a singles medal.
On this day, Shin Yu-bin showed a strong mentality even in a tight match.
Her record against Hirano is 1 win and 1 loss. 파워볼사이트 추천
Shin Yu-bin, who is taller, used the space to pressure Hirano and won the first three sets relatively smoothly.
However, the upward trend was interrupted by a break.
Hirano took a long break, saying she would change her uniform.
When the match resumed, the flow changed.
Hirano went on the offensive and reached the 6-point high point first.
Shin Yu-bin kept chasing, but had to give up the game.
In the 5th and 6th sets, Shin Yu-bin and Hirano continued their fierce battle.
When they were ahead by one point, they immediately followed up and continued the game of chasing and being chased.
In the 6th set, at 4-4, Shin Yu-bin succeeded in receiving with her whole body and took the lead.
After that, a close match continued, but unfortunately, she gave up 11 points first and the game returned to square one.
In the 7th set, there was nowhere to back down.
Shin Yu-bin did not break down even though she gave up 3 sets in a row.
She regained the momentum by winning 4 points in the beginning.
She In the 5th and 6th sets, Shin Yu-bin and Hirano continued their fierce battle.
When they were ahead by one point, they immediately followed up and continued the game of chasing and being chased.
In the 6th set, at 4-4, Shin Yu-bin succeeded in receiving with her whole body and took the lead.
After that, a close match continued, but unfortunately, she gave up 11 points first and the game returned to square one.
In the 7th set, there was nowhere to back down.
Shin Yu-bin did not break down even though she gave up 3 sets in a row.
She regained the momentum by winning 4 points in the beginning.
She shouted every time she won a point and smiled brightly even in moments of crisis.
In the middle of the set, Hirano chased her again and the game went to deuce.
However, it was Shin Yu-bin who smiled first after a long rally.
When the victory was decided, Shin Yu-bin shed tears as if she was overcome with emotion.
In the semifinals, Shin Yu-bin will compete with China's Chen Meng, ranked 4th in the world, for a ticket to the finals.