Korea’s Seo Hyonwon who was seeded number twelve going into the 2013 ITTF World Tour Korean Air Korean Open has never previously been in a final of an international tournament, however the talented 25 year old was both the popular and surprise winner of the Women’s Singles event in Incheon on Sunday 7th April.
Seo Hyonwon - Photo by: ITTF
The final was to be a repeat of the women’s quarter-final event in the Times Property World Team Classic last week in Guangzhou however it was to have a different outcome.
Seo Hyonwon was met by Japan’s Kasumi Iahikawa who was the number three seed for the tournament; the pair had a dramatic seven set match (11-8, 5-11, 11-7, 9-11, 12-10, 5-11, 11-9) as Seo Hyonwon was able to clinch the title bringing her thrilled supporters to their feet.
Regarded as rally of the tournament
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Source: ITTF
Written by: Emily Standing
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Seo Hyonwon - Photo by: ITTF
The final was to be a repeat of the women’s quarter-final event in the Times Property World Team Classic last week in Guangzhou however it was to have a different outcome.
Seo Hyonwon was met by Japan’s Kasumi Iahikawa who was the number three seed for the tournament; the pair had a dramatic seven set match (11-8, 5-11, 11-7, 9-11, 12-10, 5-11, 11-9) as Seo Hyonwon was able to clinch the title bringing her thrilled supporters to their feet.
Regarded as rally of the tournament
For all the latest news, results and videos from the Korea Open 2013 click here. To catch up on all the latest highlighted matches from the Korea Open visit our Media Library.
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Source: ITTF
Written by: Emily Standing
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