As long as there is a slim chance that the Olympics will be hosted as scheduled in 2021, the Olympic Trials is the hope for athletes to pursue their Olympic dream. After 2 rounds of round-robin, Lee Sangsu and Shin Yubin came first at the Korean Olympic Trials and secured a spot at the Olympics. They will join Jang Woojin and Jeon Jihee, the highest world ranked player of the association, to represent Korea in Tokyo while the remaining 1 spot for the men's and women's team would be decided by the selection committee.
The Korean Olympic Trials were held on 31 Jan to 1 Feb (Round 1) and 3 Feb to 4 Feb (Round 2). Lee Sangsu placed first in round and second in round 2. With an overall 6 win 2 losses, he wins the tie-breaker over An Jaehyun who came third in round 1 and first in round 2. 17-year-old Shin Yubin becomes the youngest Korean table tennis Olympian in history. She outplayed the team's veterans and walked away with an overall 9 wins and 1 loss. Lee Ziwon and 2016 Olympian Suh Hyowon suffered from injuries and were unable to perform to their best.
Catch up the matches on KTTA's Youtube channel and check out the full results.
If you happened to know the results for the match played between Choi Hyojoo and Suh Hyowon on 4 February, please kindly leave a comment below or contact us. As KTTA's 7+ hours footage didn't show the match and their website didn't update the full results for 4 Feb. Thanking you in advance!
꧁Lee Sangsu! ꧂
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