Badminton Women's Doubles Bronze Medal Confirmed... 3rd-4th Place Match Korea Showdown (Comprehensive)

Kim So-Young and Gong Hee-Yong also advance to the bronze medal match... Face-off against Lee So-Hee and Shin Seung-Chan

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Suhwan] Badminton women's doubles Kim Soyoung-Gong Heeyong lost in the semifinals of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and moved on to the bronze medal match.

Kim Soyoung-Gong Heeyong will face Lee Sohee-Shin Seungchan in the bronze medal match held on the 2nd of next month.

World-ranked 5th Kim Soyoung-Gong Heeyong lost 0-2 (15-21, 11-21) to world-ranked 3rd Chen Qingchen-Jia Yifan (China) in the Tokyo Olympics badminton women's doubles semifinals held on the 31st at Musashino Forest Sports Plaza in Tokyo, Japan.

Kim Soyoung-Gong Heeyong failed to avenge their loss to Chen Qingchen-Jia Yifan in the group stage 3rd match on the 27th and did not advance to the finals.

The head-to-head record between Kim Soyoung-Gong Heeyong and Chen Qingchen-Jia Yifan widened to 3 wins and 7 losses.

In the first game, Kim Soyoung-Gong Heeyong lost momentum after trailing 6-11 from 6-6, caught up to 9-11, but lost 3 consecutive points at 15-18.

The second game was also led by China. Kim Soyoung-Gong Heeyong followed at 9-11 but fell behind again at 9-15.

Kim Soyoung-Gong Heeyong lost the match after losing 4 consecutive points at 11-17.

In the other women's doubles semifinal held earlier, Lee Sohee-Shin Seungchan lost 0-2 (19-21, 17-21) to Greysia Polii-Apriyani Rahayu (Indonesia).

Regardless of the result of the bronze medal match for 3rd and 4th place, Korea will finish this Olympics with one bronze medal in women's doubles.

Korean badminton also ended the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics with one bronze medal in women's doubles (Jung Kyungeun-Shin Seungchan).