[Asian Games] Today's Match: Women's Soccer Quarterfinals Featuring South-North Korea Showdown

Diving Woo Haram, Challenging for 9th Asian Games Medal
Table Tennis Shin Yubin, Jang Woojin, Lim Jonghun Enter Singles Quarterfinals
Men's Basketball Faces Japan in Final Group Stage Match

Following the women's basketball North-South showdown the previous day, a women's soccer North-South match will take place. The women's soccer national team will play against North Korea in the quarterfinals at 5:30 PM at the Wenzhou Sports Center Stadium.

South Korea advanced to the quarterfinals with three straight wins in Group E. North Korea, in Group C where Cambodia withdrew, faced Singapore twice, winning both matches to reach the quarterfinals. Since North Korea will face the winner of the Taiwan-Uzbekistan match in the semifinals, the quarterfinal match against North Korea is a tougher opponent. South Korea has faced North Korea five times in the Asian Games and lost all matches.

The diving competition begins a five-day schedule, with Korea's diving star Woo Haram competing in the men's synchronized 3m springboard event. The event starts at 8:30 PM. Woo Haram has won a total of eight medals in two previous Asian Games: one silver and three bronze medals at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, and one silver and two bronze medals each at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games.

Korean women's national soccer team player Lee Mina [Photo by Yonhap News]

The men's and women's badminton teams, having secured bronze medals, will play their team semifinal matches. The women's team faces Thailand at 10:00 AM, while the men's team, boosted by victories over strong teams Malaysia and Indonesia in the round of 16 and quarterfinals, will play against India at 6:00 PM.

Table tennis players Jang Woojin, Lim Jonghoon, and Shin Yubin will compete in the singles quarterfinals. Shin Yubin plays at 3:45 PM, Lim Jonghoon at 6:00 PM, and Jang Woojin at 6:45 PM. Before their singles quarterfinals, Jang Woojin and Lim Jonghoon will participate in the men's doubles quarterfinal at 1:45 PM. Shin Yubin will team up with Jeon Jihee for the women's doubles quarterfinal at 6:45 PM.

Golf continues with the third round of men's and women's individual and team events. After two rounds, among the men's team, Jang Yoobin is tied for second place, six strokes behind the leader; Cho Wooyoung is tied for fourth, eight strokes behind; Im Sungjae is tied for seventh, nine strokes behind; and Kim Siwoo is tied for ninth, ten strokes behind. In the team event, which sums the top three scores from each country per round, South Korea leads with a total of 44 under par after two rounds, six strokes ahead of second-place Hong Kong.

Among the women's team, Kim Minsol is tied for seventh, five strokes behind the leader, and Yoo Hyunju is tied for fifteenth, nine strokes behind. In the team event, they are in fifth place with 12 under par, 18 strokes behind leader China.

The women's team starts their round at 7:30 AM, and the men's team begins at 11:00 AM.

The men's basketball team, having already secured quarterfinal advancement by defeating Qatar and India, will play their final group stage match against Japan to determine first place in the group. The game starts at 12:00 PM.

The men's handball team will play their second match in the final league against Kuwait at 7:00 PM. They currently sit last among the four teams in Group 1 after losing 26-29 to Bahrain in their first match. The women's handball team, aiming for a third consecutive championship, has already secured a semifinal spot with two wins and will play their last group stage match against Kazakhstan, who also has two wins, to decide first and second place in the group. The match starts at 5:00 PM.

Women's table tennis national team player Shin Yubin [Photo by Yonhap News]

The men's hockey team will play their fourth group stage match against Malaysia at 2:30 PM. The men's hockey tournament features 12 teams divided into two groups of six, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the semifinals to compete for medals. South Korea currently holds third place in Group B with two wins and one loss. Malaysia leads Group B with three wins.

The weightlifting competition, featuring 14 gold medals across seven weight classes for men and women, begins an eight-day intense schedule. Yoo Wonju will compete in the women's 55kg category. The event starts at 8:00 PM.

The men's and women's 3x3 basketball teams have quarterfinal matches scheduled. The women's team plays at 7:50 PM, and the men's team at 9:55 PM.

The men's and women's Go teams will play their third and fourth round team matches. The third round starts at 10:30 AM, and the fourth round at 4:00 PM. In the previous day's first and second rounds, both teams defeated Taiwan and Hong Kong, earning two wins.

Boxer Sung Suyeon will compete in the women's under 75kg quarterfinal match at 3:45 PM.

In athletics track events, gold medalists for men's and women's 100m and 400m, and men's 10,000m will be decided. The women's 400m final starts at 9:00 PM, and the last event, the men's 100m final, will be held at 10:55 PM. In field events, the men's hammer throw and pole vault finals will take place at 8:00 PM.

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