2025 World Table Tennis Championships: South Korea's first sister Shen Yubin ushered in a good start, and she was still thinking about playing against Chinese players

South Korean women's table tennis ace Shin Yubin is off to a good start at the 2025 ITTF World Table Tennis Championships (individual events). World No. 10 Shin Yubin defeated Lisa Gill (New Zealand, world No. 152) 4-0 (11-5, 11-7, 11-3, 11-3) in the first round of women's singles (round of 128) held at the Lusail Sports Arena in Doha, Qatar on the 17th local time to enter the round of 64.

Shen Yubin in the first round of the women's singles at the 2025 World Table Tennis Championships

At this point, Shin Yubin will face Iona Singhorjan (Romania, world No. 144) for a place in the Women's Singles round of 32. After winning the first game 11-5, Shin Yubin also won the second, third, and fourth games more calmly and passed the first round. Shin Yubin said after the match: "Although the opponent tried a strong attack, thanks to the preparation of the opponent, the match was carried out favorably. In the rest of the matches, you will only be able to meet the Chinese players if you win well and advance, so you will focus on winning every match first. ”

In addition, the "eldest sister" of the Korean table tennis women's team, Xu Hyoyuan, who participated in the women's singles competition together, also reversed her opponent 4-2 (9-11, 5-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-5, 12-10, 11-4) in the first round and entered the round of 64. Although Xu Xiaoyuan, a 37-year-old veteran who withdrew from the national team after the end of this World Table Tennis Championships, lost the first two games and suffered an unstable start, he has since completed the reversal by seizing the strong stamina of the four games.

In the men's singles, South Korea's Ahn Jae-hyun, who participated in the first round, also won 4-3 after playing seven games with Juang Montroux (Portugal) and won the ticket to the round of 64 of this World Table Tennis Championships.