[Asian Games] Jang Woojin - Lim Jonghoon, Win Silver Medal in Men's Doubles Table Tennis

Jang Woojin to Challenge for Gold Medal in Men's Singles on the 2nd

The Jang Woojin-Lim Jonghoon pair (ranked 1st) won the silver medal in the men's doubles table tennis event at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games on the 1st.

On the 1st, at the Archer Canal Sports Park Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China, the men's doubles semifinal match of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games table tennis event took place between the pair Lim Jong-hoon and Jang Woo-jin and the Taiwanese pair Chuang Tzu-yuan and Lin Yun-ru. Lim Jong-hoon (left) and Jang Woo-jin are preparing to receive the opponent's serve.
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On the same day, the Jang Woojin-Lim Jonghoon pair lost 0-4 (6-11, 8-11, 7-11, 3-11) to the Chinese pair Pan Zhendong-Wang Chuqin (ranked 2nd) in the men's doubles final held at the Gongshu Canal Sports Park Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China.

Korean table tennis aimed for its first men's doubles gold medal at the Asian Games in 21 years since the 2002 Busan Games, where the Lee Cheolseung-Yu Seungmin pair won, but fell short.

The Jang Woojin-Lim Jonghoon pair reached the finals consecutively twice at the 2021 Houston World Championships and the 2023 Durban World Championships, winning silver medals both times.

Jang Woojin will challenge for the gold medal in the men's singles event, which will be held from the semifinals to the final on the 2nd.

Although the Pan Zhendong-Wang Chuqin pair is one rank lower than Jang Woojin-Lim Jonghoon in the doubles ranking, they hold the 1st and 2nd positions respectively in the singles ranking. Jang Woojin and Lim Jonghoon's singles rankings are 13th and 17th, respectively.

Wang Chuqin, the 'next-generation ace' of Chinese table tennis who also won the men's team event and mixed doubles alongside Sun Yingsha, secured the gold medal in men's doubles as well, achieving a triple crown.

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