“Men’s table tennis star” Jang Woo-jin defeats Japanese player to advance to the quarterfinals | Dong-A Ilbo

His opponent in the quarter-finals is Brazilian player Hugo, who he lost to in the Tokyo Olympics.

Shin Yu-bin (Korean Air) and Lim Jong-hoon (Korea Exchange) won medals again after 12 years, and Korean table tennis continued to make great strides. Men’s table tennis star Jang Woo-jin also successfully advanced to the quarterfinals.

In the men’s singles round of 16 of the “2024 Paris Olympics” held at the Arena 4 in Paris, France on the 11th, Jang Woo-jin defeated Japanese player Togami Shunsuke 4-0 (11-7 18-16 12-10 11-) at 9:00 on the 31st (Korea time).

Earlier, at 5pm, Shin Yu-bin won by defeating Georgina Botha (Hungary) 4-1 (9-11 11-9 11-4 11-1 11-9).

The world No. 13 Jang Woo-jin had a tough match against the world No. 15 Du Shen on the day. The final score of Jang Woo-jin on the day was 4-0, but every game was a fierce battle.

The first game was a fierce battle from the beginning. The two players exchanged points in a short confrontation. The score difference was kept within 2 points, but Zhang Youzhen, who continued to attack calmly, won 11-7.

In the next two games, Jang Woo-jin seemed to win the game easily and widened the score gap to 9-5, but Shunsuke attacked successfully and tied the score.

After several deuces, Zhang Youzhen won the second game 18-16.

In the third game, Zhang Yuzhen faced a crisis of game point when he was behind 8-10, but he evened the score and won 12-10. When the score became 11-10, Zhang Yuzhen roared loudly.

The final four games were equally close, but Jang Woo-jin won 11-9 to confirm his advancement to the quarterfinals.

After a day’s rest, Zhang Yuzhen will face Brazilian player Hugo Calderano in the quarter-finals.

Zhang Yuzhen was disappointed after losing to Hugo 3-4 in a close game in the round of 16 of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and hopes to take revenge in this match.

In addition, Zhang Yuzhen’s chances of winning a medal have also increased as the world’s No. 1 men’s singles player Wang Chuqin (China), who is very likely to meet in the semifinals, was eliminated in the round of 32.

(Seoul = Newsis)