KWON SOON-WOO AND HONG SUNG-CHAN REACH MEN’S DOUBLES QUARTERFINAL, WIN BRONZE MEDAL

Kwon Soon-woo (Dangjin City Hall) and Hong Sung-chan (Sejong City Hall) reached the quarterfinals of the men’s tennis doubles at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games. Kwon Sun-woo and Hong Sung-chan defeated Shinji HAZAWA and Kaito Uesugi of Japan 2-0 (6-2 6-4) in the men’s doubles quarterfinals at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Sunday at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China .The pair secured the bronze medal as Asian Games tennis does not hold a separate third- and fourth-place match after the semifinals. They will face either Zhang Zizhen-Wu Yibing (China) or Saketh Mineeni-Ramkumar Ramanathan (India) in the quarterfinals. After Kwon Soon-woo was knocked out in the second round of singles two days ago, she did not hide her emotions, throwing her racket on the court and refusing to shake hands with her opponent, sparking a “manners controversy” .Kwon Soon-woo then apologized to her opponent and wrote a handwritten apology. “We will take appropriate measures after a comprehensive review after the competition,” the Korean team said .Meanwhile, earlier in the day, Hong Hong Chan defeated Wong Chak Lam (Hong Kong) 2-1 (4-6 6-4 6-3) in the singles quarterfinals to reach the final four and secure his second bronze medal of the tournament .Hong’s quarterfinal opponent will be Yosuke Watanuki (JPN). Watanuki is ranked 77th in the world in singles, while Hong is ranked 198th.The head-to-head record between Hong and Watanuki is 1-1. They met in Wimbledon qualifying this year, with Watanuki winning 2-0 (7-6<7-4> 7-6<9-7>).Lee won a bronze medal in the men’s singles at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta-Palembang. The last Korean men’s singles gold medalist at an Asian Games was Yoon Yong-il at Bangkok 1998.In tennis at the Games, South Korea secured a total of three bronze medals in men’s singles and doubles, including the women’s doubles pairing of Baek Da-yeon and 카지노사이트킹 Jeong Jung-young (NH Bank).

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