Undefeated Streak for the 332nd Ranked Player in the World
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[Asian Games] Undefeated Streak for the 332nd Ranked Player in the World… Kim Won-ho and Na Seong-seung “You Won’t Know Until you Look!”
First doubles breathing in February this year... Badminton men's team bracket, hope amid misfortune
Based on world rankings alone, the weakest member of the Korean men's badminton team is the group of Kim Won-ho (24, Samsung Life Insurance) and Na Seong-seung (24, Gimcheon City Hall).
Their ranking in world men's doubles is only 332nd.
However, even their skills are definitely not in the lower tier. 바카라사이트
Starting with the Asian Mixed Team Championships in February this year, we only occasionally worked together in team competitions, so there was no opportunity to collect ranking points.
Kim Won-ho is ranked 15th in the world in combination with Choi Sol-gyu (Yonex), and Na Seong-seung is ranked 39th in the world with Jinyong (Yonex).
However, the 'same age combination' that the national team experimented with at the '1.5 base' level hit the jackpot.
Kim Won-ho and Na Seong-seung won all seven games they competed in at the Asian Mixed Team Championships and also won all two games at the World Mixed Team Championships (Sudirman Cup) in May.
The same was true in the men's team round of 16 match against Malaysia at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games held on the 28th.
Kim Won-ho and Na Seong-seung defeated Ong Yu-sin and Teo A (9th in the world) 2-0 (21-16 21-18) in the fourth game with a match score of 2-1, confirming their advance to the quarterfinals.
Those who met after the game praised their partner for making up for their weaknesses.
Kim Won-ho said, “Doubles is not something you can play alone, it’s something you play together,” adding, “Our strength is trusting in the other person and playing to fill in each other’s gaps.”
Na Seong-seung also explained the secret of working well with Kim Won-ho, saying, "When playing a game, there are players who do well (that day) and there are players who do poorly, and we have a lot of meetings about that."
However, despite their performance, the men's team team's future journey is thorny.
Korea, which defeated powerhouse Malaysia 3-1 on this day, will face Indonesia, the strongest team, in the quarterfinals.
Indonesia has the singles world No. 2 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting and No. 5 Jonatan Christie, and the world No. 1 doubles pair Fazar Alfian and Muhammad Ryan Ardianto.
Indonesia passed the round of 16 by default as the number 1 seed and also accumulated stamina.
However, Kim Won-ho and Na Seong-seung exclaimed, “It is rather good.”
Kim Won-ho confidently said, "When I saw the bracket, the saying 'opportunity arises from crisis' came to mind.
I think great success can be achieved in difficult situations," and Na Seong-seung also said, "If you don't look at it, you actually won't know everything.