[Asian Games] Badminton Kim Won-ho - Jeong Na-eun, Defeated in Mixed Doubles Round of 32

In the badminton mixed doubles, Kim Won-ho (Samsung Life Insurance) and Jeong Na-eun (Hwasun County Office) lost their first match in the individual event at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.

Ranked 6th in the world, Kim Won-ho and Jeong Na-eun were defeated 1-2 (15-21, 21-16, 19-21) by the 16th-ranked pair Rinov Rivaldy and Pitha Haningtyas Mentari (Indonesia) in the mixed doubles round of 32 held on the 2nd at Binjiang Gymnasium in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.

Badminton mixed doubles players Kim Won-ho (Samsung Life) and Jeong Na-eun (Hwasun County Office) are competing in the badminton mixed doubles event at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games on the 2nd.
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As a result, the Korean national team's plan to win medals in all five individual events has been disrupted. To achieve this goal, Seo Seung-jae (Samsung Life Insurance) and Chae Yoo-jung (Incheon International Airport), the only pair to advance to the mixed doubles round of 16, must reach at least the semifinals.

In men's doubles on the same day, Choi Sol-gyu (Yonex) and Kim Won-ho (Samsung Life Insurance) defeated Loh Kean Hean and Andy Kwek (Singapore) 2-0 (21-14, 21-16), while Seo Seung-jae and Kang Min-hyeok (both Samsung Life Insurance) beat Koga Akira and Saito Daichi (Japan) 2-0 (21-18, 21-11), both advancing to the round of 16.

The round of 32 matches for men's singles players Jeon Hyeok-jin and Lee Yoon-kyu, and women's singles players An Se-young and Kim Ga-eun will take place on the 3rd.

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