Korea is doing something right

[NextLevel]

Shin Yubin, Cho Daesong, and now...

 

[DaveNewbie]

Korea's week in Otocec was pretty impressive. Cho Daeseong won in MS, Park Gahyeon in WS, Kim Minhyeok & Park Ganghyeon in MD, Kim Hayeong & Lee Eunhye in WD. It was an almost perfect tournament for the NKT, they only left the XD to others (Robles & Xiao).

 

[d3nium]

Another feeder, another victory for Cho D.

He's such a talent!

 

[Tony's Table Tennis]

Korea has caught up to Japan with professional leagues per se.
So the outlook will only get better.
Taiwan remains the only country outside the top that doesn't have a professional league. So when the players finish school, its either go else where, or stop playing.

Korea's junior development and Taiwan has always been on par.
But Taiwan's will idle from likely 15 years old due to lack of playing future, while Korea can continue and that makes a big difference.
Competition outlook is not just important for future perspective on players, but also important for development.

I still remember I have a video of Shin somewhere, where she was still a tiny kid, coming on to hit with some champion playing during some ITTF event (kind of like a half time show).

 

[Der_Echte]

Tony, you should have seen it when the newer K-League came out with the new studio stadium for TT... so damn good looking and sponsored to the hilt to make it happen. Koreans like watching their league on TT. many interesting TT guest commentators on TV with this too.

 

[zeio]

Team management is finally back on track after over a decade of infighting.

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/fo...ens-team-can-threaten-japan.25036/post-434796
https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/fo...pionships-finals-busan-2024.32987/post-445207
https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/fo...-table-tennis-is-greater-than-football.32968/

韩国乒乓球队内斗 媒体批评内部分裂已达到极致
https://sports.sina.cn/sa/2008-03-05/detail-ikftpnnz2652151.d.html
https://sports.sohu.com/20080305/n255547427.shtmlp