Kim Hye-jeong and Jeong Na-eun Advance to Semifinals of 2024 China Open Badminton Championships

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The women’s doubles pair of Kim Hye-jeong (Samsung Life Insurance) and Jeong Na-eun (Hwasun County Office) advanced to the semifinals of the China Open Badminton Championships.

The pair of Kim Hye-jeong and Jeong Na-eun won the women’s doubles quarterfinals of the 2024 China Open Badminton Championships (World Tour Super 1000) held at the Changzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium in China on the 20th.

The 11th-ranked pair of Kim Hye-jeong and Jeong Na-eun defeated the 110th-ranked pair of Teng Chun-sun and Yang Chu-yeon (Taiwan) 2-0 in the quarterfinals. It was their second consecutive win following their victory at the Hong Kong Open.

In Game 1, the Kim Hye-jeong-Jung Na-eun pair took a big lead early on with consecutive points, widening the gap to 14:6. After that, they lost consecutive points to 16:13 and 18:16, but the Kim Hye-jeong-Jung Na-eun pair held on to a 2- and 3-point lead and won 21:18.

The second game was a close match. Especially in the middle, the match was tight with many reversals and reversals, but the Kim Hye-jeong-Jeong Na-eun pair scored 3 points in a row to achieve a dramatic victory with a score of 21:19.

The pair of Kim Hye-jeong and Jeong Na-eun will face the 19th-ranked pair of Li Yi-jing and Luo Shumin (China) in the semifinals, aiming to advance to the finals.

Meanwhile, the women’s doubles pair of Baek Ha-na (MG Saemaul Geumgo) – Lee So-hee (Incheon International Airport), ranked 2nd, and Shin Seung-chan (Pocheon City Hall) – Lee Yu-rim (Samsung Life Insurance), ranked 20th, both lost to the Chinese team in the quarterfinals and failed to advance to the medal round.