Korean Women’s Badminton Team Falls to Indonesia in Uber Cup Semifinals

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ⓒNewsis The Korean women’s badminton team failed to advance to the finals of the World Women’s Team Badminton Championship (Uber Cup).

The national team led by coach Kim Hak-kyun lost 2-3 to Indonesia in the semifinals of the 30th Uber Cup held at the Hi-Tech Zone Sports Center in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China on the 4th.

The national team, which entered this tournament as the ‘defending champion’, was mentioned as a strong candidate for the championship, but unfortunately failed to achieve its second consecutive victory.

Shim Yu-jin (Incheon International Airport), ranked 37th in the world in the 1st singles match, lost to Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, ranked 9th, with a game score of 0-2 (15-21 13-21).

In the 1st doubles match, which was played in 2 matches, the 2nd ranked pair of Lee So-hee (Incheon International Airport) and Baek Hana (MG Saemaeul Geumgo) defeated the 9th ranked pair of Apriyani Rahayu and Sitipadia Silvaramadanti 2-0 (21-6 21) -18) and was completely defeated.

Korea seemed to be picking up the pace again as the pair of Lee So-hee and Baek Ha-na, who dominated their opponents from the beginning, won, but in the second singles, No. 13 Kim Garam (KGC Ginseng Corporation) defeated No. 38 Esther Nurumitri Wardoyo 1-2 (22). -20 16-21 12-21).

In the second doubles, the pair of Gong Hee-yong (Jeonbuk Bank) and Jeong Na-eun (Hwasun County Office) defeated the 27th-ranked team Lanny Tria Mayasari and Lipka Sugiarto 2-0 (21-15 21-14), bringing the match back to square one.

However, in the final 3 singles match, Kim Min-seon (Chiak High School) lost 1-2 (21-17 16-21 19-21) to 56th-ranked Comangayu Chahiadewi, confirming Korea’s elimination.

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Meanwhile, the men’s national team lost 1-3 to Indonesia in the quarterfinals of the World Men’s Team Badminton Championships (Thomas Cup) on the 3rd and failed to advance to the semifinals.

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