Shin Yu-bin was defeated again by natural enemies of 'all seven losses', lost to Hayata and lost for the first time in the Asian Cup

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"Ppiyak" Shin Yu-bin (Korean Air) bowed his head to the "natural enemy" once again.

Shin Yu-bin, ranked 12th in the world, lost 2-3 (9-11, 1-11, 11-8, 11-9, 3-11) to Hina Hayata, Japan, (10th in the world) in the second round of the women's singles qualifying round for the 2026 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) and Asian Table Tennis Federation (ATTU) Asian Cup held in Haikou, Hainan Province, China on the 5th (Korea time).

Shin Yoo-bin, who was in a tight spot by giving up one and two games, scored seven points in a three-game serve opportunity, sparking a chase. In four games, Shin Yu-bin, who turned the game to square one by winning 11-9 after a fierce battle, however, lost 3-11 in the last five games in vain and bowed his head.

The defeat widened the gap between Shin and Hayata with all seven losses in their career. It is simply a natural enemy. Earlier, the team defeated Kazakhstan's Jaureshi Akasheva (132nd in the world) and recorded 1 win and 1 loss in the preliminary round. At 7:35 p.m. on the 6th, Shin Yu-bin will play the final preliminary match against world No. 93 Hwang Yu-je (Taiwan).

Thirty-two male and female table tennis players from Asia will participate in this competition. It is a competition in which the first and second places in each group reach the round of 16 tournaments and decide the champion after being divided into eight groups of four. Shin Yu-bin must beat Hwang Yu-je to reach the quarterfinals tournament.

On the same day, Jang Woo-jin (Sea), ranked 13th in the men's singles world, was confirmed to be eliminated from the preliminary round 2-3 (13-11, 5-11, 9-11, 11-7, 8-11) by Hiroto Shinozuka (Japan), ranked 30th in the world. Jang Woo-jin also lost to world 139th-ranked Isaan Quake (Singapore) and lost two consecutive games.

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