"It took 43 months." Jang Woo-jin and Cho Dae-sung won the WTT Star Contender Men's Uniform

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Korean men's table tennis duo Jang Woo-jin (31, Seah) and Cho Dae-sung (24, Hwaseong City Corporation) have finally risen back to the top after three years and seven months in the World Table Tennis (WTT) series.

Jang Woo-jin and Cho Dae-sung won the WTT star contender Doha 2026 men's doubles final in Doha, Qatar, on the 18th (5-11, 11-8, 11-6, 5-11, 11-9) by beating China's Hwang Yu-jeong and Won Luibo.

Jang Woo-jin and Cho Dae-sung enjoyed their first win in the second WTT series this year. Star Contender is the second-highest grade after Grand Smash and Champions in the WTT series, with a total prize money of $300,000 (about 442 million won).

It was the first time in three years and seven months that the two players won the WTT competition since Contender Zagreb in June 2022.

In men's doubles, it is ranked 76th, lower than world No. 2 Lim Jong-hoon and Ahn Jae-hyun, as well as No. 15 Lim Jong-hoon and Oh Jun-sung (KRX), No. 31 Woo Hyung-kyu (Korea Racing Authority) and Park Kyu-hyun (Mirae Asset Securities), but it was the most brilliant in this competition.

Jang Woo-jin and Cho Dae-sung, who won 3-0 (11-9, 11-6, 11-4) against 33rd-ranked Akashi Pal-Satyan Gnasekaran (India), won 3-2 (11-9, 9-11, 11-6, 7-11, 11-9), which worked with Lin Xu-dong (China), who is ranked third in the world in the round of 16 after a close match.

In the quarterfinals, they defeated Thibulet Foret-Simone Gauze (France) 3-1 (11-6, 8-11, 11-7, 11-8) and in the semifinals, they beat another French duo, Florian Burrasaud-Lillian Badeet, 3-0 (11-5, 11-8, 12-10) to reach the final.

Jang Woo-jin and Cho Dae-sung, who showed a scary momentum, were dragged down in the first game by allowing three runs, and then were given a head start without ever tying the game.

However, in the next two games, it completely reversed the atmosphere. The two, who gained momentum by scoring six consecutive points, were on the verge of winning by winning three games, but gave up four games and eventually headed to five games.

It was a fierce battle in five games and scored two consecutive points at a 9-9 tie, enjoying a thrilling victory.

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