Table Tennis Im Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin Advance to Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals... Defeat Germany 4-0 [Paris Olympics]

The table tennis duo of Lim Jong-hoon (27) and Shin Yu-bin (20), representing South Korea and challenging for an Olympic medal for the first time in 12 years, defeated the German pair Dang Qiu and Nina Mittelham to advance to the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles event at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

On the 27th (local time) at the South Paris Arena 4 in Paris, France, Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin won the round of 16 mixed doubles match against Dang Qiu and Nina Mittelham with a score of 4-0 (12-10, 11-9, 12-10, 11-6).

Table tennis national team player Shin Yubin is attacking against the German pair Dang Qiu and Nina Mittelham in the round of 16 of the mixed doubles table tennis event at the 2024 Paris Olympics, partnered with Lim Jonghoon on the 27th (local time).
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Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin faced a tough battle in the first set, trailing 4-7 at one point, but then scored five consecutive points to seize the momentum. After narrowly winning the first set in a deuce, Lim and Shin came back from a 3-5 deficit in the second set to secure a close 2-point victory. They also clinched the third set after a deuce and easily took the fourth set, finishing the match in 37 minutes.

Ranked 3rd in the world in mixed doubles, Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin are aiming for a medal in this tournament.

In the quarterfinals, Lim and Shin will face the Romanian pair Ovidiu Ionescu and Bernadette Sz?cs, who are ranked 8th in the world. Lim and Shin lead the head-to-head record against Ionescu and Sz?cs 4-1. If they win the quarterfinals, they are likely to meet the world No. 1 Chinese pair Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha in the semifinals.