The challenge of the badminton women’s doubles pair of Kim So-young (Incheon Airport) and Kong Hee-yong (Jeonbuk Bank), who were aiming for two consecutive medals, has been dashed. On the
1st (Korean time), Kim So-young and Kong Hee-yong were crushed by Malaysia’s Pearly Tan and Tinan Muralitharan 0-2 (12-21 13-21) in the quarterfinals of the women’s doubles badminton at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at the Porte de La Chapelle Arena in Paris, France.
Kim So-young and Kong Hee-yong, ranked 10th in the world, are the pair that won the bronze medal in Tokyo three years ago. Since working together since 2019, their perfect chemistry has earned them the nickname “Kim Kong Duo.”
However, since the Tokyo Games, they have not been able to match the performance of the other Korean women’s doubles team, Lee So-hee (Incheon International Airport) – Baek Ha-na (MG Saemaeul Geumgo) (world No. 2). Lee
So-hee – Baek Ha-na, who gave up the title of the best Korean women’s doubles team to their juniors, sought to regain their honor in Paris. Expectations were high after they advanced to the quarterfinals with 3 wins out of 3 matches in the group preliminaries and 1st place
in Group C. However, they were defeated by world No. 12 Pearly Than – Tina Muralitharan in the quarterfinals, ending their women’s doubles journey.
Now, Kim So-young – Kong Hee-yong are preparing for the remaining team events. They did not do well from the first game. They seemed to be unstable from the beginning, falling behind 0-7. They barely caught up with 5-11, but were unable to narrow the gap after that, losing by 9 points. In the second game, Kim So-young – Kong Hee-yong took the lead for a moment, but soon lost 8-11. Even after the game resumed after a short break, they continued to make mistakes as if their mentality was shaken. They continued to provide the opponent with attack opportunities with dull shots, and failed to demonstrate their strengths in defense. Kim So-young and Gong Hee-yong seemed dissatisfied with their performance, and even used the strategy time to practice their steps on the court. However, there was no reversal, and Malaysia won a ticket to the semifinals. 카지노사이트