Ahn Jae-hyun failed to break through the men's singles quarterfinals at the 2025 World Table Tennis Championships in Doha, and South Korea only had women's doubles online

South Korean men's table tennis player Ahn Jae-hyun missed the quarterfinals at the 2025 ITTF World Championships and missed out on a medal.

South Korean men's table tennis player Ahn Jae-hyun

World No. 17 Ahn Jae-hyun lost 1-4 (4-11, 6-11, 11-9, 7-11, 10-12) to world No. 3 Hugo Calderano (Brazil) in the men's singles quarterfinals held at the Lusail Sports Arena in Doha, Qatar on the morning of the 24th Beijing time.

Ahn Jae-hyun hit the bronze medal again after six years since the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships in Budapest, and he also became the only Korean player in the Korean team to reach the quarterfinals of the singles at this World Table Tennis Championships. At the World Table Tennis Championships, since there is no 3-4 place battle, the loser in the semi-finals will win the bronze medal.

Ahn Jae-hyun shakes hands with Calderano after the match

Ahn Jae-hyun defeated French table tennis prodigy Felix Lebrun 4-3 in the round of 16 to reach the quarterfinals and meet Calderano, who won the World Cup in Macau last month. Calderano was a South American rival who defeated Japan's signature player Tomokazu Zhangmoto, world No. 2 Wang Chuqin, and world No. 1 Lin Shidong at the World Cup.

Ahn Jae-hyun won the third game 11-9 after losing the first two games in a row, chasing the game to 1-2. However, they lost 7-11 in the fourth game, and even lost 10-12 in the fifth game after 10 draws, and finally decided to go out of the top 8. Ahn Jae-hyun said after the game: "Calderano is the type who is good at grasping the opponent's shortcomings. It should be analysed and responded to more thoroughly. Expressed regret for failure. He went on to add: "I'm tired, but I'll get ready again. But when I was training at this tournament, I thought about it, I prepared very well and I felt closer to the medals. I'm pretty sure. ”

Lim Joong-hoon/Shin Yu-bin secured a bronze medal for South Korea in the Mixed Doubles

In addition, Lim Joong-hoon/Shin Yu-bin secured a bronze medal for South Korea in the Mixed Doubles. At this World Table Tennis Championships, the only person on the Korean team who is currently online is the women's doubles pair Shin Yubin/Yoo Hanna, who will face the multinational pair Polkanova (Austria) and Szokos (Romania) in a women's doubles semi-final.