Without Ahn Se-young, Korea's semi-finalist lost 2-3 to Inni

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The South Korean national badminton team, led by head coach Kim Hak-kyun, lost 2-3 to Indonesia in the semifinals of the 30th Uber Cup at the Hi-Tech Zone Sports Center in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China on the 4th (local time).

The national team, which participated in the Uber Cup as a defending champion, was mentioned as a strong candidate for the championship, but unfortunately failed to achieve two consecutive wins.

Shim Yu-jin, ranked 37th in the world, lost to Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, ranking 9th, by a game score of 0-2 (15-21 13-21). In the first doubles of two matches, the pair, ranked 2nd, defeated the Afriyani Rahayu and Cipadia Silvaramadanti Group, ranking 9th, 2-0 (21-6 21-18).

Baek Ha-na and Lee So-hee, who overwhelmed their opponents from the beginning, won, bringing the flow back to the national team. However, in the two singles of three matches, Kim Ga-ram, ranking 13th, lost 1-2 (22-20 16-21 12-21) to Esther Nurumitri Wadoyo, ranking 38th.

In the second doubles of the four matches, the Korean duo of Gong Hee-yong and Jeong Na-eun crushed the 27th-ranked Ranie Tria Mayasari and Lipka Sugiarto 2-0 (21-15 21-14), and the match was back to square one. However, Kim was eliminated in the third singles of the last five matches, losing the match 1-2 (21-17 16-21 19-21) to 56th-ranked Comanayu Chahiadeu.

Meanwhile, the Korean men's team failed to advance to the semifinals after losing 1-3 to Indonesia in the quarterfinal match of the World Men's Team Badminton Championship (Thomas Cup), which ended at night on Saturday. The Thomas & Uber Cup is the most prestigious competition in team badminton that takes place every two years. A total of five games, including singles 1 - doubles 1, singles 2 - doubles 2 - and singles 3, will be played to determine the winner of the best three games.

BY: 사설토토