Lee So-hee’s 3rd Olympics: Korea’s Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals Finished Empty-Handed
The Korean badminton women’s doubles team Baek Ha-na (MG Saemaul Geumgo) and Lee So-hee (Incheon International Airport) were eliminated in the quarterfinals. The
world’s second-ranked Baek Ha-na-Lee So-hee pair lost 0-2 (9-21 13-21) to the world’s third-ranked Liu Seong-su-Tan Ning (China) in the quarterfinals of the women’s doubles competition held at the Porte de La Chapelle Arena in Paris, France on the 1st (Korean time).
Baek Ha-na-Lee So-hee won the All England Open, Asian Championships, and Indonesia Open this year and were expected to be medal contenders in this competition, but were held back by China and failed to advance to the semifinals.
Lee So-hee failed to win a medal in Paris, following the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games (quarterfinals) and the 2020 Tokyo Games (4th place).
Baek Ha-na and Lee So-hee, who were trailing 4-8 in the early part of the first game, struggled with China’s fast attack tempo, and failed to narrow the gap (5 points) as they failed to score even with multiple smash attacks.
After the break, Baek Ha-na and Lee So-hee conceded 7 points in a row, widening the score to 6-18, and finished the first game without changing the mood.
Baek Ha-na and Lee So-hee, who were also pushed back by China’s momentum in the early part of the second game, were in danger after giving up 5 points in a row at 8-10. After that, they suffered a tough battle with China and suffered a defeat. The Korean badminton women’s doubles team was completely annihilated in the quarterfinals of this tournament. Previously, the world’s 10th-ranked pair of Kim So-young (Incheon International Airport) and Kong Hee-yong (Jeonbuk Bank) lost 0-2 (12-21 13-21) to the world’s 12th-ranked pair of Pearly Tan and Tina Muralitharan (Malaysia) in the quarterfinals. 바카라사이트