Sancheong-gun Holds Korea's First Professional Table Tennis Champion Trophy

Achieved Victory in the Inaugural Professional Tournament Right After Establishment
Standing Tall as the Strongest in the National League

Sancheong County Office KTTL National League Inaugural Champion

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Sancheong County Office in Gyeongnam became the champion of the National League Division 2 in the ‘2022 Dunamu Korea Professional Table Tennis League (KTTL)’, the first professional tournament in the history of Korean table tennis.

Sancheong County Office won the 2022 Dunamu KTTL Division 2 Men’s Championship final held on the 22nd at Studio T, the dedicated table tennis stadium at Suwon Gwanggyo Ssireum Gymnasium, with a match score of 3-2.

Sancheong County Office entered the postseason as the 2nd place team in the regular league and played the final under relatively unfavorable conditions compared to Jecheon City Office, which started with one win as the 1st place team in the regular league.

However, Sancheong County Office swept both the first and second matches to achieve the championship in the inaugural professional season right after its establishment.

On that day, in the second match, Sancheong County Office lost the first and second matches but then won three consecutive matches to secure a come-from-behind victory.

In the final fifth singles match, Kim Su-hwan defeated Hwang Jin-ha 2-0 (11-5, 11-9) to confirm the team’s championship.

In the first match of the championship final held on the evening of the 21st, the team also defeated Jecheon City Office decisively with a match score of 3-0, using their concentration as a weapon.

Sancheong County Office raised expectations for the championship by creating a whirlwind with overwhelming skills from the regular league.

Since the first match held in March, where they showed powerful offense and recorded a 4-0 complete victory over Yeongdo District Office, they caused a stir by achieving a 3-2 come-from-behind victory against Incheon Facilities Corporation, which was on a six-game winning streak, in April as the regular league approached mid-season.

Afterwards, Sancheong County Office defeated Bucheon City Office, ranked 3rd (38 points), in the playoffs as the 2nd place team (42 points) in the regular league to advance to the championship final.

Sancheong County Office’s ace Cheon Min-hyeok ranked 3rd individually in the men’s National League with 20 wins and 15 losses. The doubles pair Jo Jae-jun and Seo Hong-chan became the best men’s doubles team in the National League with 9 wins and 4 losses.

Sancheong’s first corporate team, Sancheong Table Tennis Team, was founded in January with Coach Lee Kwang-seon at the center and four players: Jo Jae-jun, Cheon Min-hyeok, Seo Hong-chan, and Kim Su-hwan.

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