Seo Seung-jae (Samsung Life Insurance) and Chae Yoo-jeong (Incheon International Airport) won the 2023 World Individual Championships in badminton mixed doubles.
World No. 5 Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yoo-jeong defeated world No. 1 Zheng Si-wei and Huang Ya-chung (China) 2-1 (21-17 10-21 21-18) in the final match held at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark on the 27th (Korean time). broken with 바카라사이트
It is the first splendid achievement in 20 years since Kim Dong-moon and Ra Gyeong-min won the championship in 2003.
In the Korean mixed doubles, since Kim Dong-moon and Ra Kyung-min, they have not made it to the final even once, and had to be satisfied with only three bronze medals.
Lee Yong-dae and Lee Hyo-jeong, gold medalists at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, won the bronze medal in 2009, while Ko Seong-hyeon-Ha Jung-eun and Shin Baek-cheol-Eom Hye-won finished third in the 2010 and 2013 games, respectively.
After that, the mixed doubles medal drought continued without advancing to the semifinals.
Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yoo-jung were also dramatic victories overcoming unfavorable situations in many ways.
Zheng Si-wei and Huang Ya-chung are the strongest players in mixed doubles, boasting a career win rate of 90.8% (238 wins, 24 losses).
The win rate between Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yoo-jeong is 69.4% (118 wins, 52 losses).
Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yoo-jung had never defeated Jeong Si-wei and Huang Ya-chung before this day, and suffered 9 losses.
However, the first victory was won on the way to winning the world championship.
The two teams showed great defensive concentration one after another and shared the first and second sets.
Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yoo-jung, who were in danger of a come-from-behind defeat, seized the victory by scoring 6 consecutive goals in the beginning of the 3rd set.
In 1-1, Chae Yoo-jung accurately read the opponent's service course and put in a strong smash, and Seo Seung-jae scored consecutively with a jump smash in the subsequent attack.
Seo Seung-jae showed off a sharp smash by dropping a shuttlecock on the left sideline in 4-1, and then concentrated on Jung Si-wei's smash in 6-1 to draw out the crime.
Korea broke through a long rally at 11-6 after the interval and continued its good momentum by winning the concentration battle.
The opponent's last-minute pursuit was also fierce, but Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yoo-jungs back heart was stronger.
In 19-14, the championship point was accumulated by the opponent's serve, and in 20-18, Seo Seung-jae finished the game with a strong smash.