[Asian Games] Men's Table Tennis Team Advances to Final... 10th Consecutive 'Record for Most Wins'

Defeated Iran with a Match Score of 3-0
Will Compete in the Final Against the Winner of China-Taiwan

In the men's team table tennis event at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, the South Korean national team advanced to the finals, putting the gold medal within reach.

Lim Jong-hoon competing against Iran in the men's team semifinal match at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games table tennis event.
[Photo by Yonhap News]

On the 25th, the South Korean team, led by coach Joo Se-hyuk, defeated the Iranian team 3-0 in match score at the Hangzhou Gongshu Canal Sports Park Gymnasium in Zhejiang Province, China. With this, South Korea's men's table tennis team has reached the team event finals for the 10th consecutive time since the 1986 Seoul Games, setting the record for the most appearances in this event's history.

Although the match score was 3-0, the games were not easy. In the first match, Lim Jong-hoon took the first two games against Nima Alamian but then made several unforced errors, losing the next two games. In the final fifth game at 9-9, Lim scored consecutive points to win the match 3-2. Jang Woo-jin also fought a tough battle against Noshad Alamian in the second match, taking the match score after five games. Park Kang-hyun pressured Hodaei Seyedamirhossein in the third match and finished the game with a clean 3-0 victory.

South Korea's final opponent between China and Taiwan has not yet been decided, but it is highly likely that they will face China again in the final. China has won seven consecutive championships since the Hiroshima Games through the Jakarta-Palembang Games, always defeating South Korea. There is much attention on whether South Korea can claim the gold medal in this tournament. The final will be held at 8 PM Korean time on the 26th.

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