Men’s table tennis Jang Woo-jin’s first win over China’s Ma Long… WTT Saudi Smash Round of 16
In the women’s singles team, only Jeon Ji-hee remains, including Shin Yu-bin, all eliminated in the round of 32.
Korean men’s table tennis ace Jang Woo-jin (20th) defeated China’s ‘legend’ Ma Long (3rd) for the first time in his life and advanced to the round of 16 of the World Table Tennis (WTT) Saudi Smash 2024.
Woojin Jang defeated Ma Long 3-0 (13-11 11-6 11-8) in the second round (round of 32) of the men’s singles on the 6th day of the tournament held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on the 6th (local time).
Ma Long is a ‘GOAT’ (greatest player of all time) who has swept five gold medals at the Olympics alone, including winning the men’s singles title for the second time in a row at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and has won singles titles in all international competitions available to table tennis players. 온라인카지노
Jang Woo-jin won for the first time this time after losing all three matches in singles against Ma Long.
This is a victory eight years after their first meeting at the World Tour Korea Open held in Incheon in 2016.
Woojin Jang competes to advance to the quarterfinals against Eastern European powerhouse Darko Jorgic (17th, Slovenia).
Ma Long, who lost to Lee Sang-soo (30th place, Samsung Life Insurance) at the World Table Tennis Championships held in Busan last February, suffered his second loss to a Korean player this year alone.
Ma Long, 35 years old, is attempting to participate in the 2024 Paris Olympics, which may be his last Olympic performance.
Cho Dae-seong (31st place, Samsung Life Insurance) also advanced to the round of 16 of the men’s singles, while Lim Jong-hoon (25th place, Korea Exchange) and Ahn Jae-hyun (38th place, Korea Exchange) beat Tomokazu Harimoto (9th place, Japan) and Pan Jeon-dong (9th place, Japan), respectively.
The second round against China (#2) is ahead.
In the women’s singles, Jeon Ji-hee (15th, Mirae Asset Securities) is the only Korean player to advance to the round of 16 against Lily Jang (36th, USA).
Shin Yu-bin (7th place, Korean Air), Kim Na-young (30th place, POSCO International), Joo Cheon-hee (21st place, Samsung Life Insurance), and Seo Hyo-won (28th place, Korea Racing Authority) were all eliminated in the second round.