Xu Xiaoyuan burst into tears after stopping in the third round of the women's singles at the 2025 World Table Tennis Championships, and his retirement entered the countdown

On May 20, local time, the 2025 Doha World Table Tennis Championships ushered in the fourth day of the competition, and the third round of women's singles was played on the same day. South Korean women's player Seo Hyo-won said that she will retire after the World Table Tennis Championships. In a match in the third round of the Women's Singles, she faced Croatian Rhea Rakobac, who upset Japan's Miu Hirano.

South Korean women's player Seo Hyo-won burst into tears after exiting

In this battle, Xu Xiaoyuan won the first and third games and led 2-1, but from there, Rakobac won three games in a row. Seo Hyo-won lost 2-4 in terms of innings. After the defeat, she shed tears on the bench.

Seo Hyo-won, who retired at this conference, has also appeared in the Japanese T-League in the past and is known as the "Korean Goddess". According to Japanese media, in the modern table tennis world where top players are gradually getting younger, her achievements in the international arena until the age of 38 are not small, and it is expected that her career as an athlete will be fulfilled in only a few days.

2025 World Table Tennis Championships Doha Women's Singles Round 3

〇 Rea Rakobac (Croatia) 4-2 Seo Hyo-won