Badminton Seo Seungjae-Chae Yujeong, Mixed Doubles Semifinal Berth Falls Through

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyun-joo] The mixed doubles badminton pair Seo Seung-jae (24, Samsung Life) and Chae Yoo-jung (26, Incheon International Airport) could not overcome the world No. 3 ranking barrier. On the 28th, in the quarterfinals of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics held at the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza in Tokyo, they lost 0-2 (9-21, 16-21) to the Wang Yilyu-Huang Dongping (China) pair. The two players lost momentum to their opponents early in the first set due to consecutive mistakes. In the second set, they bounced back leading 14-9 but failed to catch up after consecutive points were lost.