[Asian Games] Today's Matches: Hwang Sunhong Team in Semifinals... Woo Sanghyeok's Gold Medal Challenge

Mixed Team Archery Gold Medal Challenge... Badminton Round of 16
Men's Hockey Semifinals... Wrestling Ryu Hansu, Kim Hyunwoo, and Others Competing

The men's soccer team, aiming for a third consecutive win, will play the semifinal against Uzbekistan at 9 PM. If they win, they will compete for the gold medal against the winner of the Japan-Hong Kong match at 9 PM on the 7th. If they lose, they will play the bronze medal match at 5 PM on the 7th.

In terms of objective strength, Korea holds the advantage. Korea's FIFA ranking is 26th, higher than Uzbekistan's 75th. In the all-time record against the under-23 (U-23) team, Korea leads with 10 wins, 2 draws, and 2 losses.

At the Asian Games, Korea and Uzbekistan faced each other in the quarterfinals of the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Games. After an extended match, Korea won 4-3. Hwang Ui-jo scored a hat-trick, and Hwang Hee-chan scored the winning penalty kick in the 13th minute of extra time. In a friendly match last September, the game ended in a 1-1 draw.

Uzbekistan advanced to the round of 16 as the top team in Group B after Afghanistan and Syria suddenly withdrew. They faced Hong Kong twice in Group B, winning 1-0 and 2-1 respectively. In the round of 16, they defeated Indonesia 2-0, and in the quarterfinals, they beat Saudi Arabia 2-1.

High jump representative Woo Sang-hyeok [Photo by Yonhap News]

Woo Sang-hyeok will challenge for the high jump gold medal for the first time in 21 years. The high jump final, in which Woo Sang-hyeok is competing, starts at 8 PM.

The main competitor is Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim. Barshim won consecutive gold medals at the 2010 Doha and 2014 Incheon Asian Games. He missed the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Games due to injury and is aiming to reclaim the gold medal after nine years. Barshim's personal best is 2.43 meters, the second-best record in history after Javier Sotomayor (Cuba), who set the world record at 2.45 meters. However, Barshim's best record this year is 2.36 meters. Woo Sang-hyeok's best this season is 2.35 meters, just 1 cm short. All other competitors have season bests below 2.30 meters, so the men's high jump is expected to be a competition mainly between Woo Sang-hyeok and Barshim.

Woo Sang-hyeok won the silver medal at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games where Barshim was absent. If Woo wins, Korea will reclaim the high jump gold medal for the first time in 21 years since Lee Jin-taek's consecutive wins at the 2002 Busan Asian Games.

In athletics, gold medals will be awarded in eight events besides the high jump. Finals will be held for the men's and women's 1600m relay, men's 5000m, women's 800m, men's javelin throw, women's triple jump, and others.

On the fourth day of archery, the first medalists will be decided. Two gold medals in the mixed team events will be awarded.

The compound mixed team of So Chae-won and Joo Jae-hoon will play the quarterfinal against Vietnam at 10:40 AM. If they win, they will advance to the semifinals and medal matches. The gold medal match will be held at 12 PM.

The recurve mixed team of Lee Woo-seok and Lim Si-hyun will also play the quarterfinal against Vietnam at 3 PM. The recurve mixed event will proceed directly to the semifinals and medal matches, with the gold medal match starting at 5:20 PM.

Badminton National Team Player An Se-young [Photo by Yonhap News]

The badminton round of 16 matches will take place. An Se-young and Kim Ga-eun will compete in the women's singles round of 16. An Se-young's match starts at 11:20 AM, and Kim Ga-eun's at 1:20 PM. In the women's doubles round of 16, the pairs Kim So-young-Kong Hee-yong (11:40 AM) and Baek Ha-na-Lee So-hee (2 PM) will compete. In the men's doubles round of 16, the pairs Choi Sol-gyu-Kim Won-ho (11:20 AM) and Kang Min-hyuk-Seo Seung-jae (1:20 PM) will play. Seo Seung-jae will also compete in the mixed doubles round of 16 at 11 AM with Chae Yoo-jung before his men's doubles match.

Diving events for women's 3m springboard and men's 10m platform will be held. The women's 3m springboard preliminaries start at 11 AM, with the finals at 6:30 PM. Bronze medalists Kim Su-ji and Park Ha-reum will participate. The men's 10m platform preliminaries start at 2 PM, with the finals at 8:30 PM. Lee Jae-kyung and Kim Young-taek, who won two silver medals in synchronized 10m platform and synchronized 3m springboard and a bronze in 3m springboard, will compete.

The men's hockey team, aiming for their first gold medal in 17 years, will play the semifinal against India at 5 PM. If they win, they will face the winner of the China-Japan match in the final at 7:30 PM on the 6th. If they lose, they will play the bronze medal match at 5 PM on the 6th.

The women's volleyball team will play their first quarterfinal round match against China at 8 PM. Korea advanced to the quarterfinal round as the second place in Group C behind Vietnam. In the quarterfinal round, Korea is grouped with Vietnam, China, and North Korea. Korea will not face Vietnam again in this round since they were in the same preliminary group. The results from the preliminary group stage are carried over, so Vietnam starts with 1 win and Korea with 1 loss. Korea must win the matches against China and North Korea in the quarterfinal round to advance to the top two teams and reach the semifinals. The quarterfinal round match against North Korea is scheduled for 3:30 PM on the 5th.

The men's basketball team will play the 5th-8th place classification match against Iran at 5 PM. If they win, they will play the 5th-6th place match; if they lose, they will play the 7th-8th place match. Both classification matches will be held on the 6th. The men's basketball team lost 70-84 to host China the previous day and failed to reach the semifinals for the first time in 17 years.

Wrestling matches begin. On the first day, in men's Greco-Roman style, Jeong Han-jae will compete in the 60kg category, Ryu Han-su in 67kg, Kim Hyun-woo in 77kg, and Shin Byung-chul in 87kg. Ryu Han-su is aiming for a third consecutive win, and Kim Hyun-woo is aiming to reclaim the gold medal after nine years. Kim won gold at the 2014 Incheon Games and bronze at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Games. Jeong Han-jae is also a medal contender, having won bronze at the Asian Championships in April.

The men's and women's tennis teams will play their semifinal matches at 11 AM against Japan. If they win, they will advance to the finals in the afternoon.

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