The badminton team has confirmed its advance to the quarterfinals of the 2023 World Mixed Team Championships (Sudirman Cup).
The national team defeated England 4-1 in the second round of the group stage of the Sudirman Cup held in Suzhou, China on the 15th.
The tournament will be played in a mixed doubles, men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, and women’s doubles order.
The national team secured an early victory as mixed doubles Kim Won-ho and Chae Yoo-jung, men’s singles Jeon Hyuk-jin, and women’s singles Kim Ga-eun won easily in two sets.
Men’s doubles Choi Sol-kyu and Na Seong-seung lost to Ben Lane and Sean Bendy 1-2 (22-20 12-21 13-21), but women’s doubles Jeong Na-eun and Kim Hye-jeong finished the match with a happy victory.
Ahn Se-young playing against France the day before
[AFP = Yonhap News]
The 16 participating countries in the Sudirman Cup will be divided into 4 groups to play a full league match. The 1st and 2nd place in each group advances to the quarterfinals to determine the winner.
The Korean national team, which belonged to France, England, and Japan in Group D, defeated France and England in turn from the previous day to secure second place in the group and advance to the quarterfinals early.
Now, in the final match of the qualifiers on the 17th, we are determined to beat Japan (2 wins) and rise to the top of the group to gain an advantage in the quarterfinal matchup.카지노사이트
The Sudirman Cup started in 1989 and has been held every two years, marking its 18th edition this year.
Korea, which won in 2017, aims to win the Sudirman Cup for the first time in six years and for the fifth time in its career. In 2019 and 2021, they finished in the quarterfinals and third place, respectively.