Shin Yu-bin and Jeon Ji-hee, A Fantasy Couple

‘Teens and 30s’… Shin Yu-bin and Jeon Ji-hee, A ‘Fantasy Couple’ Beyond their Years

Gold medal in women's table tennis doubles at 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games for first time in 21 years

Shin Yu-bin (19) and Jeon Ji-hee (31), who won the first Asian Games gold medal in Korean table tennis in 21 years in the women's table tennis doubles at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games on the 2nd, are called 'fantastic partners' who surpassed their age.

Shin Yu-bin received a lot of attention early on as a ‘table tennis prodigy.’

This was her first time competing in an international all-around competition. 카지노사이트

Although she did not place at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, she attracted attention with her confident play.

Her fans said that the sound of Shin Yu-bin's energetic movements was similar to the sound of her chick, and gave her the nickname 'Beep'.

However, there were many hardships, including withdrawal from the World Championships in Houston, which took place immediately after the Olympics, due to a wrist stress fracture.

He had to undergo wrist surgery twice and was unable to even hold a racket for a while.

Still, Shin Yu-bin was not frustrated.

While she couldn't hold a racket, she built up her stamina by weight training.

At this competition, she won bronze medals in the singles and team competitions.

Jeon Ji-hee is the representative ace of Korean table tennis. She is from Hebei Province, China, and although she represented China's youth team, it was too difficult for her to become a national representative in the 'table tennis powerhouse' China.

Eventually, Jeon Ji-hee gained Korean nationality in 2011 and began her international career wearing her Taegeuk badge.

Before this tournament, she made a 'big decision' to give up the opportunity to compete in singles to another team member.

Shin Yu-bin and Jeon Ji-hee have been playing together as a doubles team since 2019 and have emerged as global powerhouses.

At the 2023 Durban World Championships last May, they caused a stir by defeating the 'strongest' Chinese doubles pair, Sun Yingsha and Wang Manyu, in the semifinals and won a silver medal.

They create a 'fantastic compatibility' that complements each other's weaknesses with each other's strengths.

Shin Yu-bin pushes her opponent with spirit and passion, and the experienced Jeon Ji-hee steps in to solve an unexpected counterattack.

On this day, they put pressure on North Korea throughout with perfect chemistry and performance that filled in each other's gaps, and won the gold medal with overwhelming performance.

The pair of Shin Yu-bin and Jeon Ji-hee, who have risen to the highest position in Asia, now have their sights set on the 2024 Paris Olympics.

In Olympic table tennis, there are five gold medals at stake across men's and women's singles, mixed doubles, and men's and women's team events, but there are no men's and women's doubles events.

Among them, doubles is included in the team competition, and since it is played as one match, it has a significant impact on the outcome of the match.