Jang Woo-jin downs another WTT heavyweight to reach first singles final in Doha 작성일 01-12 25 목록 <div class="ab_photo photo_center ab_zoom"> <div class="image"> <span class="end_photo_org"><img src="https://imgnews.pstatic.net/image/640/2026/01/12/0000082903_001_20260112125512835.jpg" alt="" /><em class="img_desc">Jang Woo-jin competes against Sweden’s Truls Moregardh in the men’s singles round of 16 at the 2025 WTT Championships at Lusail Arena in Doha, Qatar, on May 22, 2025. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]</em></span> <span class="mask"></span> </div> </div> <br> Jang Woo-jin pulled off a major upset on Sunday in Doha, defeating world No. 2 Lin Shidong to reach the men’s singles final at WTT Champions Doha. It is the first time in his career that Jang has advanced to a WTT Champions final. <br> <br> Ranked 18th in the world, Jang, 31, defeated China's Lin 4-2 in the semifinals of the season’s first World Table Tennis event, overturning an early deficit. <br><br>After losing the opening game, Jang increased the pace with quicker footwork and aggressive forehand attacks, steadily pulling the match away from Lin. He controlled the middle stages and closed the contest convincingly in the final game. <br> <br> The result followed another statement win earlier in the tournament, when Jang eliminated world No. 5 Truls Moregardh of Sweden in the quarterfinals. The back-to-back victories sent Jang past two of the sport’s elite players. <br> <br> Lin, 20, became the youngest men’s world No. 1 in history last year at the age of 19 years, nine months and 24 days, holding the top ranking for seven months before slipping to second. <br> <br> Jang will play either Japan’s Tomokazu Harimoto, ranked fourth, or Taiwan’s Lin Yun-Ju, ranked 13th, in the final. <br> <br> The WTT Champions Doha tournament features an invitation-only field of the world’s top 32 players and offers $500,000 in total prize money. <br><br><i>This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.</i> 관련자료 이전 인터넷 방송 출연→돈방석! "뚱보 둘 내던지고 '1분 만에 5,862만 원'" UFC 라이트급 랭킹 1위 사루키안, 파격 수익 화제 "난 매일 돈 번다" 01-12 다음 '1등 24건·총 4만3천여 건 적중'...축구토토 승무패 3회차 적중결과 발표...적중특례 적용 적중자 수 증가 01-12 댓글 0 등록된 댓글이 없습니다. 로그인한 회원만 댓글 등록이 가능합니다.
