Will it become a family? Samsung Life Insurance, which is leading the women’s Korea League with the ‘Ju Chun-hee Monster Storm’ at the forefront, won without Ju Chun-hee and ran 5 consecutive victories. On the other hand, the Korean Horse Association (hereafter referred to as the Horse Association) fell into the pit of 5 consecutive losses.
The 2022 season runner-up Samsung Life Insurance (director Chae Yoon-seok) played Joo Chun-hee at the 2023 Dunamu Korea Professional Table Tennis League (KTTL) Women’s Korea League match held at Studio T (Gwanggyo Gymnasium), a table tennis stadium in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do on the 21st. While missing, he won the match score 3-1 against the Horse Association (director Hyun Jung-hwa). With 5 consecutive victories and 19 points (6 wins and 1 loss), they took the lead by widening the gap with Korean Air (16 points, 4 wins and 4 losses), who played 8 matches. On the other hand, the Horse Association suffered 5 consecutive losses after 2 consecutive wins at the opening, and could not get out of the bottom. They tied Mirae Asset Securities in 4th place in terms of points, win rate, and match goal difference, but fell behind 13-14 in the most match wins.
The power was tight. Due to the participation in international competitions, Samsung Life Insurance missed Joo Chun-hee and Lee Si-on, and the Horse Association missed Seo Hyo-won and Choi Hyo-joo. It seems that the power vacuum is similar, but since the proportion of Joo Chun-hee is so high, the Horse Association was not at a disadvantage. However, in the end, Samsung Life Insurance took the lead in the bench member match. In particular, in the Horse Association, Choi Hae-eun, who was named in doubles, withdrew from three matches due to a sudden stomachache.
In the first match, Lee Yoon-ji of Samsung struggled by giving away the first game (set) to Lee Da-eun (Jr), a junior player of the Horse Association, but edge luck followed in the 2nd and 3rd games, and 2-1 (7-11 11-9 11-9 ) won a come-from-behind victory. In the 9-9 situation in the 2nd and 3rd games, the goddess of luck was on Lee Yoon-ji’s side. In the second match, Lee Chae-yeon showed persistent play against Lee Da-eun, who was rated one step higher than herself, and also won a come-from-behind victory 2-1 (9-11 11-5 14-12). Following this, the match was split 3-0 due to the suspension of 3 matches by the Horse Association. The Horse Association was comforted by Lee Da-eun’s 2-0 (12-10 12-10) victory in the 4-match ace match and 1 point. 메이저놀이터
In the men’s Korea League that followed, after a rare match, the Horse Association (director Choi Young-il) defeated the Armed Forces Athletic Corps (director Lim Jong-man, Sangmu) with a match score of 3-2 and won their first win of the season. The match between the two teams was the first time since the launch of the pro league that all 5 matches were split 2-1, creating a record. Sangmu recorded 2 consecutive losses following the opening 5-game winning streak the previous day, and finished in 2nd place (5 wins, 2 losses), 2 points behind leader Samsung Life Insurance (20 points, 6 wins and 1 loss). The Horse Association ranked 7th (8 points, 1 win, 5 losses),
and the Ace Jang Woo-jin and Kang Dong-soo were absent from the Horse Association, respectively. Then, in Chapter 2, Kim Min-hyeok’s managing director had an advantage, but Kim Min-hyeok was not in good shape due to a neck injury. Kim Min-hyeok caught 2 matches, but lost the 4-match ace match against Park Chan-hyuk. 3-match doubles are taken by the manager, and the match score is 2-2. Hwang Jin-ha of the Racing Association and Lee Seung-hwan of the managing director faced each other in the final match, and Hwang Jin-ha won by sweat.
During the game, Hwang Jin-ha shouted “fighting” in a loud voice and led the first game 10-7, but lost by giving up 5 points. However, in the second game, they were behind 3-9 and 7-10 and drove to the edge of the cliff, but turned over to 13-11. And in the last 3 matches, she showed an amazing play after trailing 3-5 and ended the game by winning 8 points.
After a 15-day hiatus, the 2023 Dunamu Korea Professional Table Tennis League, resumed on the 20th, will play both men’s and women’s Korea League regular leagues until February 22nd. Two games a day are held every day except Tuesday at 3:00 and 7:00 pm, and will be broadcast live on Berry Media, Sky Sports, tvn Sports, Naver, and YouTube. Tickets for on-site viewing can be purchased through the ticket link.