There was no need to bring up the world’s 3rd place… Defeating an opponent 13 ranks higher, the hidden star of the perfect win that ‘created a surprise’
Kim Ga-eun (Samsung Life Insurance) faced off with He Bingjiao in the 3rd singles final of the women's badminton team event at …Ga-eun Kim is ranked 18th in the world with 49.616 ranking points. His opponent, He Bingjiao, ranked 5th in the world with a ranking point of 83,274, was 13 places higher.
Kim Ga-eun pushed He Bingjao hard from the beginning. Rather, she was not able to solve it at her own pace, to the point that it seemed like He Bing-jao was ranked lower than Kim Ga-eun.
Kim Ga-eun and He Bing-jao had a fierce match, and it reached a deuce. Kim Ga-eun scored the first goal. In the process of launching the ball, he sent it too far and absurdly gave up a point. But it didn't waver. On the contrary, thanks to the opponent's mistake, they won one point to make it 21-21, and then due to the opponent's mistake and a refreshing smashing score, they took the game 1 game, 23-21.
A similar trend continued in the second game. They widened the score gap by taking a 12-6 lead until midway through. At one point, they were under intense pursuit from their opponent, but they did not waver and n 21-17, confirming the national team's gold medal.
ea tried to send out the pair of Kim So-young and Gong Hee-yong (85,225 ranking points), ranked third in the doubles world rankings after Kim Ga-eun, but Kim Ga-eun finished the game and was able to put an end to the match without using Kim So-young and Gong Hee-yong.
After the game, badminton team coach Kim Hak-gyun gave a thumbs up to Kim Ga-eun's performance. "Yesterday (on the 30th of last month, Kim Ga-eun) played a difficult and difficult game. However, the player regained stability through the process, so she was not anxious. If she wins the first game, there are many wins to chase in the second game. She won the first game easily. “As I figured it out, the next game was the best,” he said with a smile.
The players also seemed to sense victory through Kim Ga-eun’s performance. The team of Kim So-young and Kong Hee-yong, who were scheduled to play four doubles, stopped warming up midway through. He felt that the game was going so well that Kim Ga-eun's momentum could defeat He Bing-jiao.
Coach Kim said, "The players playing in the 4 doubles did not warm up after the first 3 singles match. They did not warm up to the point where they thought they could win with peace of mind."
The head coach predicted that Kim Ga-eun's performance on this day would send a positive message to the players. By defeating an opponent who was 13 levels higher than him, he proved to himself that he is capable and capable of playing Korean badminton.
Coach Kim said, "(Confidence is sky-high) so I have to calm down the players' excitement. I will tell them to enjoy it for now. Only then will the flow go until the individual competitions. The players believe that they can do it. The next goal is "I'm looking for what it is. This year, 먹튀검증 they keep breaking records, and even I'm scared," he said, hoping that the team would continue the momentum in the remaining competitions.
Meanwhile, the Korean women's badminton team, which has finished the team competition, will start hunting for medals once again by entering the mixed doubles competition on the 2nd and the singles competition on the 3rd.