Lim Jong-hoon-Shin Yu-bin wins the WTT Contender for two consecutive weeks
Lim Jong-hoon (Korea Exchange) and Shin Yu-bin (Korean Air) paired in the contender series to the top of the mixed doubles for two consecutive weeks.
Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin defeated China’s Hwang Yu-jeong-Cheon-yi pair 3-0 (12-10 11-8 11-9) in the ‘World Table Tennis (WTT) Contender Zagreb 2025’ mixed doubles at Croatia Zagreb on the 29th.
Lim Jong -hoon and Shin Yu -bin won the championship for two consecutive weeks after winning the WTT Star Contender Liublana last week. Including the March Chennai competition, this is the third WTT series this year.
In the semi-finals, the two defeated Japan’s Onui Combi Harimoto Tomo Kazu-Harimoto Mi 3-0, and won the finals for a Chinese player in the final.
On the other hand, Ahn Jae-hyun (Korea Exchange), who was the only Korean player to win the singles semi-finals, was defeated 0-3 by China’s cheonsei and failed to win the finals.
Kim Chang -geum, senior reporter kimck@hani.co.kr
