Changwon National University Table Tennis Team Rookie Made a Splash ... Park Ji-eun Runner-up in Singles

Park Ji-eun, a first-year student in the Department of Physical Education and a member of the table tennis team at Changwon National University, won the runner-up title in the women's college individual singles at the 69th National Men and Women Table Tennis Championships.

The tournament was held from the 10th to the 13th at the Park Chung-hee Gymnasium in Gumi, Gyeongbuk.

According to the university, Park is a rookie player recognized for her skills by Daejeon Facilities Management Corporation and Gangdong-gu Office.

Park Ji-eun, a first-year student in the Department of Physical Education at Changwon National University and a member of the table tennis team, is smiling with a runner-up medal around her neck. [Photo by Changwon National University]

On the final day of the tournament, the 13th, she advanced to the finals by winning a full-set battle against Baek Su-jin, considered the ace of Kongju National University, in the women's college individual singles semifinals.

In the final, she led the early stages of the match against Oh Min-ji, the winner of the Universiade selection earlier this month, but could not overcome physical difficulties and finished as the runner-up.

Jang Yoon-seo, a second-year student who participated in her first individual singles tournament since entering university, reached the semifinals, and along with third-year student Kang Eun-ji, secured third place in the individual doubles event.

A representative of Changwon National University said, “We expected a significant loss in performance this year as the players who showed the strongest performance last year graduated, but we achieved the great feat of securing second and third place in the individual singles,” adding, “The prestige of the Changwon National University table tennis team will continue.”

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