Cho Dae-seong (20 years old, Samsung Life Insurance), the next-generation leader in men’s table tennis, defeated Pan Zhendong (China), the world’s No. 1 player.
Cho Dae-sung, ranked 193rd in the world, struggled yesterday 온라인바카라(2nd) in the round of 32 of the WTT Star Contender held in Goa, India, losing two games first, but his unique tricky service and backhand showed off his power and won a 3-2 come-from-behind victory.
Cho Dae-seong, who was called a table tennis genius during the advertising campaign and was in the limelight, took first place in the national team selection last year, but recently suffered a left elbow injury.
Cho Dae-sung will face Lin Shi-dong (17 years old, 24th place), who is China’s top prospect and has a similar look and style, to advance to the quarterfinals at 3 p.m.