Women's Table Tennis Crushes Thailand in Second Group Stage Match... Advances to Quarterfinals as Group Leader

Avoiding Matchups Between China and Japan

Korean women's table tennis team crushed Thailand and advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games as the top team in their group.

Led by coach Oh Gwangheon, the Korean women's table tennis team secured a 3-0 victory over Thailand in the second match of Group D in the women's team event at the tournament held at the Gongshu Canal Sports Park Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China, on the afternoon of the 22nd. Korea fielded Shin Yubin (ranked 9th, Korean Air), Jeon Jihee (ranked 33rd, Mirae Asset Securities), and Seo Hyowon (ranked 60th, Korea Racing Authority) in succession.

Table tennis national team player Seo Hyo-won is seen joining hands with teammates after winning the women's team preliminary round 1 match between Korea and Pakistan at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games held on the 22nd at the Hangzhou Archer Canal Sports Park Gymnasium in China.
[Photo by Yonhap News]

Having won 3-0 against Pakistan in the first match held in the morning, Korea also swept Thailand, advancing directly to the quarterfinals as the top team in the group. This means they will not face the 'strongest teams' China or Japan until the quarterfinals.

Korea will play the quarterfinal match on the 24th against the team that wins in the round of 16. The tournament bracket will be finalized through a draw held after the group stage concludes on the 23rd.

Korea is challenging to reach the finals for the first time in 33 years since the 1990 Beijing Games, where they won the silver medal this year.