Seo Seung-jae (right) and Kang Min-hyuk playing against China

Korean men’s badminton finished third at the 2024 Asian Team Championships and won the right to participate in the World Team Championships.

The badminton men’s national team lost 2-3 to China in the semifinals of the tournament held in Shah Alam, Malaysia on the 17th (local time).

Although they did not reach the finals, the national team made it to the semifinals of the competition and qualified to participate in the World Men’s and Women’s Team Championships, which will open on April 27.

The World Men’s and Women’s Team Championships are the most prestigious badminton team competitions held every two years. The men’s tournament is called the Thomas Cup and the women’s tournament is called the Uber Cup.

The women’s national team did not participate in the Asian Team Championships because they had secured a spot in the finals by winning the 2022 World Team Championships.

The match on this day was played in the order of singles – doubles – singles – doubles – singles, and Korea bowed out in all three singles matches.

First runner Jo Joon-yeop (Seongnam City Hall) lost to Wong Hongyang 1-2 (11-21 21-16 15-21), and Jeong Min-seon (Dangjin City Hall) lost 0-2 (15-21 19-21) to Lu Guangzhu. ) was completely defeated.

Doubles Seo Seung-jae and Kang Min-hyuk (Samsung Life Insurance) defeated Cheon Boyang and Liu Yu 2-0 (22-20 21-5) in the first doubles match, and Kim Won-ho (Samsung Life Insurance) and Ki Dong-ju (Incheon International Airport) also defeated Ren Xiang-yu and He achieved a dramatic comeback victory over She Haonan, 2-1 (17-21 21-17 21-13).

However, the last runner, Woo Seung-hoon (Gimcheon City Hall), lost to Leilan City 0-2 (11-21 10-21), and China took the ticket to the finals. 스포츠토토